Patent ID: 8953577
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a first probing unit adapted to probe for a predetermined communication partner; a timer that measures a predetermined time period; a second probing unit adapted to probe, in response to the predetermined time period being measured by said timer after the probe by said first probing unit, for another communication apparatus that transmits a signal including a predetermined network identifier in a case that the predetermined communication partner is not detected; a comparing unit adapted to compare information received from the other communication apparatus and information regarding said communication apparatus in a case that the other communication apparatus is detected by said second probing unit; a participation unit adapted to participate in a first wireless network formed by the other communication apparatus in a case that a value represented by the information received from the other communication apparatus is larger than a value represented by the information regarding said communication apparatus, wherein, in this case, a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identification) of said communication apparatus is set to a value identical to a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identification) of the other communication apparatus; and a communication unit adapted to perform a predetermined communication with the other communication apparatus in a second wireless network formed by said communication apparatus in a case that a value represented by the information regarding said communication apparatus is larger than a value represented by the information received from the other communication apparatus, wherein at least one of the first probing unit, the second probing unit, the comparing unit, the participation unit and the communication unit is implemented by a processor or a controller.