Patent ID: 8391193

Claim:
A wireless communication system comprising: a first wireless communication device; and a second wireless communication device, wherein the first wireless communication device includes: a beacon signal exchanging unit for exchanging a plurality of beacon signals with the second wireless communication device; a connection management unit for establishing a connection relationship with the second wireless communication device by exchanging at least one of the plurality of beacon signals; a pause management unit for exchanging information on a predetermined pause period with the second wireless communication device, with which the connection relationship is established, and pausing the own operation until the predetermined pause period has elapsed from a predetermined time; and a beacon slot management unit for setting a beacon slot to be used for transmission of the plurality of beacon signals, the beacon slot management unit sets the beacon slot after elapse of the predetermined pause period, the beacon signal exchanging unit transmits at least two of the plurality of beacon signals for a predetermined time interval using the beacon slot after the predetermined pause period has elapsed and the beacon slot is set, the second wireless communication device includes: a beacon signal exchanging unit for exchanging a the plurality of beacon signals with the first wireless communication device; a connection management unit for establishing a connection relationship with the first wireless communication device by exchanging at least one of the plurality of beacon signals; a pause management unit for exchanging information on a predetermined pause period with the first wireless communication device, with which the connection relationship is established, and pausing the own operation until the predetermined pause period has elapsed from the predetermined time; and a beacon slot management unit for setting a beacon slot to be used for transmission of the beacon signal, and the pause management unit executes a predetermined operation in subordination to at least one of the plurality of beacon signals, transmitted from the first wireless communication device during the predetermined time interval, received by the beacon signal exchanging unit after elapse of the predetermined pause period.