Method and apparatus for determining area in which IP address is located

A computer system for determining a geographical area in which a target IP address is located, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• a plurality of program modules stored in the memory and to be executed by the one or more processors, wherein the plurality of program modules further include:
• an acquisition module, configured to acquire, over a predetermined time period, an account set of accounts of an application server, wherein, during the predetermined time period:
• each account in the account set is associated with the target IP address;
• and
• the account set is logged into using a plurality of positioning terminals using the target IP address;
• a determining module, configured to, for each account in the account set:
• determine a position of a respective positioning terminal corresponding to the account set during the predetermined time period;
• and
• determine a geographical area in which the respective positioning terminal is located based on its determined position and an electronic map database;
• and
• a processing module, configured to:
• determine a respective probability that a computer terminal is within the geographical area in which the respective positioning terminal is located when the computer terminal logs into the account using the target IP address based on an appearance frequency of the respective positioning terminal within the geographical area during the predetermined time period, wherein the computer terminal is distinct from the plurality of positioning terminals;
• identify, among the plurality of positioning terminals, a first positioning terminal that has the highest determined probability;
• and
• determine a geographical area corresponding to the position of the first positioning terminal as the geographical area in which the target IP address is located.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of computer executable instructions, including instructions for determining a geographical area in which a target IP address is located, which, when executed by a computer system having one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the following steps:

• acquiring, over a predetermined time period, an account set of accounts of an application server wherein, during the predetermined time period:
• each account in the account set is associated with the target IP address;
• and
• the account set is logged into using a plurality of positioning terminals using the target IP address;
• for each account in the account set:
• determining a position of a respective positioning terminal corresponding to the account during the predetermined time period;
• determining a geographical area in which the respective positioning terminal is located based on its determined position and an electronic map database;
• and
• determining a respective probability that a computer terminal is within the geographical area in which the respective positioning terminal is located when the computer terminal logs into the account using the target IP address based on an appearance frequency of the respective positioning terminal within the geographical area during the predetermined time period, wherein the computer terminal is distinct from the plurality of positioning terminals;
• identifying, among the plurality of positioning terminals, a first positioning terminal that has the highest determined probability;
• and
• determining a geographical area corresponding to the position of the first positioning terminal as the geographical area in which the target IP address is located.