INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, STATISTIC INFORMATION DATABASE DATA STRUCTURE, INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING THE PROGRAM

摘要

A recording/reproducing device (200) recognizes a program statistic information table generated by program statistic means and causes program judgment means to compare the program information corresponding to a broadcast program desired by user contained in the request information with the program statistic information in the program statistic information table. According to the program statistic information table, the program judgment means judges whether the broadcast program is a single program or a periodical program and further whether it is a periodical normal program or a special program.