Mobile terminal and method for controlling place recognition

A method for controlling place recognition in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

• collecting, by a processor of the mobile terminal, at least one of state information about the mobile terminal and user personal information stored in the mobile terminal;
• determining, by the processor, 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, by the processor, 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, on a touch screen of the mobile terminal, if the current place has been registered, information about the current place,
• wherein the state information includes moving state information of the mobile terminal, and information generated by at least one sensor of the mobile terminal, and
• wherein determining whether the current place of the mobile terminal is the major place comprises:
• calculating, by the processor, a probability corresponding to the moving state of the mobile terminal and the visiting of the major place;
• and
• comparing, by the processor, the calculated probability with a threshold set for determining whether the current place is the major place.