Patent ID: 8825111

Claim:
A portable communication system, comprising: a handset comprising a transmitting and receiving unit configured to transmit and receive radiofrequency (RF) telephony signals; and an accessory that is separated from the handset and that is configured to be worn by a user, wherein the accessory comprises: a tuning and demodulating unit; and a conductive contact exposed from an outer-most surface of the accessory and electrically linked to an input of the tuning and demodulating unit, wherein the conductive contact is capable of directly contacting the skin of the user so that RF television signals received by the user's body are passed to the tuning and demodulating unit via the conductive contact for demodulation and subsequent transmission of television data to the handset, and wherein: the accessory is free of any antennas that are dedicated to receiving RF television signals, and the transmitting and receiving unit is configured to transmit the RF telephony signals during a time period which coincides with a time period during which the tuning and demodulating unit receives RF television signals.