Patent ID: 8571611

Claim:
A headset comprising: a first ear piece having a first speaker, the first ear piece comprising, a first wireless network interface, the first network interface configured to send and receive transmissions over a first wireless network, and a second wireless network interface, the second network interface configured to receive transmissions over a second wireless network; a second ear piece having a second speaker; and a connecting piece mechanically coupled at a first end to the first ear piece and at a second end to the second ear piece, the connecting piece comprising a conductive wire configured to electrically couple the second ear piece to the first ear piece, wherein said conductive wire is connected to said second network interface and operates as an antenna to receive air interface signaling associated with the second wireless network and provides the received air interface signaling as input to said second network interface, and wherein said conductive wire receives output signal from said second network interface and provides said output signaling as input to said second speaker.