Mobile terminal and control method therefor

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.

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.