Patent ID: 11956067
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A wireless base station comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a first control signal to a second wireless communication terminal and to transmit one or more first operation signals to the second wireless communication terminal, the first control signal instructing to transmit a signal that requests terminal-to-terminal communication between a first wireless communication terminal and the second wireless communication terminal, and the one or more first operation signals being used for operating at least a part of the first wireless communication terminal; and
a receiver capable of receiving at least one of a response signal or a data signal that is transmitted from the first wireless communication terminal to the second wireless communication terminal after the one or more first operation signals are transmitted,
wherein:
the transmitter is configured to:
transmit, if the at least one of the response signal or the data signal is received, a second operation signal to either the first wireless communication terminal or the second wireless communication terminal in accordance with the at least one of the response signal or the data signal, the second operation signal being used for operating at least a part of the first wireless communication terminal; and
transmit, if neither of the response signal or the data signal is received, the second operation signal to the second wireless communication terminal, and

the terminal-to-terminal communication between the first wireless communication terminal and the second wireless communication terminal to be started by the first control signal is defined as including:
transmitting the one or more first operation signals, which are transmitted to the second wireless communication terminal, to the first wireless communication terminal from the second wireless communication terminal; and
transmitting the second operation signal, which is transmitted to the second wireless communication terminal, to the first wireless communication terminal from the second wireless communication terminal.