Wireless communication device, information processing device, and communication method

A wireless communication device comprising:

• a communication unit configured to perform an inter-device wireless communication with another device discovered through a connection discovery process;
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• a control unit configured to operate a first application designated in the connection discovery process based on timing of establishment of a connection of the inter-device wireless communication, wherein,
• when a second application is executed while the first application is being operated, the communication unit incorporates information about the second application into an action frame specified in the IEEE802.11 specification, and transmits the action frame.

A wireless communication device performing an inter-device wireless communication with another wireless communication device in accordance with the Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct specification, the wireless communication device comprising:

• a transmitting unit configured to incorporate information about a role of the wireless communication device into an action frame specified in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11 specification, and transmit the action frame;
• a display unit configured to display image data;
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• a protocol switching unit configured to switch a protocol using the inter-device wireless communication.

An information processing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing a program to be executed by the processor, wherein the program causes the processor to carry out:
• a first procedure to perform an inter-device wireless communication with another device in accordance with the Wi-Fi Direct specification;
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• a second procedure to incorporate information about a role of a wireless communication device using the information processing device into an action frame specified in the IEEE802.11 specification, and transmit the action frame.