Patent ID: 9066349
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication device comprising: a first wireless communication unit configured to receive a beacon signal when the first wireless communication unit is connected to a first wireless communication network; a second wireless communication unit configured to perform data communication through a second wireless communication network only when the first wireless communication unit is not connected to the first wireless communication network; and a control unit configured to detect, from a signal from the first wireless communication network, a parameter concerning intervals at which the first wireless communication unit receives the beacon signal, and configured to perform control, based on the detected parameter, as to whether or not to disconnect connection to the first wireless communication network, the control unit estimating, from the value of the parameter, power consumed by the first wireless communication unit in receiving the beacon signal and comparing the estimated power consumption with a predetermined threshold to determine whether or not to disconnect connection to the first wireless communication network.