Patent ID: 8767690

Claim:
A wireless communication device comprising: a notification information transmission unit which sends notification information of the wireless communication device via a wireless communication network; a response information reception unit which receives, from another device which has received the notification information of the wireless communication device, response information of such other device with respect to the notification information of the wireless communication device; a notification information reception unit which receives notification information of such other device; a frequency setting unit which sets communication frequency of the wireless communication device based on the notification information of such other device or the response information of such other device; a response information transmission unit which sends response information of the wireless communication device with respect to the notification information of such other device; and an operation mode determination unit which determines, based on operation mode determination information indicating a priority index of such other device and included in the notification information of such other device or the response information of such other device, that the wireless communication device is caused to operate as one of a master device and a slave device.