Patent ID: 8295770

Claim:
An electrical accessory configured to transmit one or more first data signals from a first electrical device to a receiving device, the electrical accessory configured to transmit second data signals to the first electrical device, the first electrical device comprising a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, the electrical accessory comprising: a power acquisition unit configured to receive electrical power from an external power source; a first electrical interface electrically coupled to the power acquisition unit and configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the first connector to provide the electrical power to the first electrical device; a second electrical interface configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the second connector, the second electrical interface is configured to transmit the second data signals to the first electrical device and to receive the first data signals from the first electrical device; a transmittal mechanism electrically coupled to the second electrical interface and configured to provide the first data signals to the receiving device; and a first microphone electrically coupled to the second electrical interface and configured to receive sounds and convert the sounds into the second data signals.