COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD

A module (10) is a communication device capable of performing data communication by connecting with terminals (20, 30) using short-range wireless communication via preset connection destination addresses. The module (10) includes a switching request receiving unit (13) configured to receive, when the module (10) is connected with the terminal (20), a switching request indicating a connection switching to the terminal (30), an address changing unit (14) configured to change the connection destination address using the reception of the switching request by the switching request receiving unit (13) as a trigger, a connection disconnecting unit (15) configured to forcibly disconnect the connection with the terminal (20) when the connection destination address is changed by the address changing unit (14), and a connection process executing unit (16) configured to receive a connection request from the terminal (30) by the connection destination address changed by the address changing unit (14) after the connection with the terminal (20) is disconnected by the connection disconnecting unit (15) and to connect with the terminal (30).