MOBILE TERMINAL FOR SOUND OUTPUT CONTROL AND SOUND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal for controlling sound output and a method for controlling the same. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises one or more applications which include sound data and request a sound output, a sound control unit which determines an output sound when multiple requests for the output sound is input by a plurality of applications being executed, and a sound output control unit which outputs the determined sound by forming a virtual output path for each of the sound data and blocking other virtual output paths apart from the virtual output path mapped to the sound determined to be output by the sound control unit. [Reference numerals] (110) Sound control interface unit; (111) Communication unit; (120) Sound control unit; (121) Determining unit; (122) List managing unit; (123) Mapping unit; (124) Searching unit; (125) Output sound determining unit; (126) Application information transferring unit; (130) Mapping information storing unit; (140) Sound output unit; (150) Sound module