Patent ID: 9380121
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for estimating association between a user in social media and a location, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring, at a processor device, via a network connection, a first content posted to a social media server device by a first user associated with a first location, the posted social media content including a profile associated with each user and the profile including a location field; determining, at the processor device, regional localization of the first content on a basis of the first location, the regional localization determining comprising: acquiring, at the processor device, a second content posted to the social media by a second user not associated with a location; determining, at the processor device, the degree of a relationship between the first content and the second content; and associating, at the processor device, the first location with the second user on the basis of the localization and the degree of the relationship.