AUTOMATIC ROLE DETERMINING SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic role determining system wherein a terminal with a user interface deficient of entry means or a terminal or the like without the need for a user to notify its role is automatically connected by having only to apply power to the terminal and can set its role. SOLUTION: The automatic role determining system is provided with: a power ON detection section 1; a random variable initial value determination section 2 for determining an initial value of a random variable on the basis of a terminal identification code read from a database 3 when receiving a power ON notice; a role control section 4 for activating a connection request control means at determinating of a tentative master and activating a scan control means at determination of a tentative slave; a random variable generating section 5 for generating the random variable to randomize a scan time when failing to receive a connection request; a scan control section 4 for controlling the operation to scan the connection request from other terminal; a connection request control section 7 for controlling transmission of the connection request for a prescribed time; and a connection link control section 8 for performing control after establishment of a connection link. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO