Method and system for detecting and using locations of electronic devices of users in a specific space to analyze social relationships between the users

An analysis method comprising:

• storing and managing social network data in a social network database;
• receiving location information from a plurality of electronic devices associated with the social network database;
• specifying users of electronic devices present in a specific space at a specific time among the plurality of electronic devices;
• filtering relation information between the specified users in the social network database;
• and
• calculating at least one analysis index for the specific time and the specific space based on the filtered relation information,
• the calculating including,
• determining, for each of a plurality of time zones, users of electronic devices present in the specific space among the plurality of electronic devices, and
• generating the at least one analysis index such that the at least one analysis index is based on information on a total number of users present in the specific space at a time point in a specific time zone, from among the plurality of time zones, that includes the specific time.

A server comprising:

• a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions such that the at least one processor is configured to,
• store and manage social network data in a social network database;
• receive location information from a plurality of electronic devices associated with the social network database;
• specify users of electronic devices present in a specific space at a specific time among the plurality of electronic devices;
• filter relation information between the specified users in the social network database;
• and
• calculate at least one analysis index for the specific time and the specific space based on the filtered relation information,
• the calculating including,
• determining, for each of a plurality of time zones, users of electronic devices present in the specific space among the plurality of electronic devices, and
• generating the at least one analysis index such that the at least one analysis index is based on information on a total number of the users present in the specific space at a time point in a specific time zone, from among the plurality of time zones, that includes the specific time.