Patent ID: 8768243

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: an audio broadcast receiver configured to receive live audio broadcast data; an audio output device configured to output audio data; a power source configured to provide power to the electronic device; and processing logic configured to initiate buffering of the live audio broadcast data at a first time and to initiate playback of the buffered live audio broadcast data at a second time subsequent to the first time, wherein the processing logic comprises: encode/decode logic configured to encode the live audio broadcast data using a codec during buffering and to decode the buffered live audio broadcast data using the codec during playback; and low power management logic configured to perform one or more low power actions when the electronic device is operating in a low power state, wherein the one or more low power actions comprises stopping at least one of buffering the live audio broadcast data or playback of the buffered live audio broadcast data while the audio broadcast receiver continues to receive the live audio broadcast data.