Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus comprising a receiver and capable of judging what kind of content is being input. In step S1, the receiver receives a content that is broadcast in real time. When outputting the received content to a different apparatus connected to the receiver illustratively via a digital bus, the receiver supplements the output content with a broadcast bit set to indicate the real-time nature of the broadcast content. On detecting the broadcast bit set in the input content, the different apparatus judges that the content in question is being broadcast in real time. If no broadcast bit is found set in the input content, the different apparatus judges the content to have been reproduced from storage. This invention applies illustratively to receivers for receiving TV broadcasts.