A multi-mail system and method is disclosed in which a sender may convey and a
recipient can realize emotional aspects associated with substantive content of
a multi-mail message by receiving a message that is more than textual in nature.
Voice recognition technology and programmatic relation of sound and graphics may
be used to produce a talking image. In one embodiment, the image may include the
user's own visual and/or audio likeness. In an alternate embodiment, the image
may comprise any available visual and/or audio display selected by the user. The
multi-mail message may be inputted by a user in a text format and transposed into
a format including the selected image and/or voice. In an alternate embodiment,
a spoken message may be converted into a format including the selected image and/or
voice. The formatted messages are then stored and/or transmitted via an email system
or some other electronic network.