Information processing apparatus, wireless communication terminal, and information processing method

A wireless communication terminal comprising:

• a first communicator compatible with a first wireless communication scheme;
• a second communicator compatible with a second wireless communication scheme different from the first wireless communication scheme;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• operate as a transmitter configured to transmit, every predetermined period, a first wireless signal according to the second wireless communication scheme, the first wireless signal including identification information indicating a source of a wireless signal in the second wireless communication scheme, the identification information being of the wireless communication terminal and already notified, by an information processing apparatus capable of performing communication through a communication network, by the first wireless communication scheme, to another wireless communication terminal of a user for whom a meet-up schedule with a user of the wireless communication terminal is set by the information processing apparatus;
• or
• operate as a receiver of the wireless signal according to the second wireless communication scheme, and to detect presence of the other wireless communication terminal by receiving a second wireless signal including identification information of the other wireless communication terminal indicating a source of a wireless signal by the second wireless communication scheme, received from the information processing apparatus.

An information processing method comprising:

• notifying, by an information processing apparatus, when a meet-up schedule is set between users of a first wireless communication terminal and a second wireless communication terminal that are capable of. communicating with the information processing apparatus through a communication network by a first wireless communication scheme, the second wireless communication terminal of identification information of the first wireless communication terminal indicating a source of a wireless signal in a second wireless communication scheme different from the first wireless communication scheme, through the communication network by the first wireless communication scheme;
• implementing, by the first wireless communication terminal, operation of a transmitter of a first wireless signal according to the second wireless communication scheme, including the identification information of the first wireless communication terminal;
• and
• implementing, by the second wireless communication terminal, operation of a receiver of a wireless signal according to the second wireless communication scheme;
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• detecting, by the second wireless communication terminal, presence of the first wireless communication terminal by receiving the first wireless signal according to the second wireless communication scheme, including the identification information of the first wireless communication terminal.