METHODS FOR GENERATING ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE IDENTIFIER AND MANAGING INFORMATION BY USING ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE IDENTIFIER

A method of generating an integrated identifier includes generating a product identifier of an electronic appliance from information indicating a product type of the electronic appliance, generating an individual identifier of the electronic appliance from information regarding an entity to which the electronic appliance belongs, and generating an integrated identifier of the electronic appliance by combining the product identifier and the individual identifier.