Content recommending method and apparatus therefor

A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program to execute a content recommending method using one or more processors, the content recommending method comprising:

• tracing movement of a mobile device corresponding to a user and obtaining location information of the user based on the traced movement;
• analyzing a preference of the user based on the obtained location information;
• and
• selecting content to be provided to the user according to the analyzed preference.

A content recommending apparatus comprising:

• a location information obtaining unit to trace movement of a mobile device corresponding to a user and to obtain location information of the user based on the traced movement;
• a preference analyzing unit to analyze a preference of the user based on the obtained location information;
• and
• a content providing unit to select content to be provided to the user according to the analyzed preference and to provide the selected content.

A mobile device comprising:

• a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to obtain location information of the mobile device;
• a content recommending unit to select content based on the obtained location information
• a receiving unit to retrieve the selected content from a content provider based on the selection of the content recommending unit;
• and
• an output unit to provide the retrieved content.