Patent ID: 8630658

Claim:
An accessory for a cellular telephone device comprising: (a) a housing adapted to engage one ear of a user, the housing having an opening and an extension, wherein the extension projects forwardly from the one ear of the user when the housing is engaged with the one ear, and wherein the housing is adapted to lie along one side of the user's head with the earphone juxtaposed with an auditory canal of the user; (b) a wireless communications circuit mounted in the housing and adapted to communicate with a cellular telephone; (c) an earphone mechanically mounted in the housing and connected to the communications circuit to receive signals from the communications circuit and deliver sound to the user representing the received signals; (d) a microphone mechanically mounted in the housing and connected to the communications circuit to supply audio signals representing the user's voice to the communications circuit; and (e) an electronic camera mounted in the housing and aligned with the opening in the housing, the camera connected to the communications circuit for supplying image signals representing images captured by the camera to the communications circuit, wherein when the housing is engaged with the one ear of the user, the camera faces forwardly in the same direction as the extension.