A printer (103) belongs to a service set (107) and communicates via an access point (101) in the infrastructure mode. The printer (103) searches for a beacon periodically. If a beacon is received from a terminal such as a digital camera (104), the printer registers the terminal address, service-set identifier...http://www.google.de/patents/US7724712?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7724712 - Communication control method and wireless communication apparatus