Apparatus and method for managing peripheral device using auto-generated metadata

A peripheral device managing apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of peripheral devices for generating execution data by executing a function of the peripheral device, generating metadata which comprises identification information of the execution data, generating management data by adding the metadata to the execution data, and storing the management data;
• a plurality of peripheral device controlling units for generating predetermined control signals to control the peripheral devices and are connected to the peripheral devices through a network;
• and
• a peripheral device managing unit connected to the peripheral devices through a network for retrieving management data which meets an input predetermined search condition out of the management data.

A peripheral device managing method comprising:

• generating execution data by executing a function of a peripheral device and generating metadata which comprises identification information of the execution data;
• generating management data by adding the metadata to the execution data;
• storing the generated management data;
• and
• receiving a predetermined search condition and retrieving management data which meets the predetermined search condition out of the stored management data.

A computer readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing a peripheral device managing comprising:

• a first set of computer instructions for generating execution data by executing a function of a peripheral device and generating metadata which comprises identification information of the execution data;
• a second set of computer instructions for generating management data by adding the metadata to the execution data;
• a third set of computer instructions for storing the generated management data;
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• a forth set of computer instructions for receiving a predetermined search condition and reading management data which meets the predetermined search condition out of the stored management data.