Patent ID: RE40745

Claim:
A command processing method for a radio LAN (Local Area Network) system which includes a plurality of terminals and at least one base apparatus and wherein a command issued from any of said terminals is received by said base apparatus and information is transmitted from said base apparatus to one or more of the plurality of terminals by radio communication between the terminals and said base apparatus, said method comprising the steps of: receiving commands issued from any of said terminals, said commands comprising both competitive commands and non-competitive commands; determining whether the received command is a competitive command whose acceptance can result in a disturbance of information reception of any other of said terminals; rejecting acceptance of the command if it is determined that said received command is a competitive command; and issuing a notification of the rejection of the command to the terminal that has issued the command; whereby the disturbance caused by an acceptance of a competitive command to other terminals that are under a receiving state is minimized.