Patent US 4,070,697

An alarm clock which may be embodied in a clock radio includes an audio recording system and apparatus permitting its user at various times to record information regarding future appointments or other scheduling information, the input information being designated with a particular month and day to which it applies. The clock mechanism provides a playback of the various scheduling information provided at different times for a specific date when the alarm rings on that specific date so that the user is notified of his schedule on awakening.