Portable messaging and scheduling device with homebase station

A personal organizer and messaging device, comprising a unit dimensioned for handheld grasping and carrying substantially within a shirt pocket including:

• a virtual image scanner adapted to scan a strip of printed material and create a signal;
• a processor for controlling the receipt of said signal, storing said signal, and non-sequentially selectively recalling said signal;
• and
• display means for receiving information from said processor and from said virtual image scanner.

A portable device for message organization, comprising:

• input means for receiving a first user inputted message in one of visual, auditory or tactile formats;
• output means for furnishing a second message in one of visual, auditory or tactile formats;
• processor means for linking the first message to the second message;
• monitoring means for monitoring for the playback of the first message;
• and playback means for playing back said output means to furnish said linked second message upon the playback of the first message.

A personal organizer and messaging device, comprising:

• a portable, handheld unit adapted to be carried in a shirt pocket having
• an audio message digital recorder for receiving a plurality of audio messages including a microphone mounted in said unit in proximity to a first end of said unit,
• a touch sensitive panel for receiving a written message,
• a scanner for scanning a strip of printed material and receiving a scanning message mounted in said unit in proximity to a second end of said unit,
• a memory for storage of said audio message, said written message and said scanning message,
• a processor for controlling the receipt of said audio message, said written message and said scanning message, storing said audio message, said written message and said scanning message in said memory, and non-sequentially selectively recalling for playback said audio message, said written message and said scanning message,
• an audio message player for receiving and playback of said audio message,
• a display for receiving and playback of said written message and said scanning message, said touch sensitive panel mounted in operative association with said display, and
• a stylus selectively detachably mounted on said handheld unit for selectively operatively engaging said touch panel and choosing the operation of the device.