Message recording and playback system

Abstract

A system and method for recording and playing back messages is described having a microphone that converts sound into electrical message signals, a memory, a motion sensor that detects motion and develops a motion signal in response to the detected motion, a speaker; and a control module in communication with the other components, along with other components. The control module can accept message signals from the microphone and store them in the memory. Upon receiving a motion detected signal from the motion sensor, the control module can retrieve the message signals from the memory and transfer them to the speaker for playback. The control module can utilize a timing control that prevents motion signals from triggering a subsequent playback until a preset period of time has elapsed.

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