Patent ID: 8630594

Claim:
A wireless communication apparatus comprising: a wireless unit configured to set a transmit state or a receive state for each period and to transmit or receive a signal, the transmit state including a first period for transmitting a connection request to establish connection, the receive state including a second period for receiving a connection request, and both lengths of the first period and the second period being equal; and a control unit configured to control the wireless unit to operate in one of a transmit mode, a receive mode and a transceive mode, the transmit mode being a mode in which the transmit state is maintained for a plurality of first periods, the receive mode being a mode in which the receive state is maintained for a plurality of second periods, and the transceive mode being a mode in which the transmit state and the receive state are switched, wherein the control unit causes the wireless unit to operate in the receive mode or the transceive mode before a trigger signal is externally input, and to operate in the transmit mode if the trigger signal is input.