Patent ID: 9201983
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal, comprising: a memory configured to store user search information used in a Location Based Service (LBS) application at the mobile terminal; a display; and a controller configured to: perform a search if a search request is received from a user in the LBS application, store user search information used during the search, iteratively compute and store in the memory search patterns for the user; and if a specific condition is input by a user, to extract and display via the display user search pattern information, corresponding to the specific condition from the user search information stored in the memory, wherein the user search pattern information is extracted and displayed according to priorities for certain categories of searches or particular entities based upon search frequencies in cumulative search information of the user stored in the memory; wherein, the user search information includes at least one of a search word, a search result place, location information of a search place, a search time, a search execution place, a category of a search word, and a number of search attempts; the user search pattern information is displayed with a marker on geographic map data or in an augmented reality mode, and detailed information with respect to the user search pattern information is displayed when the user search pattern information displayed on the geographic map data or in the augmented reality mode is selected; and the specific condition is user selectable from a menu displayed on the display containing a plurality of search condition data that, when selected, collectively define the specific condition, the search condition data including: i) at least one of a category of goods or services, and a specific goods or service; and ii) at least one of a historical period of a prior search performed at the mobile terminal, and a number of times of searches made at the mobile terminal.