Patent ID: 7649458

Claim:
A telephonic security system comprising: a cordless telephone security base including a voicemail system operable to output an outgoing message and record incoming messages using a digital medium; a security system operable to monitor activities proximal to the cordless telephone base, the security system including: a motion sensor operable to detect motion proximal to the cordless telephone security base; a digital camera operatively coupled to the motion detector to record digital images in response to detecting motion using the motion detector; a microphone coupled to a portion of the cordless telephone security base and operable to detect audio signals in response to detecting the motion; a digital recording system housed within the cordless telephone security base and operable to record the incoming messages, the digital images, and the audio signals; a cordless telephone security handset communicatively coupled to the cordless telephone base and operable to initiate telephonic and security control features; and an interactive control device coupled to a top portion of the cordless telephone base, the interactive control device including: a generally spherically shaped housing formed to include a cartoon-like face having two eyes, a nose, a mouth and a hat-like button; wherein the nose includes an LED display operable to display a number of newly recorded messages; wherein each of the eyes include an illuminator operable to flash intermittently when a message has been recorded; and wherein the mouth is proximally located to the microphone to receive audio inputs.