Patent ID: 7665035

Claim:
A system comprising: an audio/video media presentation apparatus configured to present audio/video content, a user preference storage module configured to: monitor the user's activities for an indication of user preferences for audio/video content offerings, where said activities that are monitored include at least one of: listening to audio content and monitoring the time duration for each particular audio content and monitoring a volume level in comparison to a normal listening level for each particular audio content as it is listened to; and viewing video content and monitoring the time duration for each particular video content and monitoring a volume level in comparison to a normal listening level for each particular video content as it is viewed; determine, based upon said monitoring of the at least one of listening and viewing, the user preferences; and store said user preferences indicated by said monitored activities; and a content selection module communicatively coupled to the user preference storage module, the content selection module being configured to automatically select, without user intervention, an audio/video content offering from among a plurality of audio/video content offerings in response to the presentation of said plurality of audio/video content offerings to said user, said selection being based on the stored user preferences; wherein the user preference storage module and the content selection module are integrated into the audio/video media presentation apparatus such that said user preferences are stored on said audio/video media presentation apparatus.