Communication device and communication method

Disclosed is a terminal apparatus (M101), which is provided with a terminal unit (M201) and a proximity wireless communication unit (M107). The terminal unit (M201) is provided with main memory (M106) which stores the operation history information of the terminal apparatus (M101), and a controller (M105). The proximity wireless communication unit (M107) is provided with a communication control unit (M216) which performs proximity wireless communication with a portable apparatus (M102), and proximity communication memory (M215). When a trouble is detected in the terminal unit (M201), the controller (M105) stores, in the proximity communication memory (M215), at least a part of the operation history information stored in the main memory (M106), and upon request from the portable apparatus (M102), the communication control unit (M216) transmits the operation history information stored in the proximity communication memory (M215) to the portable apparatus (M102) by the proximity wireless communication.