Time-based initialization defaults for an electronic information retrieval device

An electronic information retrieval device, comprising:

• a time source;
• at least one output device;
• a memory storing (a) a plurality of time values, (b) a corresponding plurality of time-based initialization default values, and (c) an initialization use pattern, that records (1) a user's actions and (2) time of day information that identifies the time period in which the action occurred, wherein at least one of said plurality of time-based initialization default values learned from said initialization use pattern;
• and
• a processor communicating with said time source, said at least one output device, and said memory;
• wherein, upon initialization of the electronic information retrieval device, said processor obtains a current time value from said time source upon initialization of said device, compares said current time value to said plurality of time values, retrieves a corresponding particular time-based initialization default value from said plurality of time-based initialization default values, and uses said particular time-based initialization default value to retrieve particular information for outputting to said output device or to configure the device.

A computer-implemented default initialization method for an electronic information retrieval device, comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a current time value upon initialization of an application stored in a memory coupled to the device, wherein the application is a web browser;
• comparing said current time value to a plurality of time values;
• retrieving a corresponding resource locator from a plurality of resource locators if said current time value matches a predetermined time value of said plurality of time values;
• and
• configuring the web browser to use said corresponding resource locator to retrieve information stored remotely from the information retrieval device for output to an output device.