Patent ID: 8934464
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication device comprising: a function information transmitting unit for transmitting, via a wireless communication network, function information relating to a function of the wireless communication device; a function information receiving unit for receiving function information transmitted from another device; a function information comparison unit for comparing the function information of the wireless communication device and the function information received from such other device; and a function determination unit for determining which of the wireless communication device and such other device is to play a function of an access point, based on a result of the comparison by the function information comparison unit, wherein the function information is information relating to at least two of connection/non-connection of AC power, a remaining battery amount, a maximum communication speed, a number of usable frequency channels, presence or absence of a bridge function, a supported encoding method, a CPU processing capacity indicating a speed of processing by a CPU of a respective one of the wireless communication device and such other device, presence or absence of a display, and an ability of an input device of a respective one of the wireless communication device and such other device to function as a user interface.