Patent ID: 8442477

Claim:
An apparatus for providing power and information to an electronic device housed in a first housing, the apparatus comprising: a coupling element housed within a second housing, the second housing operable to be at least partially inserted into an automobile cigarette lighter socket to acquire power therefrom; a receiver operable to wirelessly receive information; and a cable extending from the second housing and operable to couple with the electronic device or a mount associated with the electronic device to provide power from the coupling element and information from the receiver to the electronic device, the cable including— a first portion for housing an antenna having a cross-sectional area, the antenna operable to electrically couple with the receiver, a second portion for housing one or more wires, the one or more wires operable to provide the power and the information to the electronic device or the mount associated with the electronic device, and an air gap of a cross-sectional area greater than the cross-sectional area of the antenna disposed between the antenna and the one or more wires.