Patent Document ID: 9588992
Application ID: 12894264
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-based method for displaying images, comprising: identifying potential user interests of a user based on a set of user activities by the user, at least one of the user activities being independent of an online image service that stores a set of images in association with the user; based on the set of user activities, identifying in online connectivity levels associated with the potential user interests, each online connectivity level corresponding to a particular one of the potential user interests and indicating at least one of a number of times the user is involved with the particular potential user interest or an amount of time the user is involved with the particular potential user interest; generating a ranked set of user interests by ranking the potential user interests based on the online connectivity levels associated with the potential user interests; receiving a user request to access the online image service; selecting a subset of images, from a set of images accessible to the user on the online image service, that meet an interest threshold based on the ranked set of user interests; and generating an online landing page of the online image service, wherein the online landing page is customized for the user and displays an arrangement of at least some of the images that are included in the subset of images.