Patent ID: 8416722

Claim:
A wireless communication apparatus comprising: a search unit adapted to search for at least one base station to which the wireless communication apparatus will be wirelessly connected; a receiving unit adapted to receive a packet sent and received between the base station found by said search unit and another wireless communication apparatus; a demodulating unit adapted to demodulate first information contained in the packet received by said receiving unit, the first information indicating state of wireless communication between the base station and the other wireless communication apparatus; an analyzing unit adapted to analyze state of communication between the base station and the other wireless communication apparatus based upon result of demodulating the first information by said demodulating unit; a determination unit adapted to determine whether wireless communication requested by said wireless communication apparatus is possible with the base station, based upon second information, which is requested in a case where said wireless communication apparatus performs wireless communication with the base station, and result of analysis by said analyzing unit; and a selecting unit adapted to select a connection-destination base station, based upon result of determination by said determination unit, from the at least one base station found by said search unit.