Mobile terminal and control method therefor

Abstract

A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes: GPS configured to receive location information of the mobile terminal, a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with an external device, and a controller configured to store communication information when a communication event with the external device is generated. The controller matches the location information received from the GPS with the communication information and stores the matched information when the communication event is generated, and outputs at least one information corresponding to a search query for retrieving communication information from pre-stored communication information by using location information matched to the pre-stored communication information and the search query, when the search query is input by a user.

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         16 . A mobile terminal, comprising:
 a GPS configured to receive location information of the mobile terminal;   a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with an external terminal; and   a controller configured to:   in response to a communication event between the external terminal and the mobile terminal, store the location information received from the GPS with communication information about the communication event in a database, and   in response to an input search query having a location, output a result of communication events in which the location included in the input search query matches the location information stored with the communication information.   
     
     
         17 . The mobile terminal of  claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 extract a keyword related to the location included in the search query,   compare the extracted keyword with the location information stored with the communication information, and   output the at least one piece of information corresponding to the search query.   
     
     
         18 . The mobile terminal of  claim 17 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 assign a representative name to the location information stored with the communication information.   
     
     
         19 . The mobile terminal of  claim 18 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 change the extracted keyword to location information corresponding to any one representative name of pre-stored representative names,   compare the changed location information with the location information stored with the communication information, and   output the at least one piece of information corresponding to the search query.   
     
     
         20 . The mobile terminal of  claim 18 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 when same location information is collected more than a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time period, assign the representative name to the location information stored with the communication information, and   store the location information by matching the location information with the representative name.   
     
     
         21 . The mobile terminal of  claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 extract a keyword related to the location and a keyword related to time information included in the search query, and   output communication events corresponding to each of the extracted keywords from the location information stored with the communication information.   
     
     
         22 . The mobile terminal of  claim 21 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 output communication events corresponding to the extracted keyword related to the time information.   
     
     
         23 . The mobile terminal of  claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 determine that the search query is input when a preset condition is satisfied, and use the location information stored with the communication information and the search query to output the at least one piece of information corresponding to the search query.   
     
     
         24 . The mobile terminal of  claim 23 , wherein the preset condition is a specific application executing. 
     
     
         25 . The mobile terminal of  claim 23 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 collect location information from the GPS,   compare the collected location information with the location information stored with the communication information, and   output the at least one piece of information corresponding to the collected location information, when the preset condition is satisfied.   
     
     
         26 . The mobile terminal of  claim 25 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 collect current time information and output the at least one piece of information corresponding to the collected time information from the location information stored with the communication information when the preset condition is satisfied.   
     
     
         27 . A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
 receiving, via a GPS of the mobile terminal, location information of the mobile terminal;   performing wireless communication, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, with an external terminal;   in response to a communication event between the external terminal and the mobile terminal, storing, via a controller of the mobile terminal, the location information received from the GPS with communication information about the communication event in a database; and   in response to an input search query having a location, outputting, via the controller, a result of communication events in which the location included in the input search query matches the location information stored with the communication information.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising:
 extracting a keyword related to the location included in the search query;   comparing the extracted keyword with the location information stored with the communication information; and   outputting the at least one piece of information corresponding to the search query.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 assigning a representative name to the location information stored with the communication information.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 changing the extracted keyword to location information corresponding to any one representative name of pre-stored representative names;   comparing the changed location information with the location information stored with the communication information; and   outputting the at least one piece of information corresponding to the search query.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 when same location information is collected more than a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time period, assigning the representative name to the location information stored with the communication information; and   storing the location information by matching the location information with the representative name.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising:
 extracting a keyword related to the location and a keyword related to time information included in the search query; and   outputting communication events corresponding to each of the extracted keywords from the location information stored with the communication information.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , further comprising:
 outputting communication events corresponding to the extracted keyword related to the time information.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising:
 determining that the search query is input when a preset condition is satisfied, and use the location information stored with the communication information and the search query to output the at least one piece of information corresponding to the search query.   
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the preset condition is a specific application executing. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 collecting location information from the GPS;   comparing the collected location information with the location information stored with the communication information; and   outputting the at least one piece of information corresponding to the collected location information, when the preset condition is satisfied.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36 , further comprising:
 collecting current time information and outputting the at least one piece of information corresponding to the collected time information from the location information stored with the communication information when the preset condition is satisfied.