Patent ID: 7203287
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of recording a personal message to present to a recipient including: selecting a product with a pocket for receipt of a voice module of a predetermined configuration; selecting a voice module of said predetermined configuration and of the type including an electrical contact, a solid state memory for receipt and storage of an analog signal applied to said contact, a power supply, a switch interposed between said power supply and said memory, and a speaker connected with said solid state memory and operable in response to said analog signal to generate an audio signal to propagate to said recipient; selecting a recorder-imprinter device including a housing with a port configured to complementally receive said voice module and including an electrical receptacle engageable with said electrical contact, a storage device for receiving and storing said personal message, and a microprocessor in circuit with said receptacle and said storage device and operative in response to a stored said personal message to generate said analog signal; relaying the personal message in real time directly from a customer to said storage device of said recorder-imprinter; inserting said voice module in said port to engage said contact with said receptacle to receive said analog signal and record said analog signal on said solid state memory; and removing said voice module from said port and inserting said voice module in said pocket and delivering said product to said recipient.