Voice recording/reproducing apparatus

A voice recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a recording medium;
• recording control means for recording on said recording medium a sound file which contains at least predetermined day data and voice data relevant to the day data,
• day information changing means for use in changing day information;
• retrieving means for updating the day information to a higher or lower value according to a manipulation performed by said day information changing means, and for judging a presence or absence of a sound file bearing day data that corresponds to the updated day information;
• reporting means for reporting a number of sound files present when a result of a retrieval operation performed by said retrieving means indicates the presence of a sound file bearing day data that corresponds to the updated day information;
• playback means for playing back sound data contained in a sound file bearing day data that corresponds to the updated day information;
• wherein said day information changing means is used to selectively establish a first operating state and a second operating state that is different from the first operating state with respect to said retrieving means;
• wherein when the first operating state is established according to a manipulation performed on said day information changing means, said retrieving means updates day information by one day;
• and
• wherein when the second operating date is established, said retrieving means updates the day information until a sound file bearing day data that corresponds to the day information is retrieved.

A voice recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a recording medium on which a plurality of sound data items may be recorded;
• a calendar information appending means for appending arbitrary calendar information to sound data;
• a first folder containing voice data out of the sound data stored on said recording medium to which no calendar information is appended by said calendar information appending means;
• and
• a second folder containing voice data out of the sound data stored on said recording medium to which calendar information is appended by said calendar information appending means;
• wherein said second folder includes a plurality of day folders sorted by day, and sound data is contained in a day folder selected according to a day appended by said calendar information appending means.

A voice recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a recording medium on which a plurality of sound data items may be recorded;
• a first folder not including day folders sorted by day;
• a second folder including a plurality of day folders sorted by day;
• a folder selector for selecting one of said first folder and said second folder;
• a day information designation unit for use in designating any day;
• and
• a controller which controls sound data to be recorded as a day folder bearing a day designated using said day information designation unit when said second folder is selected by said folder selector;
• wherein when said first folder is switched to said second folder by said folder selector on a given day, said day information designation unit is used to designate the given day as a day of a year.