Electronic messenger

An apparatus for taking an electronic message from a user and actively notifying a receiver, comprising:

• an image input device for receiving physically accommodated in a case of the apparatus and configured to capture image information;
• a message storing device physically accommodated in the case of the apparatus;
• a message playing device physically accommodated in the case of the apparatus;
• a controller electrically connected to said image input device, said message storing device and said message playing device, having said image information stored in said message storing device as said electronic message during a message input state and receiving said image information as surrounding information in during a surrounding detection state, wherein said electronic message is read out from said message storing device and played by said message playing device when in response to a determination that a change of said surrounding information exceeds a threshold level, wherein playing the electronic message includes displaying image information captured by the image input device.

A method, comprising:

• capturing by a camera an image for inclusion in a first electronic message in a first time period;
• capturing by the camera surrounding information in real time in a second time period;
• storing said first electronic message into a message storing device in said first time period;
• determining whether a change of said surrounding information exceeds a threshold level in said second time period;
• and
• playing said first electronic message by a message playing device in response to a determination that said change of said surrounding information exceeds said threshold level, wherein the playing comprises displaying the image captured by the camera,
• wherein the camera is accommodated in a case of the message playing device.

An apparatus, comprising:

• an image input device physically accommodated in a case of the apparatus and configured to capture an image for inclusion in a first electronic message in a first time period;
• a second input device configured to receive images corresponding to surrounding information in real time in a second time period;
• and
• a controller electrically connected to said image input device and said second input device, the controller configured to have said first electronic message stored into a message storing device in said first time period, the controller configured to determine whether a change of said images corresponding to surrounding information exceeds a threshold level, in said second time period, and the controller configured to have said first electronic message including the captured image played, by a message playing device physically accommodated in the case of the apparatus, in response to a determination that said change of said images corresponding to surrounding information exceeds said threshold level.

A method, comprising;

• capturing a first image for inclusion in an electronic message into an electronic apparatus using a camera physically accommodated in a case of the electronic apparatus;
• storing the electronic message, including the captured first image, into a message storing device physically accommodated in a case of the electronic apparatus;
• and
• capturing second images that include surrounding information into the electronic apparatus using the camera physically accommodated in the case of the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus being configured to play the electronic message with a message playing device physically accommodated in the case of the electronic apparatus and display the first image in response to detecting a change in the surrounding information of the second images that exceeds a threshold level, the change in surrounding information being detectable by the electronic apparatus.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor configured to capture an image for inclusion in a first electronic message while in a first state, and configured to receive surrounding information in real time while in a second state;
• a message storing device;
• a message playing device;
• a controller electrically connected to said CMOS image sensor, said message storing device, and said message playing device, the controller configured to have said first electronic message stored into said message storing device while in said first state and further configured to determine whether a change of said surrounding information exceeds a threshold level while in said second state, wherein said first electronic message including the image captured by the CMOS image sensor is configured to be read out from said message storing device and played by said message playing device in response to a determination that said change of said surrounding information exceeds said threshold level;
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• a case accommodating said CMOS image sensor, said message storing device, said message playing device and said controller therein.