An information processing apparatus is provided in which with respect to video/audio data to be recorded and stored, the determination of division and a control point suitable for viewing and listening and the giving of relevant information can be performed without requiring a manual operation each time. The information processing apparatus includes a recording medium 90, a video data acquisition unit 48, a video data specification unit 47, an audio data separation unit 25, a key creation unit 31, a key relevant data acquisition unit 55, and a key data management unit 10. When a key is created while specifying a section in first audio data, a name and attribute information based on a near division point and control point are stored, and when an audio section similar to an audio pattern of the key is detected from second audio data, in accordance with the stored attribute information, a division point and a control point are determined on the basis of starting and terminal ends of the detected section, and the stored name or a name given in accordance with a naming method is set for the divided section, the control point or the whole audio data.