Patent ID: 6996395

Claim:
A system for receiving a voice mail message, the system comprising: a radio including: a receiver capable of receiving a public broadcast signal on a first frequency and a voice mail signal on a second frequency, the voice mail signal including a voice mail message, a demultiplexer capable of separating the signals on the first and second frequencies, and an output circuit capable of amplifying and sending the public broadcast signal to a public broadcast output, the public broadcast output coupled to an amplifier and speaker for audio reproduction of the public broadcast signal, the output circuit also capable of outputting the voice mail signal to a voice mail output; a recorder coupled to the voice mail output, the recorder including: an identifying means for identifying a voice mail message addressed to a specified cellular phone associated with the radio, and a recording means for recording only the voice mail message addressed to the specified cellular phone; and a repeater coupled to the recorder, the repeater capable of transmitting the recorded voice mail message addressed to the specified cellular phone.