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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A communication device includes a controller configured to: receive a first IP address of a first external device as an input by a user; store the first IP address received as a first setting in a memory; receive first name information including a first name of the first external device as an input by the user; store the first name information received as a second setting different from the first setting in the memory; obtain a second IP address of the first external device by performing a name resolution with the first name; determine whether the second IP address matches with the first IP address; and in a case where the controller determines that the second IP address does not match with the first IP address, perform a specific process that is relevant to storing the second IP address in the memory as the first setting.