Patent ID: 6718013
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A recording and playback apparatus comprising:a recorder-imprinter device including a housing formed with a port of a predetermined configuration and an electrical receptacle in said port; a storage device in said housing for receiving and storing an audio message, and a microprocessor in circuit with said electrical receptacle and said storage device and operative in response to said stored audio message to generate an analog signal; a voice module including a casing configured to be complementally received in said port and including a contact for removably engaging said electrical receptacle to receive said analog signal, said module further including a chip having a solid state memory for receipt and storage of said analog signal, a power supply in circuit with said chip, a switch interposed between said power supply and said chip, a timer in circuit with the power supply and chip to regulate power draw, a manual actuator interposed between said casing and said switch for closing said switch, a speaker connected with said chip and operable in response to said analog signal to generate an audio signal to propagate to a listener.