Wireless communication apparatus

摘要

There is provided a wireless communication apparatus which, when a connection request is received from a specific apparatus in a state where an upper limit number of connections are established by the wireless communication apparatus, selects a target apparatus to be disconnected from among a plurality of apparatuses which currently establish a wireless connection with the wireless communication apparatus, disconnects a wireless connection with the target apparatus, and establishes a wireless connection with the specific apparatus. When the plurality of apparatuses includes a first type apparatus which is inoperable according to a specific wireless communication system, and a second type apparatus which is operable according to the specific wireless communication system, the wireless communication apparatus selects an apparatus of a type as the target apparatus based on a disconnection priority determined in advance for the plurality of types of apparatuses.

主权项

1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:
a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication apparatus to perform operations comprising:
in a state where a number of connections which is a number of wireless connections currently being established by the wireless communication apparatus operating as a base station of a wireless network matches an upper limit number, receiving a first wireless connection request from a first specific apparatus;when the first wireless connection request is received from the first specific apparatus, selecting a first target apparatus to be disconnected, from among N1 apparatuses which currently establish a wireless connection with the wireless communication apparatus (where N1 is an integer equal to or greater than two), wherein when the N1 apparatuses include a plurality of types of apparatuses including a first type apparatus which is connectable with the wireless communication apparatus and not supported with the wireless connection according to a specific wireless communication system, and a second type apparatus which is connectable with the wireless communication apparatus and supported with the wireless connection according to the specific wireless communication system, the selecting preferentially selects, based on a disconnection priority determined in advance for the plurality of types of apparatuses, an apparatus of a type having a highest disconnection priority as the first target apparatus;transmitting a first disconnection request to the first target apparatus to disconnect a wireless connection with the first target apparatus; andestablishing a wireless connection with the first specific apparatus after the wireless connection with the first target apparatus is disconnected,wherein the first type apparatus has a function to automatically transmit a reconnection request to the wireless communication apparatus after being disconnected from the wireless communication apparatus by receiving the first disconnection request from the wireless communication apparatus, andwherein the selecting preferentially selects the first type apparatus as the first target apparatus over the second type apparatus.