Patent ID: 7340221

Claim:
A short range wireless communication module apparatus comprising: a lanyard including a flexible cord; a cradle coupled to the flexible cord, the cradle including a first cradle end; a second cradle end, the first cradle end and the cradle second end configured to retain the short range wireless communication module; and an audio plug coupled to the second cradle end, the audio plug electrically coupled to the short range wireless communication module when the short range wireless communication module is retained by the first cradle end and the second cradle end; a microphone electrically coupled to the audio plug; and a speaker electrically coupled to the audio plug, wherein the short range wireless communication module accessory further comprises the short range wireless communication module detachably coupled to the cradle, the short range wireless communication module including a short range wireless transceiver, wherein the short range wireless communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with another wireless communication device only using short range peer-to-peer wireless communication signals using the short range wireless transceiver, and wherein the short range wireless communication module further includes a female audio input and output port coupled to the audio plug when the short range wireless communication module is coupled to the cradle.