Patent ID: 8319835

Claim:
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.