Wireless communication device for performing different wireless communications

1. A wireless communication device that performs a wireless communication with other wireless communication devices comprising:

a memory unit that stores a communication setting information used for the wireless communication; and

a communication control unit that controls the wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information stored in the memory unit so as to control a first wireless communication and a second wireless communication;

wherein the communication control unit controls the first wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the first wireless communication stored in the memory unit,

when the first wireless communication switches to the second wireless communication, the communication setting information of the first wireless communication is stored in the memory unit and the first wireless communication is end, and in addition, the communication setting information of the second wireless communication is stored in the memory unit and the communication control unit controls the second wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the second wireless communication stored in the memory unit,

when the second wireless communication is turned off, the communication control unit controls the first wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the first wireless communication,

the first wireless communication performs a wireless communication with the other wireless communication devices through an external access point, and

the second wireless communication performs a peer-to-peer wireless communication with the other wireless communication devices through without the external access point.

2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1 , wherein

the communication control unit writes the communication setting information of the first wireless communication,

when the first wireless communication switches to the second wireless communication, the communication control unit do not delete the communication setting information of the first wireless communication stored in the memory unit, and

when the second wireless communication is turned off, the communication control unit reads the communication setting information of the first wireless communication from the memory unit.

3. The wireless communication device according to claim 2 , further comprising

a wireless communication unit configured to perform the first wireless communication and the second wireless communication,

wherein the communication control unit requests the first wireless communication in accordance with the read communication setting information of the first wireless communication.

4. The wireless communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the communication control unit controls to commence the first wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the first wireless communication stored in the memory unit, in response to the first wireless communication switching to the second wireless communication after commencing the first wireless communication, the communication setting information of the first wireless communication is stored in the memory unit and the first wireless communication is end, and in addition, the communication setting information of the second wireless communication is stored in the memory unit and the communication control unit controls to commence the second wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the second wireless communication stored in the memory unit, and in response to the second wireless communication being turned off after commencing the second wireless communication, the communication control unit controls to commence the first wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the first wireless communication.

5. The wireless communication device according to claim 1 , wherein when the second wireless communication is turned off, the communication control unit deletes the communication setting information of the second wireless communication stored in the memory unit.

6. The wireless communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first wireless communication is a Wi-Fi communication, and the second wireless communication is a Wi-Fi Direct wireless communication.

7. A wireless communication device that performs a wireless communication with other wireless communication devices comprising:

a memory unit that stores a communication setting information used for the wireless communication; and

a communication control unit that controls the wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information stored in the memory unit so as to control a first wireless communication and a second wireless communication;

wherein the communication control unit controls the first wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the first wireless communication stored in the memory unit,

when the first wireless communication switches to the second wireless communication, the communication setting information of the first wireless communication is stored in the memory unit and the first wireless communication is end, and in addition, the communication setting information of the second wireless communication is stored in the memory unit and the communication control unit controls the second wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the second wireless communication stored in the memory unit,

when the second wireless communication is turned off, the communication control unit controls the first wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the first wireless communication,

when a notification signal to turn off is received from the other wireless communication devices, when a beacon signal has not been received from the other wireless communication devices within a predetermined time, or when a response signal from the other wireless communication devices in response to the beacon signal from the wireless communication device has not been received within a predetermined time, the communication control unit detects that the second wireless communication was turned off.

8. A wireless communication device that performs a wireless communication with other wireless communication devices comprising:

a memory unit that stores a communication setting information used for the wireless communication; and

a communication control unit that controls the wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information stored in the memory unit so as to control a first wireless communication and a second wireless communication;

wherein the communication control unit controls the first wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the first wireless communication stored in the memory unit,

when the first wireless communication switches to the second wireless communication, the communication setting information of the first wireless communication is stored in the memory unit and the first wireless communication is end, and in addition, the communication setting information of the second wireless communication is stored in the memory unit and the communication control unit controls the second wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the second wireless communication stored in the memory unit,

when the second wireless communication is turned off, the communication control unit controls the first wireless communication in accordance with the communication setting information of the first wireless communication,

the communication setting information of the second wireless communication includes a Service Set Identifier,

the communication control unit produces the Service Set Identifier when the first wireless communication switches to the second wireless communication.