Patent ID: 9398549
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising: a first timer configured to measure first time intervals; a second timer configured to measure second time intervals, each first time interval including a plurality of the second time intervals; a third timer configured to measure third time intervals within the second time intervals, each third time interval being shorter than the second time intervals; a time interval selection unit configured to select a second time interval among the second time intervals in each first time interval, a time position of the selected second time interval being any one of time positions included in each of the first time intervals; a transmitting unit configured to transmit a first response signal to respond to a first connection request signal transmitted by another wireless communication apparatus, and to transmit a second connection request signal to establish a wireless connection; a receiving unit configured to receive a second response signal provided in response to the second connection request signal, and to receive the first connection request signal; and a control unit configured to control the transmitting unit and the receiving unit to operate, during the selected second time interval, in a first operational state in which a transmission of the second connection request signal and a wait for reception of the second response signal are repeatedly performed, and to operate, during each of the second time intervals other than the selected second time interval, in a second operational state which is different from the first operational state and in which a wait for reception of the first connection request signal is performed for the third time interval within each of the second time intervals other than selected second time interval.