System and method for bookmarking radio stations and associated internet addresses

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium configured with executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• detect an operator input for selecting a bookmark stored in the storage medium, the bookmark comprising at least one parameter;
• set up the apparatus to receive broadcast media associated with the bookmark from a broadcast media station;
• send a request to a broadcast station server via a data network for information related to the broadcast media station;
• send a request for a broadcast frequency to a station id server via the data network;
• and
• receive data indicative of the broadcast frequency;
• wherein:
• setting up the apparatus and sending the request to the broadcast station server are both performed in response to the detection of the operator input for selecting the bookmark;
• the data indicative of the broadcast frequency is received from the broadcast station server associated with the broadcast media station;
• at least one of sending a request to a broadcast station server and sending a request to a station id server includes sending the at least one parameter;
• the bookmark is programmable by a user of the apparatus;
• the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of the broadcast frequency for the broadcast media station, a radio station call sign, a television station call sign, a unique user id, a unique apparatus id, user location information, and broadcast classification information;
• and
• the unique user id comprises a username and a password.

An apparatus comprising:

• a storage medium configured with executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive a request with a bookmark comprising at least one parameter from a data terminal device for broadcast frequency information of a broadcast station and a network address for a broadcast station server of the broadcast station;
• determine a broadcast media station based on the at least one parameter received in the request;
• send data indicative of the broadcast frequency information to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter;
• and
• send data indicative of the network address to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium configured with executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive a request with a bookmark comprising at least one parameter from a data terminal device for broadcast frequency information of a broadcast station and a network address for a broadcast station server of the broadcast station;
• determine a broadcast media station based on the at lest one parameter received in the request;
• send data indicative of the broadcast frequency information to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter;
• and
• send data indicative of the network address to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter;
• wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of the broadcast frequency for the broadcast media station, a radio station call sign, a television station call sign, a unique user id, a unique apparatus id, user location information, and broadcast classification information, and the unique user id comprises a username and a password.

A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions to perform a method comprising:

• detecting an operator input for selecting a bookmark stored in a storage medium of an apparatus;
• setting up the apparatus to receive broadcast media associated with the bookmark from a broadcast media station;
• sending a request to a broadcast station server for information related to the broadcast media station;
• sending a request for a broadcast frequency to a station id server;
• and
• receiving data indicative of the broadcast frequency from the broadcast station server associated with the broadcast media station;
• wherein setting up the apparatus and sending the request to the broadcast station server are both performed in response to detecting the operator input selecting the bookmark.

A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions to perform:

• receiving a request with a bookmark comprising at least one parameter from a data terminal device via a communication network for a broadcast frequency and a network address for a broadcast station server;
• determining a broadcast media station based on the at least one parameter received in the request;
• sending data indicative of the broadcast frequency to the data terminal device via the communication network after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter;
• and
• sending data indicative of the network address to the data terminal device via the communication network after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter.

A method comprising:

• detecting an operator input for selecting a bookmark stored in a storage medium of a terminal device;
• sending a request for a broadcast frequency to a station id server via a data network;
• receiving data indicative of the broadcast frequency from a broadcast station server associated with a broadcast media station;
• setting up the terminal device to receive broadcast media associated with the bookmark from the broadcast media station;
• and
• sending a request to a broadcast station server for information related to the broadcast media station;
• wherein setting up the terminal device and sending the request to the broadcast station server are both performed in response to detecting the operator input selecting the bookmark.

A method comprising:

• receiving a request comprising at least one parameter from a data terminal device via a communication network for a broadcast frequency and a network address for a broadcast station server;
• determining a broadcast media station based on the at least one parameter;
• sending data indicative of the broadcast frequency to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter;
• and
• sending data indicative of the network address to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium configured with executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• detect an operator input for selecting a radio bookmark;
• set a radio receiver to a frequency to receive a radio broadcast from a radio station associated with the radio bookmark;
• send a request to a radio station server via a data network for information related to the radio station, wherein the information is different from the radio broadcast;
• receive the information from the radio station server;
• and
• display the information on a display;
• wherein the radio bookmark is stored in the storage medium, the radio bookmark pointing to the frequency for receiving the radio broadcast for the radio station and pointing to the network address for the radio station server for the radio station.