Apple was won a pair of new patents through the US Patent and Trademark Office. The more significant of the two may be Wireless adapter for interfacing between an accessory and a device. AppleInsider notes that the patent is actually a continuation of one from 2008 simply called Adapter, but describes a more modern implementation that would let media players connect to accessories through a special wireless receiver, whether attached directly to the accessory or sitting separately. The adapter could even adjust to incompatibilities with protocols such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
