Systems and methods for fast seek and scan functions in a digital radio broadcast receiver

An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions adapted to cause a processing system to execute steps comprising:

• a. receiving an instruction to advance to another service from a man-machine interface of the digital radio broadcast receiver;
• b. selecting an entry from a set of entries stored in a memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver responsive to the instruction, wherein each entry identifies a service, and wherein at least some of said services correspond to services identified as receivable;
• c. tuning to a first service identified by the selected entry;
• d. rendering content received on the first service at the digital radio broadcast receiver;
• and
• e. updating the set of entries stored in the memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver based on at least one criteria.

A digital radio broadcast receiver system configured to scan a plurality of services comprising:

• a. a processing system;
• and
• b. a memory coupled to the processing system, wherein the processing system is configured to execute steps comprising:
• i. receiving an instruction to advance to another service from a man-machine interface of the digital radio broadcast receiver;
• ii. selecting an entry from a set of entries stored in a memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver responsive to the instruction, wherein each entry identifies a service, and wherein at least some of said services correspond to services identified as receivable;
• iii. tuning to a first service identified by the selected entry;
• iv. rendering content received on the first service at the digital radio broadcast receiver;
• and
• v. updating the set of entries stored in the memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver based on at least one criteria.