Wireless communication device, wireless communication method, program, and wireless communication system

A wireless communication method comprising:

• controlling a wireless communication device to operate as a group owner or a client;
• communicating with another wireless communication device based on the controlling operation;
• receiving service information indicating a service provided by each of the another wireless communication device and a new wireless communication device, the service information being one of a digital media renderer and a digital media server;
• and
• determining, when a communication group is formed that has a topology in which the wireless communication device acts as the group owner and the another wireless communication device acts as the client of the wireless communication device, and when the new wireless communication device enters the communication group, whether to change the topology of the communication group based on which particular services are provided by each of the communication devices, wherein changing the topology of the communication group includes designating a new group owner for the changed communication topology.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program that when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method comprising:

• controlling a wireless communication device to operate as a group owner or a client;
• communicating with another wireless communication device based on the controlling operation;
• receiving service information indicating a service provided by each of the another wireless communication device and a new wireless communication device, the service information being one of a digital media renderer and a digital media server;
• and
• determining, when a communication group is formed that has a topology in which the wireless communication device acts as the group owner and the another wireless communication device acts as the client of the wireless communication device, and when the new wireless communication device enters the communication group, whether to change the topology of the communication group based on which particular services are provided by each of the communication devices, wherein changing the topology of the communication group includes designating a new group owner for the changed communication topology.

A wireless communication system comprising:

• a first wireless communication device;
• and
• a second wireless communication device,
• wherein, when a communication group is formed that has a topology in which the first wireless communication device operates as a group owner and the second wireless communication device acts as a client of the first wireless communication device, and when a new wireless communication device enters the communication group, the first wireless communication device determines whether to change the topology of the communication group based on which particular services are provided by each of the communication devices, the service information being one of a digital media renderer and a digital media server, and wherein a change in the topology of the communication group includes designating a new group owner for the changed topology.