Patent ID: 7257099
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: H04J,H04W

Abstract:
1. A control section of a wireless communication apparatus that performs communication by a first wireless communication module and by a second wireless communication module capable of performing communication according to a polling method and according to a contention communication method, the control section comprising: assigning means for assigning a first time period in which the second wireless communication module is allowed to perform communication according to the polling method as a communication period for the second wireless communication module according to the polling method, while assigning a second time period in which the second wireless communication module is allowed to perform communication according to the contention communication method as a communication period for the first wireless communication module; controlling means for repeatedly controlling communication by the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module according to the assignment of the communication period by the assigning means; and changing means for terminating the first time period assigned by the assigning means in a reduced period and starting the second time period when the communication by the second wireless communication module according to the polling method is completed before expiration of the first time period.