Patent ID: 8515458

Claim:
A wireless telephone system comprising: a relay device; a first wireless telephone device configured to communicate with another device in a wireless communication area of the relay device; and a second wireless telephone device configured to communicate with another device in the wireless communication area of the relay device, wherein the relay device comprises: a processor; and non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the relay device to function as: a call request receiving unit configured to receive a call request from the first wireless telephone device, the call request including telephone identification information of the second wireless telephone device; a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the second wireless telephone device is located within the wireless communication area of the relay device on a condition that the call request is received; and a connection information sending unit configured to send connection information of the second wireless telephone device to the first wireless telephone device on a condition that it is determined that the second wireless telephone device is located within the wireless communication area of the relay device, wherein the first wireless telephone device comprises: a processor; and non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the first wireless telephone device to function as: a call request sending unit configured to send the call request to the relay device; and a connection request sending unit configured to send a connection request for direct communication with the second wireless telephone device, with the connection information of the second wireless telephone device as a destination of the connection request, and wherein the second wireless telephone device comprises: a connection request receiving unit configured to receive the connection request.