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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takeshi Itagaki, Saitama, JP;

Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Tokyo, JP;

Tadashi Ehara, Kanagawa, JP;

Shinji Takae, Tokyo, JP;

Tomoaki Matsumura, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04B 7/155 (2006.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/15592 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 8/00 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 40/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/146 (2018.01); Y02D 70/34 (2018.01);
Abstract

A terminal search unit searches for a predetermined transmitter terminal. A determination unit determines whether to participate in relay transfer involved in data transmission from the predetermined transmitter terminal found by the terminal search unit to a predetermined receiver terminal, using information possessed by the terminal device. A notification unit notifies the predetermined transmitter terminal of participation when the determination unit determines that the terminal device participates. It is possible to satisfactorily participate in relay transfer involved in data transmission from the predetermined transmitter terminal.


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