Patent ID: 8266690

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage apparatus with computer executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions perform steps comprising: (a) reading a system clock of a video display unit to determine a local time for a user; (b) collecting a set of audiovisual objects synchronized to the local time into a local audiovisual object collection; and (c) displaying to the user, on a video display unit connected with the computer, one or more of the set of audiovisual objects correlated to the local time; (d) wherein said collecting a set of audiovisual objects comprises: (i) uploading to a server the local time, either a local time zone or a location, and an identifier describing the video display unit; and (ii) downloading one or more audiovisual objects from the server into the set of audiovisual objects synchronized to the local time; (e) wherein said uploading to a server comprises uploading one or more user preferences; (f) wherein said user preferences are determined by: (i) collecting a set of user preferences for a user into a user preference database; (ii) providing a metadata stream associated with an audiovisual input; (iii) comparing the metadata stream with the set of user preferences to form a comparison; and (iv) outputting to the user the user preference if the comparison indicates that the metadata stream matches one or more elements of the set of user preferences; and (g) wherein said collecting a set of user preferences comprises determining a percentage of time the audiovisual input was perceived by the user prior to changing to a different audiovisual input.