Patent Document ID: 6067348
Application ID: 09128775

Base Claim:
1. An apparatus for creating a personalized message, comprising: a storage area containing a plurality of personal greeting root name segments, with each personal greeting root name segment of said plurality of personal greeting root name segments being associated with a corresponding index number; a call list containing recipient names of at least one recipient who is to receive said message; a match table containing at least one recipient name and a corresponding index number that maps said recipient name to a personal greeting root name segment, wherein said index number corresponds to at least one recipient name; a communication link for transmitting said personalized message; and a message controller for processing said call list and forming said personalized message, and for transmitting said personalized message over said communication link, including means for retrieving an index number from said match table corresponding to a recipient name in said call list, retrieving the personal greeting root name segment associated with said index number from said storage area, and combining said personal greeting root name segment with a stored message body.

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Claim 4:
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said plurality of personal greeting root name segments includes a generic greeting that can be used when no first or last name can be matched to an intended recipient.