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Image transfer system for a network

  • US 8,319,835 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2007
  • Issued: 11/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image transfer system comprising:

  • a first specific server including first data;

    a second specific server including second data; and

    an electronic camera having a function of accessing the first specific server and the second specific server via the Internet, wherein;

    the electronic camera comprises;

    a storage unit in which related information concerning the electronic camera is stored in advance of accessing the first specific server and the second specific server;

    a first generation unit that generates a first identifier to be used to identify the electronic camera in conformance to a first predefined specific rule based upon at least part of the related information stored in the storage unit;

    a first setting unit that sets the first identifier generated by the first generation unit within a first request message, which is to be received by the first specific server, for connecting to the Internet;

    a second generation unit that generates a second identifier to be used to identify the electronic camera in conformance to a second predefined specific rule based upon at least part of the related information stored in the storage unit;

    a second setting unit that sets the second identifier generated by the second generation unit within a second request message for server authentication by the second specific server; and

    a memory unit in which an image captured is stored, wherein;

    the electronic camera (1) connects to the Internet in accordance with receiving from the first specific server a first authentication response indicating that access to the first specific server by the electronic camera is accepted and (2) transmits the image to the second specific server in accordance with receiving from the second specific server a second authentication response indicating that access to the second specific server by the electronic camera is accepted;

    the first authentication response is transmitted by the first specific server when the first specific server determines that the first identifier matches the first data;

    the second authentication response is transmitted by the second specific server when the second specific server judges that the second identifier corresponds to the second data; and

    the related information includes manufacturer information indicating a manufacturer of the electronic camera, product information of the electronic camera and a serial number assigned to the electronic camera.

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