Patent ID: 8213355

Claim:
A wireless communication system comprising: an access point; a master communication apparatus; and a slave communication apparatus, wherein the master communication apparatus and the slave communication apparatus perform wireless communication through the access point, the master communication apparatus including a master-side setting information storage unit that stores setting information necessary for accessing the access point, a master-side wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication through the access point using the setting information stored in the master-side setting information storage unit, a master-side near field communication unit that performs near field communication with the slave communication apparatus, and a setting information transfer unit that receives a setting information request for requesting the setting information from the slave communication apparatus through the master-side near field communication unit and that transmits the setting information stored in the master-side setting information storage unit to the slave communication apparatus in response to the setting information request, the slave communication apparatus configured as a portable electronic device and including a slave-side near field communication unit that performs near field communication with the master communication apparatus, a setting information obtaining unit that transmits the setting information request to the master communication apparatus through the slave-side near field communication unit and that receives the setting information from the master communication apparatus through the slave-side near field communication unit, a slave-side setting information storage unit that stores the setting information obtained by the setting information obtaining unit, and a slave-side wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication through the access point using the setting information stored in the slave-side setting information storage unit.