APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LOCATION ALARM IN PORTABLE TERMINAL
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1. A method for controlling a location alarm in a portable terminal, comprising:
- determining, in a location alarm mode, whether location information is stored in the portable terminal;
checking current location information corresponding to a current location of the portable terminal if the location information is stored;
determining whether the current location information corresponds to the stored location information; and
outputting the location alarm if the current location information corresponds to the stored location information.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method that can control a location alarm in a portable terminal. The apparatus can operate in multiples modes. The apparatus can determine whether set location information exists, and can check if location information corresponding to a current location of the apparatus exists. The apparatus can also determine whether the current location information corresponds to the set location information and may output an alarm if the current location information corresponds to the set location information.
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1. A method for controlling a location alarm in a portable terminal, comprising:
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determining, in a location alarm mode, whether location information is stored in the portable terminal; checking current location information corresponding to a current location of the portable terminal if the location information is stored; determining whether the current location information corresponds to the stored location information; and outputting the location alarm if the current location information corresponds to the stored location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling a location alarm in a portable terminal, comprising:
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receiving, in a location alarm setting mode, location information corresponding to a location to be alarmed at and an event to be performed at the location; determining if the received location information is stored in the portable terminal; determining current location information corresponding to a current location of the portable terminal; determining whether the current location information corresponds to the location information stored in the portable terminal; and outputting the location alarm if the current location information corresponds to the location information stored in the portable terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable terminal, comprising:
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a global positioning system unit to receive at least one piece of location information corresponding to a current location of the portable terminal; an audio processing unit to output an alarm; and a controller to compare the current location information, received through the global positioning system unit, with stored location information, the controller configured to instruct the audio processing unit to output the alarm if the current location information corresponds to the stored location information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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