CONTENT IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND CONTENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD

A recognition data creation device includes: a fingerprint creator; a sorter; and a collator. The fingerprint creator creates fingerprints for each of a plurality of acquired video content candidates. The sorter sorts the video content candidates by using attached information included in recognition data input from an outside. The collator collates the fingerprints of the video content candidates which are sorted by the sorter with fingerprints included in the recognition data, and specifies video content which corresponds to the fingerprints included in the recognition data from among the video content candidates.