A wireless communication terminal, comprising: an application execution section for executing an application program; and a communication control section for transmitting data to a communication target in response to a transmission processing request from the application execution section, wherein the communication control section comprises: a connection section for establishing a wireless communication connection to the communication target; a communication interruption section for disconnecting, based on a given condition, the wireless communication connection to the communication target to cause a shift to a communication interrupted state in which the socket and connection at the upper layer are maintained, wherein transmission of beacons is not performed in the communication interrupted state; a connection management section for re-establishing the wireless communication connection to the communication target when the transmission processing request is received by an application interface section from an application execution section, in the communication interrupted state; and a data transmission section for transmitting, to the communication target, the data relating to the transmission processing request after the re-establishment of the wireless communication connection; wherein the communication target is an access point; and wherein the given condition is one selected from the list consisting of: i. a condition relating to an interval of communication with an access point; and ii. a condition relating to a state of charge of a rechargeable battery. an application execution section for executing an application program; and a communication control section for transmitting data to a communication target in response to a transmission processing request from the application execution section, wherein the communication control section comprises: a connection section for establishing a wireless communication connection to the communication target; a communication interruption section for disconnecting, based on a given condition, the wireless communication connection to the communication target to cause a shift to a communication interrupted state in which the socket and connection at the upper layer are maintained, wherein transmission of beacons is not performed in the communication interrupted state; a connection management section for re-establishing the wireless communication connection to the communication target when the transmission processing request is received by an application interface section from an application execution section, in the communication interrupted state; and a data transmission section for transmitting, to the communication target, the data relating to the transmission processing request after the re-establishment of the wireless communication connection; a connection section for establishing a wireless communication connection to the communication target; a communication interruption section for disconnecting, based on a given condition, the wireless communication connection to the communication target to cause a shift to a communication interrupted state in which the socket and connection at the upper layer are maintained, wherein transmission of beacons is not performed in the communication interrupted state; a connection management section for re-establishing the wireless communication connection to the communication target when the transmission processing request is received by an application interface section from an application execution section, in the communication interrupted state; and a data transmission section for transmitting, to the communication target, the data relating to the transmission processing request after the re-establishment of the wireless communication connection; wherein the communication target is an access point; and wherein the given condition is one selected from the list consisting of: i. a condition relating to an interval of communication with an access point; and ii. a condition relating to a state of charge of a rechargeable battery. i. a condition relating to an interval of communication with an access point; and ii. a condition relating to a state of charge of a rechargeable battery.