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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Naito, Tokyo, JP;
Katsutoshi Itoh, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Erika Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoya Yamaura, Tokyo, JP;
Natsuki Itaya, Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a radio communication device including a reception unit which receives information indicating a connection state or a communication capability of another radio communication device which the radio communication device attempts to connect to, and a selection unit which selects, depending on the information received by the reception unit, which communication is to be performed from among first communication in which a direct connection to such other radio communication device is established and direct communication with such other radio communication device is performed, second communication in which a connection to such other radio communication device via a base station is established and direct communication with such other radio communication device is performed, and third communication in which a connection to such other radio communication device via the base station is established and indirect communication with such other radio communication device via the base station is performed.