Wireless communication apparatus and method

A wireless communication method for a wireless communication apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of fine functional elements each having communication means for data transmission and reception by using radio waves or light and one or more means other than the communication means;
• and
• a base station for controlling and collectively managing said fine functional elements through communications with said fine functional elements,
• wherein one or more means other than the communication means are activated through communications of one of said fine functional elements received control information from said base station with another of said fine functional elements via the communication means.

A driving method for a wireless communication apparatus, wherein:

• the wireless communication apparatus is used which comprises a functional element group including a plurality of functional elements each having a first function for performing wireless communication by using light or radio waves and a second function different from the wireless communication;
• the second function of each of the functional elements is a single function;
• and
• each of the functional elements is disposed at a desired position to provide as a whole one or more of the second function through a cooperative work of each of the functional elements using the first function.