Information Communication Terminal Having Wireless Communication Function
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1. An information communication terminal for carrying out communications on a wireless network, comprising:
- a communication unit carrying out communications with an external apparatus using a frame on said wireless network; and
an information processing unit performing information processing using said frame received by said communication unit, wherein;
said communication unit includes a mode determination portion determining which one of a first mode and a second mode is set as an operating mode of said information communication terminal;
when said mode determination portion determines that said operating mode is set at said first mode, said communication unit outputs said received frame to said information processing unit; and
when said mode determination portion determines that said operating mode is set at said second mode, said communication unit transmits said received frame through said wireless network.
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Abstract
A terminal includes a communication unit. The communication unit determines which one of an AP mode and an ST mode is set as an operating mode of the terminal. In the ST mode, the communication unit accepts a received frame, and then outputs the accepted frame to a host system. In the AP mode, the communication unit transmits the received frame as it is to a wireless network, that is, relays the frame.
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1. An information communication terminal for carrying out communications on a wireless network, comprising:
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a communication unit carrying out communications with an external apparatus using a frame on said wireless network; and an information processing unit performing information processing using said frame received by said communication unit, wherein; said communication unit includes a mode determination portion determining which one of a first mode and a second mode is set as an operating mode of said information communication terminal; when said mode determination portion determines that said operating mode is set at said first mode, said communication unit outputs said received frame to said information processing unit; and when said mode determination portion determines that said operating mode is set at said second mode, said communication unit transmits said received frame through said wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless communication device installed in an information communication terminal for carrying out communications on a wireless network, comprising:
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a communication unit carrying out communications with an external apparatus using a frame on said wireless network; and an information processing unit performing information processing using said frame received by said communication unit, wherein; said communication unit includes a mode determination portion determining which one of a first mode and a second mode is set as an operating mode of said information communication terminal; when said mode determination portion determines that said operating mode is set at said first mode, said communication unit outputs said received frame to said information processing unit; and when said mode determination portion determines that said operating mode is set at said second mode, said communication unit transmits said received frame through said wireless network.
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9. A wireless communication network comprising a plurality of information communication terminals carrying out mutual wireless communications with one another, wherein
a first information communication terminal among said plurality of information communication terminals includes: -
a communication unit carrying out wireless communications with a second information communication terminal among said plurality of information communication terminals using a frame; and an information processing unit performing information processing using said frame received by said communication unit, said communication unit includes a mode determination portion determining which one of a first mode and a second mode is set as an operating mode of said first information communication terminal, when said mode determination portion determines that said operating mode is set at said first mode, said communication unit outputs said received frame to said information processing unit, and when said mode determination portion determines that said operating mode is set at said second mode, said communication unit transmits said received frame by said wireless communications.
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