Patent ID: 8250238
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An image capturing device comprising: storage means for storing an Internet protocol address assigned to the image capturing device as a notification address to be sent to a plurality of domain name servers in which an address domain mapping relationship between the Internet protocol address and a domain name of the image capturing device is to be registered; server searching means for searching for an in operation domain name server among the plurality of domain name servers, the in operation domain name server being a domain name server that is currently operating; software holding means for holding a plurality of unique communication program modules, each corresponding to one of the plurality of domain name servers; address notifying means for notifying the in operation domain name server of the Internet protocol address through a corresponding one of the communication program modules to register the address domain mapping relationship in the in operation domain name server; determining means for determining whether or not the Internet protocol address has been changed; address updating means for updating a hypertext markup language (HTML) file with the Internet protocol address of the image capturing device in response to detection of a change in the Internet Protocol Address by the determining means, such that the HTML file provides an external network link for viewing of image content captured by the image capturing device, the in operation server is one of a multiple of alternative candidate servers, any one of the multiple alternative candidate servers being operable to register the address domain mapping relationship; and