Patent ID: 8320941
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: a current-location information acquisition unit configured to acquire current-location information indicating a current location of the mobile terminal; a direction information acquisition unit configured to acquire direction information indicating a direction of orientation of the mobile terminal; a storage unit configured to store data having location information added thereto; a search unit configured to search for at least one of the data having the location information that is located in the direction from the current location of the mobile terminal and that falls within a predetermined range around the direction based on the current-location information and the direction information; and a display control unit configured to cause the retrieved data to be displayed, wherein availability of the location information is further added to the data stored in the storage unit, and the search unit is configured to analyze, when the location information is not registered, an address in the storage unit and acquire the location information based on the address.