Voice recording and playback device, and control method for voice recording and playback device

A control method, for a voice recording and playback device, that is capable of managing storage of generated voice data as voice files to which date information has been attached, and that comprises a storage section for storing the voice files, a display section capable of calendar display, and a retrieval instructions section for instructing retrieval of voice files that have been stored in the storage section from the calendar, comprising:

• a display step of, at the time of retrieving voice files from the storage section, performing movable identification on the calendar display, as well as retrieving voice files that have been stored in the storage section based on date information attached to the files, and performing display of results of this retrieval indicating the existence of voice files close to day display on the calendar display;
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• a notification step of moving the identification position based on an instruction operation by the retrieval instruction section, and generating a notification in accordance with voice files that exist on the date of the identification position that has been moved, wherein
• the voice files include (1) at least one voice file of a first type that contains date information in at least part of a file name, and (2) at least one voice file of a second type that does not contain date information in the file name;
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• the notification step carries out retrieval based on date information contained in a file name and generates a first type of notification as the notification when a voice file of the first type is acquired, and carries out retrieval based on date information contained in file attribute information and generates a second type of notification, which is different from the first type of notification, as the notification when a voice file of the second type is acquired.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program for a control method, for a voice recording and playback device, that is capable of managing storage of generated voice data as voice files to which date information has been attached, and that comprises a storage section for storing the voice files, a display section capable of calendar display, and a retrieval instructions section for instructing retrieval of voice files that have been stored in the storage section from the calendar, comprising:

• a display step of, at the time of retrieving voice files from the storage section, performing movable identification on the calendar display, as well as retrieving voice files that have been stored in the storage section based on date information attached to the files, and performing display of results of this retrieval indicating the existence of voice files close to day display on the calendar display;
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• a notification step of moving the identification position based on an instruction operation by the retrieval instruction section, and generating a notification in accordance with voice files that exist on the date of the identification position that has been moved, wherein
• the voice files include (1) at least one voice file of a first type that contains date information in at least part of a file name, and (2) at least one voice file of a second type that does not contain date information in the file name;
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• the notification step carries out retrieval based on date information contained in a file name and generates a first type of notification as the notification when a voice file of the first type is acquired, and carries out retrieval based on date information contained in file attribute information and generates a second type of notification, which is different from the first type of notification, as the notification when a voice file of the second type is acquired.