Telephone messaging system with active security feature

A telephonic security and recording system comprising:

• a cordless telephone security base including:
• a digital camera operable to record digital images;
• a graphical user interface operable to display telephonic and security information;
• a telephone keypad for inputting telephone numbers;
• and
• a cordless telephone security handset including:
• a housing including electronics for wirelessly communicating with the cordless telephone security base;
• and
• a storage compartment coupled to a portion of the housing and operable to store on or more articles for writing a note.

A telephonic security and recording system comprising:

• a cordless telephone security base including electronics operable to provide telephonic and security features, the electronics comprising:
• a telephonic and security processor operable to process security and telephonic based processes;
• a memory device coupled to the processor and operable to store information associated with providing telephonic and security features;
• a display coupled to the processor and operable to display telephonic and security information;
• at least three telephone line transceivers operable to communicate with an analog telephone network;
• a wireless handset transceiver operable to wirelessly couple the analog telephone network to a wireless handset;
• at least three read/write optical compact disk drives operable to record security and telephonic information;
• a digital memory card port sized to receive a removable digital memory card;
• and :
• a cordless telephone security handset wirelessly coupled to the cordless telephone security base.