Greeting card with electronic sound recording

The method of creating an individually personalized greeting card assembly including a carrier portion with an electronic sound recording embodying a personalized message, comprising the steps of:

• communicating by telephone from a remote location with a programmed answering machine at a centralized location and establising a telephone circuit between the locations, said machine being programmed to provide spaced sets of outgoing messages and receive spaced sets of incoming messages,
• communicating from the centralized location to the remote location a first set of outgoing messages advising that upon a certain audible signal, the user should provide billing information including identity, address, and telephone number,
• recording said billing information provided by the user via telephone from the remote location at the centralized location,
• communicating a second set of instructions from the centralized location requesting information as to the identity and address of the intended recipient of the card,
• recording said recipient information provided by the user via telephone from the remote location at the centralized location,
• communicating a third set of instructions from the centralized location via telephone to the remote location advising the user of data about the type of message which can be provided upon an audible signal,
• recording the message given via telephone from the remote location to the centralized location,
• preparing an appropriate greeting card including the steps of:
• converting said personalized message stored in the answering machine from an auditory state into representative electronic signals including inputing the electronic signals in an erasable programmable read-only translation means,
• processing the electronic signals in an integrated circuit carrier, and storing and fixing said electronic signals in a memory integrated circuit,
• detaching the memory integrated circuit and electrically connecting the memory integrated circuit in a circuit means including a voice synthesizer means, controller means, timer means, battery means, and a normally open switch means, and
• attaching said circuit means to said card assembly carrier portion with a switch means accessible for closing the circuit means.