Location-based information service method and mobile terminal therefor

A mobile terminal comprising:

• a location information reception unit for receiving a coordinate corresponding to a current location of the mobile terminal from a positioning system;
• an input unit for receiving a control command to execute an information service function;
• a memory unit for storing a mapping table that includes reference location information and link information matched with the reference location information;
• a display unit for displaying service information provided from a cyber space;
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• a control unit for acquiring, when the information service function execution request is detected, location information of the mobile terminal using the coordinate received by the location information reception unit, for determining whether a link information corresponding to the acquire location information exists, for accessing, when the link information exists, a cyber space with reference to the link information, for outputting service information provided by a service provider that is associated with the cyber space, and for updating, when the link information does not exist, the link information corresponding to the acquired location information in response to a link information setting request.