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Wireless network system and wireless communication program

  • US 20060106963A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2005
  • Published: 05/18/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless network system composed of a plurality of terminal devices having a radio communication function, one of the plurality of terminal devices acting as a master device for controlling data transfer timing in a network, each terminal device other than the master device acting as a slave device performing data transfer with the master device under control of the master device, wherein each of the plurality of terminal devices includes:

  • a master device search section for searching for any other terminal device acting as the master device or a temporary master device;

    a temporary master process section for causing the terminal device itself to act as the temporary master device;

    a switching section for, if no network is constructed with any other terminal device, performing a switching operation for alternately activating the master device search section and the temporary master process section;

    a slave process section for, if the master device search section detects presence of the master device or temporary master device, causing the terminal device itself to act as a slave device for the detected master device or temporary master device; and

    a master process section for, if another terminal device is detected as searching for the master device or temporary master device during a period for which the terminal device itself is caused by the temporary master process section to act as the temporary master device, causing the terminal device itself to act as the master device.

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