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A recipient-specific voice message playback system detects the presence of a message recipient, identifies the recipient, and plays a message addressed to the recipient. The system includes a recorder. The recorder has multiple channels for recording voice messages. Each channel is assigned to a par

A recipient-specific voice message playback system detects the presence of a message recipient, identifies the recipient, and plays a message addressed to the recipient. The system includes a recorder. The recorder has multiple channels for recording voice messages. Each channel is assigned to a particular message recipient. A controller couples to the recorder and generates a control signal to regulate message recordation and playback on each channel. A switch also couples to the controller and is associated with each channel. Each switch directs the controller to selectively playback or record a message on each associated channel. The playback system includes a sensor and an alarm. The sensor detects the presence of a recipient and causes the alarm to notify the recipient when a message has been recorded. Actuation of a particular switch identifies a particular recipient and accesses the channel assigned to the particular recipient.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A voice message playback system comprising:a recorder having multiple channels, each channel being associated with a particular recipient, the recorder operative to record and playback messages on each channel for the associated recipient;a controller coupled to the recorder operati

[ I claim:] [1.] A voice message playback system comprising:a recorder having multiple channels, each channel being associated with a particular recipient, the recorder operative to record and playback messages on each channel for the associated recipient;a controller coupled to the recorder operative to control message recording and playback;a sensor coupled to the controller operative to detect presence of a recipient and generate a notification signal in response to a recorded message when a recipient is detected;a message selector panel;multiple switches attached to the message selector panel each switch being associated with a particular channel, the switches being coupled to the controller and operative to playback a message from the channel associated with a particular recipient in response to actuation by the particular recipient;each switch being translucent and colored to improve visibility;a light source included in each switch to illuminate in response to a recorded message on the channel associated with the switch so that the switch illuminates when a message is recorded for a particular recipient;the light source illuminates continuously when a single message is recorded and periodically when multiple messages are recorded;actuation of the switch associated with a particular recipient is accomplished by the recipient pressing the switch to identify the particular recipient to cause message playback to be recipient-specificwherein the voice message playback system, is a stand alone system not coupled with a telephone or telephone answering machine in operation.