In the content automatic recording and playback, if the recording and the playback are conducted according to a taste, the user's taste takes precedence and is emphasized. To cope with this situation, a scenario is disposed as a condition to restrict the taste. In the recording and the playback, the scenario acts upon the taste to guide the user to easily view contents matching the scenario. As a result, only by setting the scenario, it is possible to enhance the possibility to guide the user's taste according to a desire (scenario) while recording the contents matching the taste.