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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2012
Anthony E. Faillaci, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew Charles Hillary, Tyler, TX (US);
Jorge Rafael Nogueras, Austin, TX (US);
Irina Tyshkevich, Austin, TX (US);
Anthony E. Faillaci, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew Charles Hillary, Tyler, TX (US);
Jorge Rafael Nogueras, Austin, TX (US);
Irina Tyshkevich, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An approach is provided that receives a geographic beacon location that corresponds to a mobile entity with the mobile entity being an established entity at a social network website. A geographic user location is received with the geographic user location corresponding to a mobile user device that is associated with a user of the social networking website. A determination is made as to whether the geographic beacon location is proximate to the geographic user location. A check-in of the user at the entity is logged at the social media website in response to the geographic beacon location being proximate to the geographic user location.