Personal caller I. D.

A system for processing a set of messages between a called party and a calling party, the system comprising:

• a messaging apparatus, the messaging apparatus including:
• (a) a first memory for recording messages,
• (b) a recorder for recording an outgoing message for a specific client, the recorder recording the outgoing message in a first memory,
• (c) an input for receiving an incoming call from the calling party,
• (d) a comparator for comparing calling party information of the incoming call to a client list, and
• (e) a player for playing the outgoing message to the calling party if the calling party information matches to the specific client in the client list, wherein the recorder is operable to record an incoming message from calling party in the first memory after the outgoing message is played, the incoming message being associated with the outgoing message in the first memory;
• and
• a client meter stationed at the calling party's location, the client meter operable to supply timing information to the calling party, thereby facilitating recording the incoming message from the calling party, wherein the timing information is determined by the called party, and the called party provides the client meter to the calling party.

A method of processing a set of messages between a user and a specific client, the method comprising:

• (a) the user obtaining a question posed by the specific client during a discussion with the specific client;
• (b) the user preparing a response to the question;
• (c) determining timing information;
• (d) providing a client meter having the timing information to the specific client;
• (e) recording the outgoing message for the specific client in a first memory, the outgoing message including the question and the response;
• (f) receiving an incoming call from a calling party;
• (g) comparing calling party information of the incoming call to a client list;
• (h) playing the outgoing message to the calling party if the calling party information matches to the specific client in the client list;
• and
• (i) recording an incoming message from the calling party in the first memory, the calling party using the timing information to facilitate recording the incoming message, the incoming message being associated with the outgoing message in the first memory, the incoming message being a reply to the outgoing message, wherein the user can retrieve the outgoing message and the incoming message together.

A method of processing a set of messages, the method comprising:

• (a) a user recording an outgoing message for a specific client in a first memory, the outgoing message including a question and a response, the response providing an answer to the question and the question being previously provided by the specific client to the user;
• (b) determining timing information;
• (c) providing a client meter having the timing information to the specific client;
• (d) receiving an incoming call from a calling party;
• (e) comparing calling party information of the incoming call to a client list;
• (f) playing the outgoing message to the calling party if the calling party information matches to the specific client in the client list;
• and
• (g) recording an incoming message from the calling party in the first memory, the calling party using the timing information to facilitate recording the incoming message, wherein the incoming message is associated with the outgoing message.