The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling same, and has the objective of providing a mobile terminal and a method of controlling same which allow a caller to be identified when a call signal is received without having to look at a display. The gist of the present invention is that when a call signal is received through a wireless communication unit, the calling phone number of the received call signal is identified, a melody bell sound corresponding to the identified calling phone number is output, and the key of the melody corresponds to a first number included in the calling phone number.