Wireless communication apparatus

1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:

a wireless communication interface;

a processor; and

a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the wireless communication apparatus to perform:

receiving, from a terminal device, a signal for forming a specific wireless network including the wireless communication apparatus and the terminal device, the specific wireless network being either of a first wireless network or a second wireless network, the first wireless network being a network in which the terminal device operates as a parent station and the wireless communication apparatus operates as a child station, the second wireless network being a network in which the wireless communication apparatus operates as the parent station and the terminal device operates as the child station, the signal including related information specifying a frequency band to be used in the first wireless network and a terminal index value being set in advance in the terminal device, wherein the terminal device supports both a first frequency band not supported by the wireless communication interface of the wireless communication apparatus and a second frequency band supported by the wireless communication interface of the wireless communication apparatus;

determining whether the frequency band is the first frequency band not supported by the wireless communication interface of the wireless communication apparatus;

determining whether the terminal index value indicates that the terminal device is to become the parent station rather than the wireless communication apparatus by determining whether the terminal index value is greater than an apparatus index value set in advance in the wireless communication apparatus; and

forming the second wireless network in which a second frequency band different from the first frequency band is to be used by shifting the state of the wireless communication apparatus to the parent state, in a first case where it is determined that:

the first frequency band is not supported by the wireless communication interface of the wireless communication apparatus, and

the terminal index value indicates that the terminal device is to become the parent station rather than the wireless communication apparatus.

2. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein:

the signal is received from the terminal device via the wireless communication interface, and

the specific wireless network is a wireless network for performing a wireless communication of object data via the wireless communication interface.

3. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein

the signal is a request signal for requesting the wireless communication apparatus to send a response signal including the apparatus index value.

4. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 3 , wherein:

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication apparatus to further perform:

sending, in the first case, the response signal including a specific index value different from the apparatus index value to the terminal device, the specific index value being a value indicating that the wireless communication apparatus is to become the parent station rather than the terminal device, and

in the first case, the second wireless network in which the second frequency band is to be used is formed, after the response signal has been sent to the terminal device.

5. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 3 , wherein:

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication apparatus to further perform:

sending, in a second case where it is determined that the wireless communication apparatus is more likely to become the parent station than the terminal device, the response signal including the apparatus index value to the terminal device, and

in the second case, the second wireless network in which the second frequency band is to be used is formed, after the response signal has been sent to the terminal device.

6. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 3 , wherein:

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication apparatus to further perform:

sending the response signal including the apparatus index value to the terminal device, in a third case where it is determined that the frequency band is the second frequency band supported by the wireless communication apparatus,

the second wireless network in which the second frequency band is to be used is formed, after the response signal has been sent to the terminal device, in the third case and in a case where a relationship between the terminal index value and the apparatus index value indicates that the wireless communication apparatus is to become the parent station rather than the terminal device, and

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication apparatus to further perform:

participating in the first wireless network in which the second frequency band is to be used after the response signal has been sent to the terminal device, in the third case and in a case where the relationship between the terminal index value and the apparatus index value indicates that the terminal device is to become the parent station rather than the wireless communication apparatus.

7. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein:

the signal is a first response signal with regard to a first request signal for forming the specific wireless network,

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication apparatus to further perform:

sending the first request signal including the apparatus index value; and

sending, in the first case, a first type of signal indicating that it is not permitted to form the first wireless network to the terminal device, and

the second wireless network in which the second frequency band is to be used is formed, after the first type of signal has been sent to the terminal device.

8. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 7 , further comprising:

a wireless communication interface,

wherein the first request signal is sent to the terminal device via the wireless communication interface,

wherein the first response signal is received from the terminal device via the wireless communication interface,

wherein the first type of signal is sent to the terminal device via the wireless communication interface,

wherein the specific wireless network is a wireless network for performing a wireless communication of object data via the wireless communication interface, and

wherein the specific wireless network does not support the first frequency band and supports the second frequency band.

9. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 7 , wherein:

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication apparatus to further perform:

sending a second request signal for forming the specific wireless network to the terminal device, after the first type of signal being sent, the second request signal including a specific index value different from both of the apparatus index value and the terminal index value, the specific index value being a value indicating that the wireless communication apparatus is to become the parent station rather than the terminal device;

receiving a second response signal with regard to the second request signal from the terminal device, the second response signal including the related information and the terminal index value; and

sending, in a case where the second response signal is received, a second type of signal indicating that formation of the second wireless network to the terminal device is allowed,

the second wireless network in which the second frequency band is to be used is formed, after the second type of signal has been sent to the terminal device.

10. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 7 , wherein:

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication apparatus to further perform:

storing, in the first case, first identification information for identifying the terminal device in a memory, the first identification information being included in the first response signal;

receiving, from an external device, a third request signal for forming a wireless network including the wireless communication apparatus and the external device, the third request signal including second identification information for identifying the external device;

determining whether the external device is identical to the terminal device by determining whether the second identification information included in the third request signal is identical to the first identification information in the memory; and

sending, in a case where it is determined that the external device is identical to the terminal device, a third response signal including a specific index value different from both of the apparatus index value and the terminal index value, the specific index value being a value indicating that the wireless communication apparatus is to become the parent station rather than the terminal device, and

the second wireless network in which the second frequency band is to be used is formed, after a third type of signal has been sent to the terminal device.

11. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 7 , wherein:

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication apparatus to further perform:

forming a predetermined wireless network in which the second frequency band is to be used is formed, by causing the wireless communication apparatus to autonomously operate as the parent station, the predetermined wireless network only including the wireless communication apparatus, and

the second wireless network is formed after forming the predetermined wireless network, by sending an invitation signal for inviting the terminal device to the predetermined wireless network so as to cause the terminal device to participate in the predetermined wireless network.

12. The wireless communication apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein determining whether the terminal index value indicates that the terminal device is to become the parent station rather than the wireless communication apparatus includes:

determining that the terminal device is to become the parent station in response to determining that the terminal index value is not greater than an apparatus index value.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions for a wireless communication apparatus, wherein

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by a processor mounted on the wireless communication apparatus, cause the wireless communication apparatus to perform:

receiving, from a terminal device, a signal for forming a specific wireless network including the wireless communication apparatus and the terminal device, the specific wireless network being either of a first wireless network or a second wireless network, the first wireless network being a network in which the terminal device operates as a parent station and the wireless communication apparatus operates as a child station, the second wireless network being a network in which the wireless communication apparatus operates as the parent station and the terminal device operates as the child station, the signal including, related information related to a frequency band to be used in the first wireless network, and a terminal index value being set in advance in the terminal device, wherein the terminal device supports both a first frequency band not supported by a wireless communication interface of the wireless communication apparatus and a second frequency band supported by the wireless communication interface of the wireless communication apparatus;

determining whether the frequency band is the first frequency band not supported by the wireless communication interface of the wireless communication apparatus;

determining whether the terminal index value indicates that the terminal device is to become the parent station rather than the wireless communication apparatus by determining whether the terminal index value is greater than an apparatus index value set in advance in the wireless communication apparatus; and

forming the second wireless network in which a second frequency band different from the first frequency band is to be used by shifting the state of the wireless communication apparatus to the parent state, in a first case where it is determined that:

the first frequency band is not supported by the wireless communication interface of the wireless communication apparatus, and

the terminal index value indicates that the terminal device is to become the parent station rather than the wireless communication apparatus.