Patent ID: 7801500

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a radio tuner capable of receiving broadcast media contents and information about each of the broadcast media contents from a plurality of radio stations; a user communication interface; memory; and a processor configured to access a list of desired broadcast media contents stored in said memory; control said radio tuner to detect said radio stations to retrieve information of the broadcast media contents that are, or are in the near future to be, broadcast from said radio stations; compare said retrieved information with the list of desired broadcast media contents; and alert the user via said user communication interface if said comparison reveals that a broadcast media content that is being, or is in the near future to be, broadcast is comprised in the list of desired broadcast media contents, wherein said broadcast media contents are desired music tracks, wherein said user communication interface comprises a display unit, and said processor is provided for alerting the user visually through said display unit, wherein the visual alert is accompanied by input means for the user to select to listen to the music track, which is comprised in the list of desired music tracks; and the processor is provided for activating the radio tuner, if not already being activated, and for controlling the radio tuner to tune to the radio station broadcasting the music track, which is comprised in the list of desired music tracks, in response to an activation of said input means.