Method and terminal for game data communication

A portable electronic device for controlling game data communication with portable electronic devices, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• receiving one or more performance parameters from multiple portable electronic devices as slave devices;
• determining whether the portable electronic device satisfies performance criteria with respect to the multiple portable electronic devices;
• in accordance with a determination that the portable electronic device does not satisfy the performance criteria with respect to the multiple portable electronic devices:
• selecting one of the multiple portable electronic devices as a new master device;
• and
• transferring a master device status to the selected portable electronic device;
• and,
• subsequent to transferring a master device status to the selected portable electronic device, communicating, as a slave device, with the selected portable electronic device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a portable electronic device, the one or more programs including instructions for:

• receiving one or more performance parameters from multiple portable electronic devices as slave devices;
• determining whether the portable electronic device satisfies performance criteria with respect to the multiple portable electronic devices;
• in accordance with a determination that the portable electronic device does not satisfy the performance criteria with respect to the multiple portable electronic devices:
• selecting one of the multiple portable electronic devices as a new master device;
• and
• transferring a master device status to the selected portable electronic device;
• and,
• subsequent to transferring a master device status to the selected portable electronic device, communicating, as a slave device, with the selected portable electronic device.