Patent ID: 8379256

Claim:
An electronic apparatus comprising: a host controller that serves as a wireless communication host; one or more information processing units that have the function of a wireless communication device that can perform wireless communication with the host controller; a communication unit that can communicate with another electronic apparatus; and a control unit that acquires from the host controller connection information that is information on whether or not the host controller and the information processing unit requested for connection are connected to each other and whether or not the connection can be cut off when a connection request for one information processing unit out of the one or more information processing units is received from the another electronic apparatus through the communication unit, permits connection of the another electronic apparatus and the information processing unit requested to be connected to through wireless communication in a case where the host controller and the information processing unit requested for connection are not connected to each other, and permits connection of the another electronic apparatus and the information processing unit requested for connection through wireless communication after the connection of the host controller and the information processing unit requested for connection is cut off in a case where the host controller and the information processing unit requested for connection are connected to each other and the connection can be cut off.