Patent ID: 8472658

Claim:
A hand-held, portable electronic device for use with a retainable wireless accessory including a conductive member, the hand-held, portable electronic device comprising: a device body; a device housing that encloses the device body, said device housing having an exterior periphery; and a retainer port that defines an accessory retaining structure formed in said exterior periphery of said device housing, said accessory retaining structure is configured to receive said conductive member of said retainable wireless accessory for storing said retainable wireless accessory substantially external to said exterior periphery of said device housing of said hand-held, portable electronic device, wherein said hand-held, portable electronic device includes a first transceiver adapted to communicate with a wireless accessory over a wireless communication link, said wireless accessory including a second transceiver adapted to communicate with said hand-held, portable electronic device using said wireless communication link, wherein said accessory retaining structure including: a cavity for retaining said retainable wireless accessory at said hand-held, portable electronic device by inserting said conductive member of said retainable wireless accessory within said cavity, wherein said conductive member of said retainable wireless accessory to enable flow of charge such that the retainable wireless accessory can function by wirelessly communicating with the hand-held, portable electronic device when physically not connected thereto, wherein said retainable wireless accessory is stored for reuse when physically connected to said hand-held, portable electronic device, wherein said accessory retaining structure is configured to accept a male member which extends longitudinally from an end of said retainable wireless accessory.