Patent ID: 8909275

Claim:
A wireless communication system comprising: a controller; and a plurality of communication terminals; wherein the controller and the plurality of communication terminals are connected to each other for communication, wherein the controller includes: a first wireless communication section which communicates by wireless communication with the communication terminals; a communication number control section which counts a communication number of each of the communication terminals communicated through the first wireless communication section and stores the numbers in a storage section; and a first communication control section which sets back off information indicating a priority of communication of the communication terminals according to the communication numbers stored in the storage section and transmits the back off information through the first wireless communication section to the communication terminals, wherein each of the communication terminals includes: a second wireless communication section which communicates by wireless communication with the controller; and a second communication control section which sets a back off time of communication with the controller to be shorter as the priority of communication becomes higher based on the back off information received from the controller through the second wireless communication section, and wherein the first communication control section sets the back off information so that a low priority is set for communication of (i) a communication terminal in which new communication is generated and (ii) a communication terminal in which communication ends, according to the communication numbers stored in the storage section.