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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1995
Masaaki Akahane, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A wireless voice messaging device including a cassette-shaped body adapted to be inserted into a cassette player in lieu of a cassette. A receiver for receiving incoming call signals including at least one incoming voice message, a memory for storing the incoming voice message and recalling the incoming voice message in response to a first control signal, and a transducer for establishing an operative connection with a play head of the cassette player for transferring the incoming voice message recalled from said memory means to said play head are all disposed in the cassette-shaped body. A control signal generator, also disposed in the cassette-shaped body and responsive to operation of said cassette player, is provided for detecting a mode of operation of the cassette player and controlling a mode of operation of the voice pager in response thereto. A transmitter, disposed in the cassette-shaped body, is provided for transmitting outgoing voice messages.