Patent ID: 7441058

Claim:
A method for an accessory communicatively coupled with a portable media player, the accessory having a tuner for receiving radio signals, the method comprising: receiving a first command from the portable media player, the first command requesting tuner capability information indicating one or more capabilities of the tuner; sending a second command to the portable media player, the second command including the tuner capability information; receiving a third command from the portable media player, the third command requesting tuner state information indicating a current state of the tuner; sending a fourth command to the portable media player, the fourth command including the tuner state information; and subsequently to sending the second and fourth commands, receiving one or more fifth commands from the portable media player, wherein the one or more fifth commands include tuner control information for controlling the tuner, and wherein the tuner control information is based, at least in part, on the tuner capability information and the tuner state information.