Wireless voice messaging device for use with cassette player

A wireless voice messaging device for use with a cassette player, comprising:

• a receiver for receiving incoming call signals including at least one incoming voice message;
• a memory for storing said at least one incoming voice message;
• coupling means for coupling said memory means with said cassette player and for transferring said at least one incoming voice message therebetween;
• operation detecting means for detecting a mode of operation of the cassette player;
• and
• control signal generating means for generating a control signal in response to the mode of operation of the cassette player, said control signal being applied to said memory for controlling the operation thereof.

A wireless voice messaging device comprising:

• a cassette-shaped body adapted to be inserted into a cassette player in lieu of a cassette;
• receiving means, disposed in said cassette shaped body, for receiving incoming call signals including at least one incoming voice message;
• memory means, disposed in said cassette-shaped body, for storing said at least one incoming voice message and recalling said at least one incoming voice message in response to a first control signal;
• transducer means, disposed in said cassette-shaped body, for establishing an operative connection with a play head of the cassette player for transferring said at least one incoming voice message recalled from said memory means to said play head;
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• control signal generating means, disposed in said cassette-shaped body and responsive to operation of said cassette player, for detecting a mode of operation of the cassette player and controlling a mode of operation of the wireless voice messaging device in response thereto.

A two-way voice pager comprising:

• a cassette-shaped body adapted to be inserted into a cassette player in lieu of a cassette;
• receiving means, disposed in said cassette shaped body, for receiving incoming call signals including at least one incoming voice message;
• memory means, disposed in said cassette-shaped body, for storing said at least one incoming voice message and recalling said at least one incoming voice message in response to a first control signal;
• connection means, disposed in said cassette-shaped body, for establishing an operative connection with a play head of the cassette player for transferring said at least one incoming voice message recalled from said memory means to said play head;
• control signal generating means, disposed in said cassette-shaped body and responsive to operation of said cassette player, for detecting a mode of operation of the cassette player and controlling a mode of operation of the two-way voice pager in response thereto by generating corresponding control signals;
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• transmitter means, disposed in said cassette-shaped body, for transmitting outgoing call signals, including at least one outgoing voice message, in response to a second control signal, said at least one outgoing voice message transferred from said cassette player to said memory means via said connection means.