MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLACE RECOGNITION
First Claim
1. A method for controlling place recognition in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- collecting at least one of state information about the mobile terminal and user information stored in the mobile terminal;
determining whether a current place of the mobile terminal is a major place that a user has previously visited at least a number of times, using the collected information;
determining, if it is determined that the current place of the mobile terminal is a major place, whether the current place has been registered using at least one signal received externally; and
outputting a result of the determination as to whether the current place has been registered.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and method for controlling place recognition are provided. The method includes collecting at least one of state information about a mobile terminal and user information stored in the mobile terminal, determining whether a current place of the mobile terminal is a major place that the user has previously visited at least a number of times using the collected information, determining, if it is determined that the current place of the mobile terminal is a major place, whether the current place has been registered using at least one signal received externally, and outputting a result of the determination as to whether the current place has been registered.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling place recognition in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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collecting at least one of state information about the mobile terminal and user information stored in the mobile terminal; determining whether a current place of the mobile terminal is a major place that a user has previously visited at least a number of times, using the collected information; determining, if it is determined that the current place of the mobile terminal is a major place, whether the current place has been registered using at least one signal received externally; and outputting a result of the determination as to whether the current place has been registered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile terminal for controlling place recognition, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a sensor module configured to sense a state of the mobile terminal; a controller configured to collect at least one of state information representing the sensed state of the mobile terminal and user information stored in the mobile terminal, determine whether a current place of the mobile terminal is a major place that a user has previously visited at least a number of times using the collected information, and determine whether the current place has been registered using at least one signal received externally; and a touch screen configured to output a result of the determination as to whether the current place has been registered. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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