COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR ACTIVATING OPERATION MODE OF THAT APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THAT PROGRAM

摘要

There are provided a master station function control part (17) for causing a local apparatus to function as a master station; a slave station function control part (19) for causing the local apparatus to function as a slave station; a terminal function information storing part (23) having at least one of operation modes that include an AP fixing mode in which to activate the master station function control part (17) to cause the local apparatus to operate as a master station, an STA fixing mode in which to activate the slave station function control part (19) to cause the local apparatus to operate as a slave station, and an AP/STA mode in which to activate either the master station function control part (17) or the slave station function control part (19) to cause the local apparatus to operate as a master or slave station, and having stored one of those operation modes; a mode determining part (22) for determining the operation mode stored in the terminal function information storing part (23); and a mode control part (21) for controlling, based on the operation mode as determined by the mode determining part (22), the operation of the local apparatus.