Patent ID: 8599807

Claim:
A wireless communication device in a wireless communication system including a designated wireless relay device connected to an external network, and a plurality of wireless communication devices directly or indirectly connectable to the designated wireless relay device wirelessly, the plurality of the wireless communication devices including a wireless terminal and at least one other wireless relay device different from the designated wireless relay device, the wireless communication device comprising: circuitry configured to estimate effective velocities of communication on a plurality of wireless communication routes structurable between said wireless communication device and the designated wireless relay device; and select as a connection destination one of the designated wireless relay device and the at least one other wireless relay device such that, among the plurality of wireless communication routes, a maximum-speed wireless communication route, being a wireless communication route having the maximum-speed effective velocity estimated by the estimating, is structured, wherein the plurality of wireless communication routes include a first wireless communication route which directly connects said wireless communication device to the designated wireless relay device wirelessly, and a second wireless communication route which connects said wireless communication device to the designated wireless relay device through at least one of the at least one other wireless relay device wirelessly.