Patent ID: 8575890

Claim:
A mobile terminal having a recharge menu setting function, the mobile terminal comprising: a user interface comprising a display providing a recharge menu to perform inter-recharging with a counterpart terminal; a user input unit configured to receive key data for setting the recharge menu; a short range communication unit configured to perform infrared communication with the counterpart terminal; a coil connected with a recharger, to which current is applied when the inter-recharging is performed by non-contact recharging; and a controller configured to control the current flowing to the coil according to the key data input through the recharge menu, and to perform a controlling operation during the inter-recharging with the counterpart terminal, wherein the non-contact recharging is performed according to inductive coupling, wherein during the inter-recharging, the controller exchanges battery information with the counterpart terminal by performing the infrared communication with the counterpart terminal and causes the display to display the battery information, wherein the recharge menu comprises an inter-recharge menu including a first menu item for recharging the counterpart terminal and a second menu item for recharging the mobile terminal by the counterpart terminal, the recharge menu further comprising a recharge time, a recharge level and a menu item for setting output information when the recharging is completed or stopped, and wherein the controller is further configured to: cause the display to display a counterpart recharge icon and charging information of the counterpart terminal when the counterpart terminal is recharged by the non-contact recharging in response to selection of the first menu item from the inter-recharge menu; and cause the display to display a non-contact recharge icon and charging information of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is recharged by the counterpart terminal in response to selection of the second menu item from the inter-recharge menu.