Patent ID: 7525489

Claim:
An antenna accessory for a wireless terminal comprising: an antenna accessory housing configured to be removably electrically coupled to a wireless terminal configured for display of digital video broadcast data; a Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) compliant multi-plate monopole antenna in the antenna accessory housing configured to receive DVB-H compliant signals; and a DVB-H compliant receiver in the antenna accessory housing configured to receive the DVB-H compliant signals and provide digital video broadcast data from the DVB-H compliant signals to the wireless terminal, wherein the multi-plate monopole antenna comprises a plurality of at least partially overlapping plates electrically coupled together in series via a plurality of conductors coupled to respective edges of the at least partially overlapping plates and the plurality of conductors are coupled to a combination of shorter and longer edges of the at least partially overlapping plates.