Patent ID: 9596307
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A communication system comprising: a plurality of mobile terminals; and a linked apparatus that includes a controller and works in concert with the plurality of mobile terminals to relay communications, the linked apparatus being configured to establish a direct wireless connection to a selected one of the plurality of mobile terminals, the selected one of the plurality of mobile terminals being designated as a relaying apparatus, wherein the plurality of mobile terminals includes: in a case where the selection of the relaying apparatus is changed from the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal, (1) the controller of the first mobile terminal causes the first mobile terminal to send, to the linked apparatus, a credential that is used to establish a direct wireless connection to the second mobile terminal, the credential being acquired by the first mobile terminal from the second mobile terminal, and (2) the controller of the linked apparatus causes the linked apparatus to establish the direct wireless connection to the second mobile terminal as the relaying apparatus using the credential.