System and method for providing an electronic program guide of live and cached radio programs accessible to a mobile device

A system for delivering radio programs and related schedule information using a mobile device, the system comprising:

• a display screen integrated with the mobile device;
• a schedule retrieval component configured to retrieve schedule information pertaining to radio programs;
• a formatting component, coupled to the schedule retrieval component, configured to format the schedule information into a program guide comprising first and second axes and a plurality of elements, the first axis corresponding to a plurality of radio stations, the second axis corresponding to a plurality of time slots, each element corresponding to a radio program;
• a display component, coupled to the formatting component and the display screen, configured to show the program guide on the display screen;
• a user selection component configured to receive a user selection of an element corresponding to a radio program to be broadcast in the future;
• a scheduling component configured to schedule a task to receive the selected radio program at a time indicated by the program guide;
• a radio program reception component configured to receive the selected radio program;
• and
• a caching component configured to cache the selected radio program in response to the selected radio program being received.

A mobile device comprising:

• a wireless digital receiver configured to receive radio program schedule information;
• a formatting component configured to format the radio program schedule information into a program guide comprising first and second axes and a plurality of elements, the first axis corresponding to a plurality of radio stations, the second axis corresponding to a plurality of time slots, each element corresponding to a radio program;
• a display screen;
• a display component configured to display the program guide on the integrated display screen;
• and
• a storage device configured to cache radio programs for future playback.

A method for delivering radio programs and related schedule information using a mobile device, the method comprising:

• retrieving schedule information pertaining to radio programs;
• formatting the schedule information into a program guide comprising first and second axes and a plurality of elements, the first axis corresponding to a plurality of radio stations, the second axis corresponding to at least one time slot, each element corresponding to a radio program;
• displaying the program guide on a screen integrated with the mobile device;
• and
• caching at least one selected radio program within the mobile device for future playback.

A system for delivering radio programs and related schedule information using a mobile device, the system comprising:

• means for retrieving schedule information pertaining to radio programs;
• means for formatting the schedule information into a program guide comprising first and second axes and a plurality of elements, the first axis corresponding to at least one radio station, the second axis corresponding to a plurality of time slots, each element corresponding to a radio program;
• means for displaying the program guide on a screen integrated with the mobile device;
• means for receiving a user selection of an element corresponding to a radio program to be broadcast in the future;
• means for scheduling a task to receive the selected radio program at a time indicated by the program guide;
• and
• means for caching, in response to the selected radio program being received, the selected radio program.

A computer program product comprising computer-readable code for performing a method for delivering radio programs and related schedule information using a mobile device, the method comprising:

• retrieving schedule information pertaining to radio programs;
• formatting the schedule information into a program guide comprising first and second axes and a plurality of elements, the first axis corresponding to a plurality of radio stations, the second axis corresponding to a plurality of time slots, each element corresponding to a radio program;
• displaying the program guide on a screen integrated with the mobile device;
• receiving a user selection of an element corresponding to a radio program to be broadcast in the future;
• scheduling a task to receive the selected radio program at a time indicated by the program guide;
• and
• in response to the selected radio program being received, caching the radio program.