Patent ID: 8180277

Claim:
A method of providing an interactive radio system using a mobile device comprising: a) receiving a first radio broadcast signal by tuning to a corresponding channel in the receiver tuner of said mobile device, wherein said first radio broadcast signal is selected from group consisting of analog radio broadcast signal, and digital radio broadcast signal; b) extracting audio content from said first radio broadcast signal into said mobile device; c) converting said audio content associated with said first radio broadcast signal into intermediate digital audio content in intermediate digital audio content format such that said intermediate digital audio content can be combined with digital audio output of software applications executing at said mobile device; d) executing said software applications to produce said digital audio output; e) capturing said digital audio output of said software applications; f) combining said digital audio output and said intermediate digital audio content to produce a first combined signal that can be received by a radio receiver; and g) transmitting said first combined signal using a transmitter tuner of said mobile device as a second radio broadcast signal, wherein said second radio broadcast signal is selected from group consisting of analog radio broadcast signal, and digital radio broadcast signal.