Patent ID: 8276034

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that wirelessly receives a packet communication signal including a plurality of packets in units of communication; a requesting unit that, when the receiving unit fails to receive a packet included in the packet communication signal, issues a first retransmission request for retransmitting the packet; a storing unit that stores therein packets included in a first packet communication signal received before the first retransmission request is issued and packets included in a second packet communication signal received after the first retransmission request is issued including a retransmitted packet; a setting unit that sets a first order of transferring the packets stored in the storing unit to a control unit in an order of receiving the packets when the receiving unit receives the packets without a fail; and a transferring unit that transfers the packets stored in the storing unit to the control unit in the first order, wherein when the receiving unit fails to receive the retransmitted packet, the setting unit further sets a second order of transferring a dummy packet as a replacement of the retransmitted packet in an order of receiving packets having same content as that of the transmitted packet without a fail, and the transferring unit transfers the dummy packet to the control unit in the second order.