Electronic clock and calendar apparatus with audio message recording and playback

A method of storing and automatically playing audio messages comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a programmable message storage and playback device;
• (b) recording an audio message on said repogrammable message storage and playback device;
• (c) programming said programmable message storage and playback device to associate said audio message with a certain time in the future at which it is desired to play said audio message;
• (c1) programming said programmable message storage and playback device to set a time cycle delay to a desired amount of time relating to a minimum amount of time in which a user desires to hear said audio message a successive time;
• (d) determining whether said certain time has arrived;
• (e) sensing motion in the proximity of said device;
• (f) automatically playing said audio message if said certain time has arrived and if motion is sensed in the proximity of said device;
• and
• (g) repeating steps (e) and (f) after an amount of time has elapsed from the time the audio message was automatically played equaling the desired amount of time programmed into said time cycle delay unless the user disables the message playback.

A programmable clock and calendar apparatus comprising:

• a device for the recording and automatic playback of audio messages;
• a processor connected to said device for controlling the recording and automatic playback of audio messages and associating each audio message with a programmed chronological code relating to a certain time in the future as selectively programmed by a user, said processor enabling the automatic playback of any audio messages which are associated with a chronological code relating to the present time;
• a motion detector connected to said processor for detecting the presence of motion in the proximity of the apparatus and initiating the automatic playback of any enabled audio messages in response to the detected motion;
• a timer electrically connected to the processor for counting down intervals of time after the automatic playback of any enabled audio message wherein the intervals of time are selected by the user by programming a desired time into the processor, and wherein the processor ignores any further detected motion until the timer completes the count down of the intervals of time;
• and
• a phone line interface connected to said apparatus for allowing said apparatus to communicate over a phone line.