Method and apparatus for wirelessly charging a mobile terminal
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1. A method for wirelessly charging a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- detecting one or more wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminals;
receiving, after finding one or more wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminals, power state information from the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals, respectively;
setting the mobile terminal as one of a power supplying terminal and a power receiving terminal, and setting one of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals as the other of the power supplying terminal and the power receiving terminal, by comparing power state information of the mobile terminal with the received power state information of the found one or more mobile terminals, wherein the power state information contains at least one of residual power amount information indicating a currently remaining power amount in each of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals, a charging requirement reference value indicating a charging need of each of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals, and a surplus power reference value indicating an ability for each of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals to supply power to other mobile terminals; and
performing a power charging operation with the one of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals according to the setting.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method for wirelessly charging the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes searching for a wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminal; receiving, upon finding a wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminal, power state information from the found rechargeable mobile terminal; setting the mobile terminal as one of a power supplying terminal and a power receiving terminal based on the received power state information; and performing a power charging operation with the found rechargeable mobile terminals according to the setting.
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1. A method for wirelessly charging a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminals; receiving, after finding one or more wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminals, power state information from the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals, respectively; setting the mobile terminal as one of a power supplying terminal and a power receiving terminal, and setting one of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals as the other of the power supplying terminal and the power receiving terminal, by comparing power state information of the mobile terminal with the received power state information of the found one or more mobile terminals, wherein the power state information contains at least one of residual power amount information indicating a currently remaining power amount in each of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals, a charging requirement reference value indicating a charging need of each of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals, and a surplus power reference value indicating an ability for each of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals to supply power to other mobile terminals; and performing a power charging operation with the one of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals according to the setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a wireless communication unit; a wireless charging module for wirelessly transmitting and receiving power; and a controller for detecting one or more wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminals through the wireless communication module, receiving, after finding one or more wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminals, power state information from the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals, setting the mobile terminal as one of a power supplying terminal and a power receiving terminal, by comparing power state information of the mobile terminal with the received power state information of the found one or more mobile terminals, and setting one of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals as the other of the power supplying terminal and the power receiving terminal, by comparing power state information of the mobile terminal with the received power state information of the found one or more mobile terminals, and performing a power charging operation with the one of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals according to the setting, wherein the power state information contains at least one of residual power amount information indicating a currently remaining power amount in each of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals, a charging requirement reference value indicating a charging need of each of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals, and a surplus power reference value indicating an ability for each of the found one or more rechargeable mobile terminals to supply power to other mobile terminals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. The mobile terminal as claimed in 10, the controller sets the selected rechargeable mobile terminal as power receiving terminal if the mobile terminal is set as the power supplying terminal, and sets the selected rechargeable terminal as power supplying terminal if the mobile terminal is set as the power receiving terminal.
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