Apparatus and method for reducing battery consumption of mobile terminal

A method for reducing battery consumption of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

• calculating a current location of the mobile terminal, route information to each of at least one destination, and an alarm period for determining whether the mobile terminal is near each destination, or at a nearby region thereof, if the at least one destination is input;
• deactivating a locating module before an alarm period corresponding to a destination has elapsed, determining whether a location of the mobile terminal is the destination or is at the nearby region thereof if the alarm period corresponding to the destination has elapsed, and notifying the user that the location of the mobile terminal is the destination or is at the nearby region thereof if the location of the mobile terminal is at the destination or at the nearby region thereof;
• and
• re-calculating at least one of route information and an alarm period which corresponds to a destination that is not the destination previously selected from among the at least one destinations.

An apparatus for reducing battery consumption of a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:

• a display unit;
• a locating module;
• and
• a controller configured to calculate a current location of the mobile terminal, route information to a destination, and an alarm period for determining whether the mobile terminal arrives at the destination or at a nearby region of the destination, if the destination is input into the display unit, to deactivate the locating module before the alarm period has elapsed, to determine whether the mobile terminal has arrived at the destination or the nearby region of the destination if the alarm period has elapsed, and to notify the user whether the mobile terminal has arrived at the destination or the nearby region of the destination.