Electronic device, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for controlling external electronic device

Abstract

This electronic device may comprise: a communication circuit; a memory for storing instructions; and at least one processor including processing circuitry. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to: receive a user input for controlling an external electronic device; identify whether a communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device; on the basis of identifying that the communication link is not established, broadcast an advertising packet including a control command, identification information about the external electronic device, and a connection request for establishing the communication link, and causing the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established; and on the basis of identifying that the communication link has been established, transmit a packet including the control command to the external electronic device by means of the communication link.

Description

Electronic device, method, and non-transient computer-readable storage medium for controlling an external electronic device

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method, and a non-transient computer-readable storage medium for controlling an external electronic device.

[0002] An electronic device may be used to control an external electronic device. For example, the electronic device may include a communication circuit. For example, the electronic device may transmit control commands through the communication circuit so that the control commands are transmitted to the external electronic device. For example, the electronic device may control the external electronic device through a server device. For example, the external electronic device may be registered with the server device as associated with the electronic device. For example, the electronic device may transmit control commands to the server device through the communication circuit. For example, control commands may be transmitted to the external electronic device through the server device.

[0003] The foregoing information is presented merely as background information to aid in understanding the present disclosure. No claim or determination is made as to whether any of the foregoing can be applied as prior art to the present disclosure.

[0004] Various aspects of the present disclosure are intended to resolve at least the problems and / or disadvantages mentioned above and to provide at least some advantages described below. Accordingly, one aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an electronic device, a method, and a non-transient computer-readable storage medium for controlling an external electronic device.

[0005] Additional aspects are some of which are specified in the following description, some of which will become apparent from the description, and others of which may be learned through the practice of the presented embodiments.

[0006] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a communication circuit. The electronic device may include a memory comprising one or more storage media for storing instructions. The electronic device may include at least one processor comprising a processing circuitry. The instructions may cause the electronic device to receive user input for controlling an external electronic device registered to the electronic device when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor. The instructions may cause the electronic device to identify whether a communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor. The above instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, include a control command generated according to the user input, identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request to establish the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, and may cause the electronic device to broadcast an advertising packet to cause the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to transmit a packet containing the control command generated according to the user input to the external electronic device via the communication link using the communication circuit, based on identifying that the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

[0007] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method is provided to be performed in an electronic device having a communication circuit. The method may include an operation of receiving user input for controlling an external electronic device registered to the electronic device. The method may include an operation of identifying whether a communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. Based on identifying that the communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the method may include an operation of broadcasting an advertising packet to enable the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established, the packet comprising a control command generated according to the user input, identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request for establishing the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device. Based on identifying that the communication link has been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the method may include an operation of transmitting, using the communication circuit, to the external electronic device, via the communication link, a packet containing the control command generated according to the user input.

[0008] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, one or more non-transient computer-readable storage media are provided. The one or more non-transient computer-readable storage media may store one or more computer programs. The one or more computer programs may include computer-executable instructions that cause the electronic device to perform operations when executed individually or collectively by at least one processor of an electronic device having a communication circuit. The operations may include receiving user input for controlling an external electronic device registered with the electronic device. The operations may include identifying whether a communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. Based on identifying that the communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the operations may include a control command generated according to the user input, identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request for establishing the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, and may include broadcasting an advertising packet to cause the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above operations may include, based on identifying that the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, transmitting a packet containing the control command generated according to the user input to the external electronic device via the communication link using the communication circuit.

[0009] Other aspects, advantages, and important features of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which discloses various embodiments of the present disclosure together with the accompanying drawings.

[0010] The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of specific embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description together with the accompanying drawings.

[0011] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0012] FIG. 2 illustrates examples of components of an electronic device for controlling an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0013] FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a simplified block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 4a illustrates an example of an electronic device that adaptively controls an external electronic device depending on whether a communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 4b illustrates examples of operations of an electronic device that adaptively controls an external electronic device depending on whether a communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 5 illustrates an example in which a communication link is established between an electronic device and an external electronic device after an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a function corresponding to a control command.

[0017] FIG. 6 illustrates an example of an advertising packet broadcast by each of an electronic device and an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 7 illustrates an example of an electronic device that adaptively controls an external electronic device according to the distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 8 illustrates an example of an electronic device that executes an application for controlling an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a visual object for controlling an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 10 illustrates examples of operations of an electronic device for controlling an external electronic device when a communication link is not established between the electronic device and an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 11 illustrates examples of operations of an electronic device for controlling an external electronic device when a communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 12 illustrates examples of operations in which an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is registered with an electronic device and a server device, respectively.

[0024] The same reference numeral is used to represent the same elements throughout the drawing.

[0025] The following description, with reference to the attached drawings, is provided to aid in a comprehensive understanding of the various embodiments of the present disclosure as defined by the claims and their equivalents. While this description includes various specific details to aid understanding, they should be considered merely illustrative. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications are possible with respect to the various embodiments of the present disclosure without departing from the technical spirit and scope of the rights of the present disclosure. Additionally, descriptions of known functions and configurations may be omitted for the sake of clarity and brevity.

[0026] The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to their dictionary meanings and are used by the inventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the following description of various embodiments of the present disclosure is merely for illustrative purposes and is not intended to limit the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0027] Unless clearly otherwise specified in the context, the singular form should be understood to include plural objects. Thus, for example, a reference to “component surfaces” is interpreted to include one or more such surfaces.

[0028] In the various embodiments of the present disclosure described below, a hardware-based approach is described as an example. However, since the various embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques using both hardware and software, the various embodiments of the present disclosure do not exclude a software-based approach.

[0029] Terms used in the following description to refer to data (e.g., packet, advertising packet, data, information, signal, connection request, control command, identification information), terms referring to values ​​(e.g., reference distance, reference quantity, reference intensity), terms for operation states (e.g., operation, process), terms referring to objects (e.g., visual object, icon), terms referring to network entities, terms referring to device components, etc., are provided as examples for the convenience of explanation. Accordingly, the present disclosure is not limited to the terms described below, and other terms having equivalent technical meanings may be used. Furthermore, terms such as '...part', '...device', '...object', '...body' used below may refer to at least one shape structure or a unit that processes a function.

[0030] Additionally, in this disclosure, expressions of "greater than" or "less than" may be used to determine whether a specific condition is satisfied or fulfilled; however, this is merely for the purpose of expressing an example and does not exclude descriptions of "greater than" or "less than." Conditions described as "greater than" may be replaced with "greater than," conditions described as "less than" may be replaced with "less than," and conditions described as "greater than and less than" may be replaced with "greater than and less than." Furthermore, "A" to "B" below refer to at least one of elements from A (including A) to B (including B). Below, "C" and / or "D" refers to including at least one of "C" or "D," i.e., {"C", "D", "C" and "D"}.

[0031] It should be recognized that the blocks of each flowchart and combinations of flowcharts may be executed by one or more computer programs containing instructions. The whole of the one or more computer programs may be stored in a single memory device, or the one or more computer programs may be divided so that each part is stored in a plurality of different memory devices.

[0032] Any functions or operations described in this document may also be processed by a single processor or a combination of multiple processors. The single processor or combination of multiple processors is a circuit that performs processing and includes circuits such as an application processor (AP) (e.g., CPU (central processing unit)), a communication processor (CP) (e.g., modem), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a neural processing unit (NPU) (e.g., an artificial intelligence chip), a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) chip, a Bluetooth® chip, a global positioning system (GPS) chip, a near field communication (NFC) chip, connectivity chips, a sensor controller, a touch controller, a fingerprint sensor controller, a display driver IC (integrated circuit), an audio codec (CODEC) chip, a universal serial bus (USB) controller, a camera controller, an image processing IC, a microprocessor unit (MPU), a system on chip (SoC), an IC, etc.

[0033] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] Referring to FIG. 1, in a network environment (100), an electronic device (101) may communicate with an electronic device (102) through a first network (198) (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network) or with at least one of an electronic device (104) or a server (108) through a second network (199) (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may communicate with the electronic device (104) through a server (108). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include a processor (120), memory (130), input module (150), sound output module (155), display module (160), audio module (170), sensor module (176), interface (177), connection terminal (178), haptic module (179), camera module (180), power management module (188), battery (189), communication module (190), subscriber identification module (196), or antenna module (197). In some embodiments, at least one of these components (e.g., connection terminal (178)) may be omitted from the electronic device (101), or one or more other components may be added. In some embodiments, some of these components (e.g., sensor module (176), camera module (180), or antenna module (197)) may be integrated into a single component (e.g., display module (160)).

[0035] The processor (120) can control at least one other component (e.g., hardware or software component) of the electronic device (101) connected to the processor (120) by executing software (e.g., program (140)), for example, and can perform various data processing or operations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing or operations, the processor (120) can store commands or data received from other components (e.g., sensor module (176) or communication module (190)) in volatile memory (132), process the commands or data stored in volatile memory (132), and store the resulting data in non-volatile memory (134). The processor (120) may include a main processor (121) (e.g., central processing unit or application processor) or an auxiliary processor (123) that can operate independently or together with it (e.g., graphics processing unit, neural processing unit (NPU), image signal processor, sensor hub processor, or communication processor). For example, if the electronic device (101) includes a main processor (121) and an auxiliary processor (123), the auxiliary processor (123) may be configured to use lower power than the main processor (121) or to be specialized for a designated function. The auxiliary processor (123) may be implemented separately from the main processor (121) or as part thereof.

[0036] The auxiliary processor (123) may control at least some of the functions or states associated with at least one component of the electronic device (101) (e.g., display module (160), sensor module (176), or communication module (190)) on behalf of the main processor (121) while the main processor (121) is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or together with the main processor (121) while the main processor (121) is in an active (e.g., application execution) state. According to one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., image signal processor or communication processor) may be implemented as part of another functionally related component (e.g., camera module (180) or communication module (190)). According to one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., neural network processing unit) may include a hardware structure specialized for processing an artificial intelligence model. The artificial intelligence model may be generated through machine learning. Such learning may be performed, for example, on the electronic device (101) itself where the artificial intelligence model is executed, or through a separate server (e.g., server (108)). The learning algorithm may include, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning, but is not limited to the examples described above. The artificial intelligence model may include a plurality of artificial neural network layers.An artificial neural network may be a deep neural network (DNN), a convolutional neural network (CNN), a recurrent neural network (RNN), a restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), a deep belief network (DBN), a bidirectional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), a deep Q-network, or a combination of two or more of the above, but is not limited to the examples described above. In addition to the hardware structure, the artificial intelligence model may include a software structure, either additionally or substantially.

[0037] The memory (130) can store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device (101) (e.g., processor (120) or sensor module (176)). The data may include, for example, input data or output data for software (e.g., program (140)) and related commands. The memory (130) may include volatile memory (132) or non-volatile memory (134).

[0038] The program (140) may be stored as software in memory (130) and may include, for example, an operating system (142), middleware (144), or an application (146).

[0039] The input module (150) can receive commands or data to be used for a component of the electronic device (101) (e.g., processor (120)) from outside the electronic device (101) (e.g., user). The input module (150) may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, a key (e.g., a button), or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus pen).

[0040] The sound output module (155) can output a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device (101). The sound output module (155) may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker may be used for general purposes, such as multimedia playback or recording playback. The receiver may be used to receive incoming calls. According to one embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separately from the speaker or as part thereof.

[0041] The display module (160) can visually provide information to an external (e.g., user) of the electronic device (101). The display module (160) may include, for example, a display, a holographic device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling said device. In one embodiment, the display module (160) may include a touch sensor configured to detect a touch, or a pressure sensor configured to measure the intensity of the force generated by said touch.

[0042] The audio module (170) can convert sound into an electrical signal or, conversely, convert an electrical signal into sound. According to one embodiment, the audio module (170) can acquire sound through the input module (150) or output sound through the sound output module (155) or an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102)) (e.g., speaker or headphones) connected directly or wirelessly to the electronic device (101).

[0043] The sensor module (176) can detect the operating state of the electronic device (101) (e.g., power or temperature) or the external environmental state (e.g., user state) and generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected state. According to one embodiment, the sensor module (176) may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an accelerometer sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biosensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

[0044] The interface (177) may support one or more specified protocols that can be used for the electronic device (101) to be connected directly or wirelessly to an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102)). According to one embodiment, the interface (177) may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

[0045] The connection terminal (178) may include a connector through which the electronic device (101) can be physically connected to an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102)). According to one embodiment, the connection terminal (178) may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

[0046] The haptic module (179) can convert an electrical signal into a mechanical stimulus (e.g., vibration or movement) or an electrical stimulus that the user can perceive through tactile or kinesthetic senses. In one embodiment, the haptic module (179) may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electric stimulation device.

[0047] The camera module (180) can capture still images and video. According to one embodiment, the camera module (180) may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

[0048] The power management module (188) can manage power supplied to the electronic device (101). According to one embodiment, the power management module (188) can be implemented, for example, as at least part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

[0049] The battery (189) can supply power to at least one component of the electronic device (101). According to one embodiment, the battery (189) may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

[0050] The communication module (190) can support the establishment of a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between an electronic device (101) and an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102), electronic device (104), or server (108)), and the performance of communication through the established communication channel. The communication module (190) may include one or more communication processors that operate independently of the processor (120) (e.g., application processor) and support direct (e.g., wired) communication or wireless communication. The communication module (190) may include a wireless communication module (192) (e.g., cellular communication module, short-range wireless communication module, or GNSS (global navigation satellite system) communication module) or a wired communication module (194) (e.g., LAN (local area network) communication module, or power line communication module). The corresponding communication module among these communication modules can communicate with an external electronic device (104) through a first network (198) (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, WiFi (wireless fidelity) direct, or IrDA (infrared data association)) or a second network (199) (e.g., a legacy cellular network, a 5G (fifth generation) network, a next-generation communication network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g., LAN or WAN). These various types of communication modules may be integrated into a single component (e.g., a single chip) or implemented as multiple separate components (e.g., multiple chips). The wireless communication module (192) can identify or authenticate the electronic device (101) within a communication network such as the first network (198) or the second network (199) using subscriber information (e.g., International Mobile Subscriber Identifier (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module (196).

[0051] The wireless communication module (192) can support 5G networks and next-generation communication technologies following 4G (fourth generation) networks, for example, new radio access technology. NR access technology can support high-speed transmission of high-capacity data (eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband)), minimization of terminal power and connection of multiple terminals (mMTC (massive machine type communications)), or high reliability and low latency (URLLC (ultra-reliable and low-latency communications)). The wireless communication module (192) can support a high-frequency band (e.g., mmWave (millimeter wave) band) to achieve a high data transmission rate, for example. The wireless communication module (192) can support various technologies for securing performance in the high-frequency band, such as beamforming, massive MIMO (multiple-input and multiple-output), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, or large-scale antenna. The wireless communication module (192) can support various requirements specified in the electronic device (101), external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (104)), or network system (e.g., second network (199)). According to one embodiment, the wireless communication module (192) has a Peak data rate (e.g., 20 Gbps or higher) for realizing eMBB, a loss coverage (e.g., 164 dB or lower) for realizing mMTC, or a U-plane (user plane) latency (e.g., downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) each of 0) for realizing URLLC.It can support 5ms or less, or round trip 1ms or less.

[0052] An antenna module (197) can transmit a signal or power to or from an external source (e.g., an external electronic device). According to one embodiment, the antenna module (197) may include an antenna comprising a radiator made of a conductor or a conductive pattern formed on a substrate (e.g., a PCB). According to one embodiment, the antenna module (197) may include a plurality of antennas (e.g., an array antenna). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication method used in a communication network, such as a first network (198) or a second network (199), may be selected from the plurality of antennas, for example, by a communication module (190). A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module (190) and an external electronic device through the selected at least one antenna. According to some embodiments, in addition to the radiator, other components (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) may be additionally formed as part of the antenna module (197).

[0053] According to some embodiments, the antenna module (197) may form a mmWave antenna module. According to one embodiment, the mmWave antenna module may include a printed circuit board, an RFIC disposed on or adjacent to a first surface (e.g., bottom surface) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a specified high frequency band (e.g., mmWave band), and a plurality of antennas (e.g., array antennas) disposed on or adjacent to a second surface (e.g., top surface or side surface) of the printed circuit board and capable of transmitting or receiving a signal of the specified high frequency band.

[0054] At least some of the above components can be connected to each other via a communication method between peripheral devices (e.g., bus, GPIO (general purpose input and output), SPI (serial peripheral interface), or MIPI (mobile industry processor interface)) and exchange signals (e.g., commands or data) with each other.

[0055] Commands or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device (101) and an external electronic device (104) through a server (108) connected to the second network (199). Each of the external electronic devices (102, or 104) may be the same or a different type of device as the electronic device (101). According to one embodiment, all or part of the operations performed on the electronic device (101) may be performed on one or more of the external electronic devices (102, 104, or 108). For example, if the electronic device (101) needs to perform a function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device (101) may request one or more external electronic devices to perform at least part of the function or service instead of performing the function or service itself or additionally. One or more external electronic devices that receive the above request may execute at least part of the requested function or service, or additional function or service related to the request, and transmit the result of the execution to the electronic device (101). The electronic device (101) may provide the result as is or additionally processed as at least part of the response to the request. For this purpose, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, mobile edge computing (MEC), or client-server computing technology may be used. The electronic device (101) may provide ultra-low latency services using, for example, distributed computing or mobile edge computing. In another embodiment, the external electronic device (104) may include an Internet of Things (IoT) device. The server (108) may be an intelligent server using machine learning and / or neural networks. The external electronic device (104) or the server (108) may be included within the second network (199).The electronic device (101) can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart car, or healthcare) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

[0056] FIG. 2 illustrates examples of components of an electronic device for controlling an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device (101) may be one of various types of mobile devices, such as a laptop, smartphones having various form factors (e.g., a bar-type smartphone, a foldable-type smartphone, a multi-foldable-type smartphone, or a rollable-type smartphone), a tablet, a cellular phone, and other similar computing devices. The electronic device (101) may be referred to as a user device, a multi-functional device, or a portable device.

[0057] Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic device (101) may include components for controlling an external electronic device (202). For example, the electronic device (101) may include a first remote control interface module (211), a scan control module (213), a first communication module (215), and / or a server-based control module (217).

[0058] The first remote control interface module (211) may be used to control an external electronic device (202). For example, the first remote control interface module (211) may be used to obtain or generate control commands for controlling the external electronic device (202). For example, the control commands may be included in a packet. For example, the first remote control interface module (211) may be used to generate a packet containing control commands.

[0059] The first remote control interface module (211) may be used to establish a communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202). In one example, establishing a communication link may include establishing or setting up a wireless connection. For example, the established communication link may be used for data exchange between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202). For example, the electronic device (101) may transmit control commands to the external electronic device (202) through the communication link. For example, the electronic device (101) may receive a response signal from the external electronic device (202) through the communication link.

[0060] According to one embodiment, an external electronic device (202) may be registered with an electronic device (101). For example, the electronic device (101) may establish a communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) based on the location of the electronic device (101) and the location of the external electronic device (202) using a first remote control interface module (211). For example, the electronic device (101) may identify the strength of a signal broadcast from the external electronic device (202). The electronic device (101) may identify the distance between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) based on the strength of the signal. For example, the electronic device (101) may establish a communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) based on identifying that the distance is smaller than a reference distance.

[0061] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) can identify the strength of each of the signals broadcast from a plurality of external electronic devices (e.g., including an external electronic device (202)). For example, the electronic device (101) can determine, based on each of the broadcasted signals, the external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202)) closest to the electronic device (101) among the plurality of external electronic devices. For example, the electronic device (101) can establish a communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202)) closest to the electronic device (101).

[0062] According to one embodiment, data exchange may be performed between an electronic device (101) and an external electronic device (202) according to the Generic Attribute Profile (GATT) protocol. For example, the electronic device (101) may transmit control commands to the external electronic device via a communication link according to the GATT protocol. The communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) may be established according to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). For example, the communication link may include a communication link for a BLE physical connection and / or a communication link for a GATT connection. For example, the first remote control interface module (211) may be referred to as a BLE remote. For example, in terms of the electronic device (101) transmitting control commands, the first remote control interface module (211) may be used to perform the role of a GATT client. However, the embodiments are not limited. As a non-limiting example, the first remote control interface module (211) may be used to perform the role of a GATT server. For example, the electronic device (101) may use the first remote control interface module (211) to send control commands to an external electronic device (202) as GATT notifications.

[0063] According to one embodiment, the first remote control interface module (211) may be used to perform authentication to determine whether the external electronic device (202) is a trusted device. In one example, the first remote control interface module (211) may be used to identify whether the external electronic device (202) is a device registered with the electronic device (101). For example, the first remote control interface module (211) may be used to identify or verify whether a packet received by the electronic device (101) was transmitted from an external electronic device (202) registered with the electronic device (101). For example, the first remote control interface module (211) may be used to perform a trust verification between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202). For example, the first remote control interface module (211) may be used to generate the public key and / or private key of the electronic device (101). For example, the first remote control interface module (211) can be used to generate a security key (e.g., a session key) shared between the electronic device (101) and an external electronic device (202).

[0064] According to one embodiment, the first remote control interface module (211) may be configured so that the function of the first remote control interface module (211) is extended through a plug-in function.

[0065] The scan control module (213) may be used to control, adjust, or change the scan cycle of the electronic device (101). For example, a scan (or scanning) may be referred to as an action of searching for an external electronic device (202) that broadcasts an advertising packet. The scan cycle may consist of a scan interval and a scan window. The scan interval may be referred to as a cycle for starting a scan. For example, the scan window may be referred to as a time interval for performing a scan within the scan cycle. For example, the scan control module (213) may be used to change the set value of the scan interval and / or the set value of the scan window. For example, depending on whether a control application (or IoT application) for controlling the external electronic device (202) is running in the foreground (or foreground state) of the electronic device (101), the scan control module (213) may control, adjust, or change the scan duty. For example, the scan duty may represent the ratio of the scan window to the scan interval. For example, the value of the scan duty set while the control application is running in the foreground of the electronic device (101) may be greater than the value of the scan duty set while the control application is not running in the foreground of the electronic device (101).

[0066] The first communication module (215) may be used to transmit control commands to an external electronic device (202). For example, the first communication module (215) may include a communication circuit for BLE, but the embodiments are not limited. The first communication module (215) may be used to receive an advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device (202). For example, at least a part of the communication module (190) of FIG. 1 may correspond to the first communication module (215).

[0067] A server-based control module (217) may be used for the electronic device (101) to communicate with the server device (203). For example, the server-based control module (217) may include a communication circuit for communicating with the server device (203). For example, the electronic device (101) may use the server-based control module (217) to send a request signal to the server device (203) to send a control command to an external electronic device (202) via the server device (203). For example, the request signal may include a control command. In one example, the server device (203) may send the control command sent from the electronic device (101) to the external electronic device (202).

[0068] A control command may cause the external electronic device (202) to execute a designated function. For example, the electronic device (101) may change the state of the external electronic device (202) from a turn-off state to a turn-on state via the server device (203). The electronic device (101) may change the state of the external electronic device (202) from a sleep state (or disabled state) to an active state via the server device (203). For example, the external electronic device (202) that receives the control command may transmit or report a response signal to the server device (203) regarding the control command. For example, the response signal may indicate whether the function according to the control command has been executed. The server device (203) may transmit or provide the received response signal to the electronic device (101). For example, the server device (203) may indirectly connect the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202).

[0069] The server device (203) can register the electronic device (101) and / or the external electronic device (202). For example, the server device (203) can register the electronic device (101) in conjunction with the external electronic device (202). The server device (203) can provide various services to the electronic device (101). For example, the server device (203) can register the electronic device (101) in conjunction with the external electronic device (202) to a smart service platform (e.g., a platform that services a smart home and / or a smart city). The electronic device (101) can provide, through the server device (203), functions to control the external electronic device (202), functions to manage the external electronic device (202), and functions to monitor the status of the external electronic device (202). The server device (203) can be used to control and manage the external electronic device (202). For example, the server device (203) may include an intelligent server device using machine learning and / or neural networks. For example, the server device (203) may be an example of the server (108) of FIG. 1. The server device (203) may provide intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart car, or healthcare) based on IoT (Internet of Things) related technology. The server device (203) may be referred to as an IoT server in that it provides intelligent services based on IoT related technology.

[0070] The external electronic device (202) may include a second remote control interface module (221) and / or a second communication module (227). The external electronic device (202) may be an example of the electronic device (102) of FIG. 1. As an example, but not limited to, the external electronic device (202) may be an example of the electronic device (104) of FIG. 1. For example, the external electronic device (202) may be referred to as a smart electronic device providing IoT services. The external electronic device (202) may include a television, air conditioner, range, microwave oven, refrigerator, air purifier, robot vacuum cleaner, humidifier, oven, cooktop, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, air dresser, monitor (or smart monitor), and / or projector, but the embodiments are not limited.

[0071] Since the second remote control interface module (221) may be substantially identical to at least a part of the first remote control interface module (211), redundant details are omitted for convenience of explanation. Descriptions of the first remote control interface module (211) may be referenced for the second remote control interface module (221). The second remote control interface module (221) may be used to perform functions according to control commands transmitted from the electronic device (101). For example, the second remote control interface module (221) may be used to process control commands.

[0072] Since the second communication module (227) may be substantially identical to at least a part of the first communication module (215), redundant content is omitted for convenience of explanation. For example, an external electronic device (202) can broadcast an advertising packet using the second communication module (227). For example, an external electronic device (202) can receive a control command (or a packet containing a control command) from an electronic device (101) using the second communication module (227).

[0073] The third communication module (229) may be used to receive control commands from the server device (203). For example, the third communication module (229) may include a communication circuit for communicating with the server device (203). As an example, but not limited to, an external electronic device (202) may use the third communication module (229) to transmit a response signal for a control command to the server device (203).

[0074] According to one embodiment, an electronic device (101) may receive user input for controlling an external electronic device (202). For example, the electronic device (101) may transmit a control command to the external electronic device (202) based on the user input. For example, a communication link established between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) may be required to transmit the control command to the external electronic device (202). For example, the electronic device (101) may establish a communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) before transmitting the control command to the external electronic device. For example, the electronic device (101) may establish a communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) by using the first remote control interface module (211) and / or the first communication module (215) according to user input received while a communication link is not established between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202). For example, after establishing the communication link, the electronic device (101) may transmit a control command to the external electronic device (202) via the communication link using the first remote control interface module (211) and / or the first communication module (215). For example, after the communication link is established, the external electronic device (202) may receive the control command from the electronic device (101). The timing at which the external electronic device (202) provides a function according to a control command may be a timing after the time interval for establishing a communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) has elapsed from the timing at which user input is received by the electronic device (101). For example, the time interval for establishing a communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) may be perceived as a delay by the user. As an example, the time interval for establishing a communication link between the electronic device (101) and the external electronic device (202) may cause inconvenience to the user.A method may be required to reduce the time difference between the timing when user input is received by the electronic device (101) and the timing when the external electronic device (202) provides a function according to a control command.

[0075] According to one embodiment, an electronic device (101) may continuously establish a communication link with an external electronic device (202) registered with the electronic device (101). For example, the electronic device (101) continuously establishing a communication link with the external electronic device (202) may include the electronic device (101) maintaining the communication link at all times even during periods when the communication link is not substantially utilized. By continuously establishing a communication link with the external electronic device (202), the electronic device (101) can reduce the time difference between the timing when user input is received by the electronic device (101) and the timing when the external electronic device (202) provides a function according to a control command, but the power consumption (or current) of the electronic device (101) and the power consumption (or current) of the external electronic device (202) may increase relatively. When the electronic device (101) continuously establishes a communication link with the external electronic device (202), the amount of battery resources used by the electronic device (101) may increase. For example, as the amount of battery resources used by the electronic device (101) increases, the usable time of the electronic device (101) may be shortened. For example, shortening the usable time of the electronic device (101) may cause inconvenience to the user of the electronic device (101).

[0076] In the present disclosure, a method is described in which an electronic device controls an external electronic device before a communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. For example, the electronic device may control the external electronic device by broadcasting an advertising packet containing control commands. For example, the electronic device may store instructions for generating an advertising packet in the memory of the electronic device. By broadcasting an advertising packet containing control commands, the electronic device may relatively reduce the time difference between the timing when user input is received by the electronic device and the timing when the external electronic device is controlled. Furthermore, in embodiments according to the present disclosure, the method in which the electronic device controls the external electronic device before a communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device may not continuously establish a communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device. For example, the electronic device may establish a communication link only when the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device is substantially utilized. By establishing a communication link only when the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device is substantially utilized, the electronic device may relatively reduce the amount of battery resource usage. For example, the electronic device may reduce unnecessary power consumption. In one example, the usable time of the electronic device may be extended by reducing the amount of battery resources used by the electronic device. For example, the user experience of the electronic device may be enhanced by extending the usable time of the electronic device. For example, a method for the electronic device to control an external electronic device before a communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device may be executed within the electronic device (301) of FIG. 3. For example, the electronic device (301) of FIG. 3 may include components (or hardware components) for providing the method. The components are described and illustrated in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

[0077] FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a simplified block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device (301) of FIG. 3 may be an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1.

[0078] Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic device (301) may include at least one processor (300), memory (310), display (320), and / or communication circuit (330). For example, at least one processor (300), memory (310), display (320), and / or communication circuit (330) may be electronically and / or operably coupled with each other by a communication bus. Hereinafter, operably coupled hardware components may mean that a direct or indirect connection between hardware components is established wired or wirelessly so that a second hardware component is controlled by a first hardware component among the hardware components. The hardware components illustrated in FIG. 3 are illustrated based on different blocks, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, some of the hardware components shown in FIG. 3 (e.g., at least one processor (300), memory (310), and at least a portion of the communication circuit (330)) may be included in a single integrated circuit such as a system on chip (SoC) or a system in package (SIP). The type and / or number of hardware components included in the electronic device (301) are not limited to those shown in FIG. 3. For example, the electronic device (301) may include only some of the hardware components shown in FIG. 3.

[0079] At least one processor (300) may include a hardware component for processing data based on executing instructions. At least one processor (300) may be configured to execute instructions stored in memory (310) individually or collectively. At least one processor (300) may include a processing circuit. For example, the hardware component for processing data may include an arithmetic and logic unit (ALU), a floating point unit (FPU), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA). For example, the hardware component for processing data may include a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a display processing unit (DPU), a neural processing unit (NPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), an application processor (AP), and / or a microcontroller (MCU). At least one processor (300) may include one or more cores. At least one processor (300) may have the structure of a multi-core processor such as a dual core, quad core, or hexa core. The at least one processor (300) of FIG. 3 may have substantially the same content as the processor (120) of FIG. 1. The at least one processor (300) may be configured to control memory (310), a display (320), and a communication circuit (330).

[0080] Memory (310) may include a hardware component for storing data and / or instructions that are input to and / or output from at least one processor (300). For example, instructions may represent operations and / or actions to be performed on the data by at least one processor (300) of the electronic device (301). A set of instructions may be referred to as a program, firmware, operating system, process, routine, sub-routine and / or application. Memory (310) may include one or more storage media. Memory (310) may include volatile memory, such as random-access memory (RAM), and / or non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory (ROM). Volatile memory may include at least one of dynamic RAM (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM), cache RAM, or pseudo SRAM (PSRAM). Non-volatile memory may include, for example, at least one of PROM (programmable ROM), EPROM (erasable PROM), EEPROM (electrically erasable PROM), flash memory, hard disk, compact disk, or EMMC (embedded multimedia card). The specific details regarding the memory (310) of FIG. 3 may be substantially the same as the details regarding the memory (130) of FIG. 1.

[0081] The display (320) may include hardware components of an electronic device (301) used to display a screen. For example, the display (320) may include light-emitting elements and circuits (e.g., transistors) that control the light-emitting elements to emit light. For example, each of the light-emitting elements may include an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) or a micro LED (light-emitting diode). However, it is not limited thereto. For example, the display (320) may include a liquid crystal display (LCD).

[0082] According to one embodiment, the display (320) may include a sensor (e.g., a touch sensor panel (TSP)) for detecting an external object (e.g., a user's finger) on the display (320). For example, based on the TSP, the electronic device (301) may detect an external object that comes into contact with the display (320) or is floating on the display (320).

[0083] The communication circuit (330) may include hardware components to support the transmission and / or reception of signals between an electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), server device (203)). The communication circuit (330) may include, for example, at least one of a modem, an antenna, or an O / E (optic / electronic) converter. The communication circuit (330) may support the transmission and / or reception of electrical signals based on various types of protocols, such as Ethernet, LAN (local area network), WAN (wide area network), Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity), Bluetooth, BLE (Bluetooth low energy), Zigbee, LTE (long term evolution), 5G (fifth generation) NR (new radio). For example, the communication circuit (330) may include a first communication circuit (330-1) and / or a second communication circuit (330-2). For example, the first communication circuit (330-1) may be a communication circuit for communication according to a protocol of the first type (e.g., BLE), and the second communication circuit (330-2) may be a communication circuit for communication according to a protocol of the second type (e.g., WI-FI, LTE, 5G NR). However, the embodiments are not limited. As a non-limiting example, the communication circuit (330) including the first communication circuit (330-1) and the second communication circuit (330-2) may be composed of a single chip. The number of communication circuits (330) included in the electronic device (301) is not limited to that shown in FIG. 3. For example, the electronic device (301) may include a third communication circuit. Specific details regarding the communication circuit (330) of FIG. 3 may be substantially the same as the communication module (190) and / or antenna module (197) of FIG. 1.

[0084] FIG. 4a illustrates an example of an electronic device that adaptively controls an external electronic device depending on whether a communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The operations of the electronic device (301) exemplified in FIG. 4a may be executed, performed, or controlled by at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (300)). Each of the external electronic device (411) and the external electronic device (412) in FIG. 4a may be an example of the external electronic device (202) of FIG. 2. In FIG. 4a, the external electronic device (411) is illustrated as a television and the external electronic device (412) is illustrated as an air conditioner, but this is for convenience of explanation only and does not limit the embodiments.

[0085] Referring to FIG. 4a, example (410) may represent a space comprising an electronic device (301), an external electronic device (411), and / or an external electronic device (412). The electronic device (301) may be operated by a user. The electronic device (301) may receive user input. For example, user input may be related to a control application (e.g., an IoT application) within the electronic device (301). For example, the electronic device (301) may receive user input while running the control application in the foreground. For example, the electronic device (301) may receive user input while running the control application in the background. The control application may provide functions for controlling external electronic devices (e.g., external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)) registered with the electronic device (301). The control application will be described and illustrated in FIG. 8.

[0086] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (301) may receive user input for controlling an external electronic device (411). For example, the external electronic device (411) controlled by the electronic device (301) may be an external electronic device determined by user input among one or more external electronic devices registered with the electronic device (301). In one example, the electronic device (301) may identify whether a communication link has been established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) based on receiving user input for controlling the external electronic device (411). Based on the electronic device (301) identifying that a communication link has been established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411), the example (410) may be changed to the example (420). For example, based on the electronic device (301) identifying that a communication link has not been established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411), the example (410) may be changed to the example (430). For example, the electronic device (301) may identify whether a communication link has been established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) at the timing when user input for controlling the external electronic device (411) is received. For example, based on the electronic device (301) identifying that a communication link has been established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) at the timing when user input is received, the example (410) may be changed to the example (420). For example, based on the electronic device (301) identifying that a communication link is not established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (411) at the timing when user input is received, Example (410) may be changed to Example (430). For example, the electronic device (301) may identify or determine whether user input was received while a communication link was established or while a communication link was not established.For example, as the electronic device (301) receives user input while a communication link is established, Yes (410) may change to Yes (420). For example, as the electronic device (301) receives user input while a communication link is not established, Yes (410) may change to Yes (430).

[0087] In example (420), a method is illustrated in which an electronic device (301) controls an external electronic device (411) through a communication link (421) established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411). The electronic device (301) may transmit a packet (423) to the external electronic device (411) using a communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit (330-1)) through the communication link (421) established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411). For example, the packet (423) may include a control command for controlling the external electronic device (202). The control command may be generated or acquired according to user input of example (410). For example, the control command may cause the external electronic device (202) to provide a function corresponding to the control command. For example, control commands may include a wake-up command, an image display command, an output volume command, and / or a channel change command, but the embodiments are not limited. In one example, the wake-up command may be referred to as a command to change the state of the external electronic device (202) from a standby state to an activation state. For example, the function corresponding to the control command may be determined according to the user input of the example (410). For example, the function corresponding to the control command may include a function to drive the external electronic device (202), a function to cause the external electronic device (202) to wake up, a function to display an image through the display of the external electronic device (202), a function to display a video through the display of the external electronic device (202), and / or a function to adjust the volume (or size) of audio output through the speaker of the external electronic device (202), but the embodiments are not limited. For example, the function of driving an external electronic device (202) may be referred to as a function of changing or switching the state of the external electronic device (202) from an inactive state to an active state.Wake-up of the external electronic device (202) may be referred to as a function that changes or switches the state of the external electronic device (202) from a standby state (or sleep state, or power saving state) to an active state. For example, by performing a wake-up, the external electronic device (202) may change the state of the external electronic device (202) to a state in which a communication link (421) can be established. As an example, but not limited to, the function corresponding to the control command may include a combination of the functions corresponding to the exemplified control command.

[0088] An external electronic device (411) can receive a packet (423) via a communication link (421). The external electronic device (411) can analyze, decode, inspect, or parse the packet (423). The external electronic device (411) can identify control commands included in the packet (423). The external electronic device (411) can provide a function corresponding to the control commands included in the packet (423). For example, the external electronic device (411) can perform a wake-up according to the control commands included in the packet (423).

[0089] In example (430), a method is illustrated in which an electronic device (301) controls an external electronic device (411) by broadcasting an advertising packet (431). The electronic device (301) may broadcast the advertising packet (431) using a communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit (330-1)). For example, the advertising packet (431) may include a control command for controlling the external electronic device (411), identification information of the external electronic device (411), and / or a connection request. The control command for controlling the external electronic device (411) may be generated or obtained according to user input in example (410). For example, the control command may cause the external electronic device (411) to provide a function corresponding to the control command. For example, for the function corresponding to the control command, descriptions of the function corresponding to the control command in example (420) may be referenced. For example, an external electronic device (411) can perform a wake-up according to a control command included in an advertising packet (431).

[0090] The identification information of an external electronic device (411) included in the advertising packet (431) may be referenced as information used to distinguish the external electronic device (411) from other external electronic devices (e.g., external electronic device (412)). For example, the identification information of the external electronic device (411) may be distinguished from the identification information of the external electronic device (412). For example, the identification information of the external electronic device (411) may be identified or determined according to the user input of example (410) from the identification information of each of the external electronic devices (e.g., external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)) registered in the electronic device (301). For example, the identification information of the external electronic device (411) may be stored in the memory of the electronic device (301) (e.g., memory (310)). For example, the electronic device (301) can acquire or store identification information of the external electronic device (411) by registering the external electronic device (411) to the electronic device (101). The electronic device (301) can receive an advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device (411). For example, the electronic device (301) can acquire identification information of the external electronic device (411) included in the received advertising packet. The identification information of the external electronic device (411) may include the MAC (media access control) address of the external electronic device (411).

[0091] A connection request included in an advertising packet (431) may be referenced as information used to establish a communication link (e.g., a communication link (421)) between an electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (411). For example, the external electronic device (411) may initiate or perform a process to establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) based on identifying the connection request included in the advertising packet (431). For example, the connection request may include identification information of the electronic device (301) and / or information indicating whether a connection is possible, but the embodiments are not limited. As a non-limiting example, the connection request may include connection parameters. For example, the connection parameters may be referenced as conditions for performing periodic data exchange after a communication link is established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411). For example, connection parameters may include a connection interval, slave latency, supervision timeout, and / or a connection event length, but the embodiments are not limited.

[0092] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (301) may periodically broadcast an advertising packet (431). For example, the electronic device (301) may periodically broadcast the advertising packet (431) until a communication link is established in response to a connection request. For example, the electronic device (301) may stop, refrain from, or bypass the periodic broadcasting of the advertising packet (431) in response to identifying that a communication link has been established in response to a connection request.

[0093] An external electronic device (411) can receive an advertising packet (431) broadcast from an electronic device (301). For example, the external electronic device (411) can set a scan duty of a predetermined value to receive the advertising packet (431). For example, the external electronic device (411) can analyze, decode, inspect, or parse the advertising packet (431). For example, the external electronic device (411) can perform verification on the identification information contained in the advertising packet (431). For example, the external electronic device (411) can identify that the identification information contained in the advertising packet (431) is identical to the identification information of the external electronic device (411). For example, the external electronic device (411) can identify the identification information of the external electronic device (411) contained in the advertising packet (431). For example, the external electronic device (411) may provide a function corresponding to a control command included in the advertising packet (431) in response to identifying the identification information of the external electronic device (411) included in the advertising packet (431). The external electronic device (411) may initiate or perform a process to establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) in response to identifying the identification information of the external electronic device (411) included in the advertising packet (431).

[0094] According to one embodiment, an external electronic device (411) can provide a function corresponding to a control command included in an advertising packet (431) based on receiving an advertising packet (431) a predetermined number of times.

[0095] In one embodiment, the advertising packet (431) may cause, allow, or configure the external electronic device (411) to provide a function corresponding to a control command before a communication link (e.g., communication link (421)) is established. For example, after the external electronic device (411) provides a function corresponding to a control command, the external electronic device (411) may initiate or perform a procedure to establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) in response to a connection request. As an example, but not limited to, while the external electronic device (411) provides a function corresponding to a control command, the external electronic device (411) may initiate or perform a procedure to establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) in response to a connection request. For example, after the external electronic device (411) provides a function corresponding to a control command, a communication link in response to a connection request may be established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411).

[0096] According to one embodiment, an external electronic device (412) can receive an advertising packet (431) broadcast from an electronic device (301). For example, the external electronic device (412) can set a scan duty of a predetermined value to receive the advertising packet (431). The external electronic device (412) can analyze, decode, inspect, or parse the advertising packet (431). For example, the external electronic device (412) can identify identification information contained in the advertising packet (431). For example, the external electronic device (412) can identify that the identification information contained in the advertising packet (431) is different from the identification information of the external electronic device (412). For example, the external electronic device (412) may maintain the state of the external electronic device (412) in response to identifying that the identification information included in the advertising packet (431) is different from the identification information of the external electronic device (412). For example, the amount of battery resources used by the external electronic device (412) may be maintained. For example, the external electronic device (412) may not provide a function corresponding to the control command included in the advertising packet (431). The external electronic device (412) may not be controlled by the advertising packet (431) containing the identification information of the external electronic device (411).

[0097] According to one embodiment, after the electronic device (301) broadcasts an advertising packet (431), the electronic device (301) may receive another user input for controlling an external electronic device (411). In one example, for convenience of explanation, the user input of example (410) may be assumed to be a first user input. For example, after the electronic device (301) broadcasts an advertising packet (431), the other user input received by the electronic device (301) may be assumed to be a second user input. For example, the function corresponding to the first user input and the function corresponding to the second user input may be different. For example, the function corresponding to the first user input may be a function that causes the external electronic device (411) to wake up, and the function corresponding to the second user input may be a function that increases the volume of audio output by the external electronic device (411). As an example not limited to, the function corresponding to the first user input and the function corresponding to the second user input may be substantially the same. Each of the function corresponding to the first user input and the function corresponding to the second user input may be a function that causes the external electronic device (411) to wake up.

[0098] The electronic device (301) can identify whether a communication link has been established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) based on receiving a second user input. For example, the electronic device (301) can identify whether a communication link has been established in accordance with a connection request included in an advertising packet (431). For example, based on identifying that a communication link has been established in accordance with a connection request, the electronic device (301) can transmit a control command in accordance with the second user input to the external electronic device (411) via the established communication link using a communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit (330-1)). Based on identifying that a communication link has not been established in accordance with a connection request, the electronic device (301) can broadcast the advertising packet using a communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit (330-1)). For example, the advertising packet may include a control command based on a second user input and / or identification information of an external electronic device (411). As an example, but not limited to, the advertising packet may not include a connection request to establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411). As an example, but not limited to, the advertising packet may include a control command based on a second user input, identification information of the external electronic device (411), and / or a connection request.

[0099] In one embodiment, the electronic device (301) can identify or determine whether the second user input is received while a communication link is established in accordance with the connection request included in the advertising packet (431) or while a communication link is not established in accordance with the connection request included in the advertising packet (431). For example, the electronic device (301) can transmit a control command in accordance with the second user input to an external electronic device (411) via the established communication link using a communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit (330-1)) based on the second user input received while a communication link in accordance with the connection request is established. For example, the electronic device (301) can broadcast the advertising packet using a communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit (330-1)) based on the second user input received while a communication link in accordance with the connection request is not established. The advertising packet may include a control command based on a second user input and / or identification information of an external electronic device (411). In a non-limiting example, the advertising packet may not include a connection request to establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411). In a non-limiting example, the advertising packet may include a control command based on a second user input, identification information of the external electronic device (411), and / or a connection request.

[0100] FIG. 4b illustrates examples of operations of an electronic device that adaptively controls an external electronic device depending on whether a communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The operations of the electronic device (e.g., electronic device (301)) exemplified in FIG. 4b may be executed, performed, or controlled by at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (300)).

[0101] Referring to FIG. 4b, in operation 441, the electronic device (301) can receive user input to control an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)). For example, the external electronic device can be registered with the electronic device (301). For example, the external electronic device can be registered with a server device (e.g., server device (203)) in association with the electronic device (301).

[0102] According to one embodiment, user input for controlling an external electronic device may be received while a control application for controlling the external electronic device is running. For example, the control application may be referred to as an IoT application. In one example, the control application may be run in the foreground of the electronic device (301) and / or run in the background of the electronic device (301).

[0103] In operation 443, the electronic device (301) can identify whether a communication link (e.g., communication link (421)) is established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)). For example, the electronic device (301) can identify whether a communication link is established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device at the timing when user input is received. For example, the electronic device (301) can identify whether user input is received while a communication link is established or while a communication link is not established.

[0104] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (301) may execute operation 445 based on identifying that a communication link has been established between the electronic device and an external electronic device. For example, the electronic device (301) may execute operation 445 based on identifying that a communication link has been established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device at the timing when user input is received. For example, the electronic device (301) may execute operation 445 based on user input received while the communication link is established.

[0105] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (301) may execute operation 447 based on identifying that a communication link has not been established between the electronic device and an external electronic device. For example, the electronic device (301) may execute operation 447 based on identifying that a communication link has not been established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device at the timing when user input is received. For example, the electronic device (301) may execute operation 447 based on user input received while a communication link has not been established.

[0106] In operation 445, the electronic device (301) may transmit a packet (e.g., packet (423)) containing a control command to an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)) via an established communication link using a communication circuit (e.g., second communication circuit (330-2)). For example, the control command may be generated according to user input. The control command may cause the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command. For example, operation 445 may correspond to the example (420) of FIG. 4a. For operation 445, the descriptions of the example (420) of FIG. 4a may be referenced.

[0107] In operation 447, the electronic device (301) may broadcast an advertising packet containing a control command, identification information of an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)), and / or a connection request using a communication circuit (e.g., first communication circuit (330-1)). For example, the control command may be generated based on user input. For example, the identification information of an external electronic device may be referenced as information used to distinguish the external electronic device from other external electronic devices. For example, the identification information of an external electronic device may include the MAC (media access control) address of the external electronic device. For example, the connection request may be referenced as information used to establish a communication link (e.g., communication link (421)) between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device. For example, the advertising packet may cause the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. For example, an external electronic device may provide a function corresponding to a control command upon receiving an advertising packet. For example, after the external electronic device provides a function corresponding to a control command, a procedure to establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device may be initiated or performed. In an example that is not limited to, while the external electronic device provides a function corresponding to a control command, a process to establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device may be initiated or performed. In one example, after the external electronic device provides a function corresponding to a control command, a communication link may be established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device. Operation 447 may correspond to the example (430) of FIG. 4a. For operation 447, the descriptions of the example (430) of FIG. 4a may be referenced.

[0108] As an example not limited to, the electronic device (301) may identify whether a communication link can be established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device based on the system resources of the electronic device (301), based on identifying that a communication link has not been established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)). For example, the electronic device (301) may broadcast an advertising packet containing a control command, identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request using a communication circuit, depending on the system resources of the electronic device (301) that can establish a communication link. The advertising packet may cause the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before a communication link is established in response to the connection request. For example, depending on the system resources of the electronic device (301) that cannot establish a communication link, the electronic device (301) may use a communication circuit to broadcast an advertising packet containing a control command, identification information of an external electronic device, and a connection request, including the control command and identification information of the external electronic device. For example, the advertising packet may not include a connection request. For example, the system resources may include a communication circuit, usage of at least one processor, and / or usage of memory, but the embodiments are not limited.

[0109] FIG. 5 illustrates an example in which a communication link is established between an electronic device and an external electronic device after an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a function corresponding to a control command. The operations of the electronic device (301) exemplified in FIG. 5 may be executed, performed, or controlled by at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (300)).

[0110] Referring to FIG. 5, at timing (501), the electronic device (301) may receive user input. For example, user input may represent an input for controlling an external electronic device (411). In FIG. 5, user input is illustrated as a touch input using the display of the electronic device (301) (e.g., display (320)), but embodiments are not limited. As a non-limiting example, user input may include a touch input, an input using a voice command, an input using an input device (e.g., a stylus), and / or an input using an external electronic device (e.g., a wearable device connected to the electronic device (301)).

[0111] The electronic device (301) may broadcast an advertising packet (511) based on receiving user input. For example, for the operation of the electronic device (301) broadcasting the advertising packet (511), the descriptions of the example (430) of FIG. 4a may be referenced. The advertising packet (511) may be an example of the advertising packet (431) of FIG. 4a. The advertising packet (511) may include a control command for controlling an external electronic device (411), identification information of the external electronic device (411), and / or a connection request.

[0112] An external electronic device (411) can receive an advertising packet (511) using the communication circuit of the external electronic device (411). In response to receiving the advertising packet (511), the external electronic device (411) can analyze, decode, examine, or parse the advertising packet (511). For example, the external electronic device (411) can identify control commands and / or connection requests.

[0113] At timing (502), the external electronic device (411) can execute a function corresponding to a control command included in the advertising packet (511). For example, the external electronic device (411) can be controlled by the electronic device (301). For example, the external electronic device (411) can provide a function corresponding to a control command. The external electronic device (411) can perform a wake-up. For example, the state of the external electronic device (411) can be changed from a standby state (or disabled state) to an active state. For example, the external electronic device (411) can display a screen through the display of the external electronic device (411). For example, the external electronic device (411) can output audio through the speaker of the external electronic device (411).

[0114] In one embodiment, the external electronic device (411) may execute or perform a process in response to a connection request while providing a function corresponding to a control command. For example, the process in response to a connection request may be referred to as a process for establishing a communication link (531) between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411). As an example, but not limited to, the external electronic device (411) may execute a process in response to a connection request after providing a function corresponding to a control command. For example, the external electronic device (411) may transmit a signal to the electronic device (301) for establishing a communication link (531). For example, the electronic device (301) may receive a signal for establishing a communication link (531) from the external electronic device (411) through a communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit (330-1)). For example, the electronic device (301) may perform or execute a process for establishing a communication link (531).

[0115] At timing (503), a communication link (531) may be established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411). For example, the communication link (531) may be an example of the communication link (421) of FIG. 4a. For example, descriptions of the communication link (421) may be referenced for the communication link (531). After the communication link (531) is established, the electronic device (301) may transmit a signal to the external electronic device (411) via the communication link (531) using a communication circuit (e.g., the first communication circuit (330-1)).

[0116] According to one embodiment, at timing (502), after the external electronic device (411) provides a function corresponding to a control command, a communication link (531) may be established at timing (503). For example, since timing (501), timing (502) may arrive before timing (503). For example, the time difference between timing (501) and timing (502) may be shorter than the time difference between timing (501) and timing (503). For example, after the electronic device (301) receives user input to control the external electronic device (411) at timing (501), the timing (502) in which the external electronic device (411) is controlled may arrive faster than the timing (503) in which the communication link (531) is established. For example, because the timing (502) at which the external electronic device (411) is controlled is earlier than the timing (503) at which the communication link (531) is established, the external electronic device (411) can be controlled relatively quickly by the electronic device (301). For example, because the external electronic device (411) is controlled relatively quickly by the electronic device (301), the electronic device (301) can provide or cause convenience to the user. For example, because the timing (502) at which the external electronic device (411) is controlled is earlier than the timing (503) at which the communication link (531) is established, the electronic device (301) can provide relatively little latency. Latency can be referred to as the time interval from the timing (501) at which user input is received to the timing (502) at which the external electronic device (411) is controlled. For example, the latency when the communication link (531) is established after the external electronic device (411) is controlled may be shorter than the latency when the communication link (531) is established before the external electronic device (411) is controlled. For example, because the electronic device (301) provides relatively less latency, the electronic device (301) may provide or cause convenience to the user.For example, the shorter the delay provided by the electronic device (301), the greater the convenience the electronic device (301) can provide to the user. For example, the user experience of the electronic device (301) can be enhanced.

[0117] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (301) may receive other user inputs for controlling an external electronic device (411) after a communication link (531) is established. The electronic device (301) may generate, obtain, or identify control commands based on other user inputs. For example, the electronic device (301) may transmit control commands to the external electronic device (411) via the communication link (531) using a communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit (330-1)). For example, after the communication link (531) is established, the electronic device (301) may control the external electronic device (411) via the communication link (531). By controlling the external electronic device (411) via the communication link (531) after the communication link (531) is established, the stability of data communication between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) may be enhanced.

[0118] FIG. 6 illustrates an example of an advertising packet broadcast by each of an electronic device and an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The operations of the electronic device (301) exemplified in FIG. 6 may be executed, performed, or controlled by at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (300)).

[0119] Referring to FIG. 6, an electronic device (301) can broadcast an advertising packet (601). The electronic device (301) can broadcast the advertising packet (601) using a communication circuit (e.g., a communication circuit (330)). For example, the advertising packet (601) can be broadcast by the communication circuit using various communication protocols. For example, various communication protocols may include BLE (Bluetooth low energy), Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-wave, Wi-Fi direct, Thread, NFC (near field communication), and / or infrared communication, but the embodiments are not limited. For example, the advertising packet (601) may be an example of the advertising packet (431) of FIG. 4a and / or the advertising packet (511) of FIG. 5. For the advertising packet (601), descriptions of the advertising packet (431) and / or descriptions of the advertising packet (511) may be referenced. The advertising packet (601) may include a header (610), a control command (611), identification information (612), a connection request (613), and / or a hash value (614). However, embodiments are not limited. For example, the advertising packet (601) may include other data.

[0120] The header (610) may be used to identify the format (or standard) defined in the advertising packet (601). For example, the header (610) may include data indicating the format of the advertising packet (601). The header (610) may include identification information of the communication protocol, version information of the communication protocol, version information of the software of the electronic device (301), command code information, and / or security token. The identification information of the communication protocol may indicate the communication protocol used to broadcast the advertising packet (601). For example, the identification information of the communication protocol may be referenced as a protocol identifier. For example, the version information of the communication protocol may indicate the version of the communication protocol used to broadcast the advertising packet (601).

[0121] Version information of the software of the electronic device (301) may indicate the version of the operating system running on the electronic device (301) and / or the version of the firmware running on the electronic device (301). Command code information may indicate an action to be performed by an external electronic device (411) that has received an advertising packet (601). In one example, the action to be performed by an external electronic device (411) that has received an advertising packet (601) may include an action of identifying whether the external electronic device (411) corresponds to the external electronic device indicated by the identification information (612) and the external electronic device (411); an action of the external electronic device (411) verifying the reliability of the control command (611) using a security token; an action of the external electronic device (411) providing a function corresponding to the control command (611); and / or an action of the external electronic device (411) starting or performing a process to establish a communication link according to a connection request (613), but the embodiments are not limited. For example, the operations to be performed in the external electronic device (411) that receives the advertising packet (601) may further include the operations exemplified as being performed in the external electronic device (411) that receives the advertising packet (431) in the example (430) of FIG. 4a.

[0122] A security token may be used to verify the authenticity of the advertising packet (601). As an example, but not limited to, the header (610) may further include data indicating the manufacturer of the electronic device (301) and / or data indicating the type of the electronic device (301) (e.g., family).

[0123] A control command (611) may be acquired or generated according to user input for controlling an external electronic device (e.g., an external electronic device (411)). For example, the control command (611) may cause the external electronic device (411) to provide a function corresponding to the control command (611). For example, for the control command (611), the descriptions of the control command in FIG. 4a may be referenced. As an example, but not limited to, the capacity of the control command (611) may be 1 byte.

[0124] The identification information (612) may represent an external electronic device (411) controlled by the electronic device (301). For example, the identification information (612) may be the identification information of the external electronic device (411). For example, for the identification information (612), the descriptions of the identification information of the external electronic device (411) in FIG. 4a may be referenced. As an example, but not limited to, the capacity of the identification information (612) may be 6 bytes.

[0125] A connection request (613) may be referenced as information used to establish a communication link (e.g., a communication link (421)) between an electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (411). For example, for a connection request (613), the descriptions of a connection request in FIG. 4a may be referenced.

[0126] A hash value (614) may be used to enhance the security of an advertising packet (601). For example, the hash value (614) may be generated by applying a hash function to a control command (611), identification information (612), and / or a connection request (613). The hash value (614) may be used to verify the integrity of the control command (611), identification information (612), and / or a connection request (613). For example, after receiving the advertising packet (601), an external electronic device (411) may compare the hash value (614) with verification data generated by applying a hash function to the control command (611), identification information (612), and / or a connection request (613). For example, the integrity of the control command (611), identification information (612), and / or connection request (613) can be verified based on the correspondence between the hash value (614) and the verification data. For example, an external electronic device (411) can determine that the control command (611), identification information (612), and / or connection request (613) are not compromised (or altered, or forged).

[0127] An external electronic device (411) can broadcast an advertising packet (602). The advertising packet (602) may include a header (620), first data (621), second data (622), and / or third data (623). Since the header (620) may be substantially the same as the header (610), redundant descriptions are omitted for the sake of convenience of explanation.

[0128] The first data (621) may indicate whether the external electronic device (411) supports a function to perform operations according to command code information in the header (610) as it receives an advertising packet (601) broadcast from the electronic device (301). As a non-limiting example, the first data (621) indicating that it supports a function to perform operations according to command code information in the header (610) may be referenced as being configured so that the external electronic device (411) can provide a function corresponding to a control command (611) included in the advertising packet (601).

[0129] The second data (622) may indicate whether the external electronic device (411) is in a state capable of performing a function corresponding to a control command included in the advertising packet (601) based on the external electronic device (411) receiving the advertising packet (601). As a non-limiting example, the second data (622) indicating that the external electronic device (411) is in a state capable of performing a function corresponding to a control command included in the advertising packet (601) may be referenced as the amount of resources of the external electronic device (411) being less than a reference amount for performing a function corresponding to a control command.

[0130] The third data (623) may indicate whether the external electronic device (411) can establish a communication link. For example, the third data (623) may indicate whether the amount of resources related to the communication link of the external electronic device (411) is greater or less than the standard amount for establishing a communication link.

[0131] FIG. 7 illustrates an example of an electronic device that adaptively controls an external electronic device according to the distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The operations of the electronic device (e.g., electronic device (301)) exemplified in FIG. 7 may be executed, performed, or controlled by at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (300)). Each of the external electronic devices (711, 712, 713) may be an example of the external electronic device (202). For example, each of the external electronic devices (711, 712, 713) may be an example of the external electronic device (411).

[0132] Referring to FIG. 7, the electronic device (301) can search for external electronic devices (711, 712, 713). For example, the electronic device (301) can perform a scan for advertising packets (e.g., advertising packet (602)) broadcast from the external electronic devices (711, 712, 713). For example, while the electronic device (301) is running a control application in the foreground, the scan duty can be set to a first value (e.g., 100%). For example, while the electronic device (301) is running a control application in the background, the scan duty can be set to a second value smaller than the first value.

[0133] Area (701) may be adjacent to the electronic device (301) than area (702). An external electronic device (711) may be located in area (701). According to one embodiment, a communication link (e.g., communication link (421, 531)) may be established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (711). The electronic device (301) may control the external electronic device (711) through the established communication link.

[0134] According to one embodiment, there may be an establishment policy for an electronic device (301) for establishing a communication link. For example, the establishment policy may include a condition in which a control application is executed in the foreground of the electronic device (301). For example, the establishment policy may include a condition in which an advertising packet (e.g., an advertising packet (602)) containing data (e.g., first data (621)) indicating that a function to perform operations according to command code information is supported is received from an external electronic device (711). For example, the establishment policy may include a condition in which the reception strength of a signal containing an advertising packet (e.g., an advertising packet (602)) broadcast from the external electronic device (711) exceeds a reference strength. The establishment policy may include a condition in which a communication link is not established between a predetermined external electronic device and the electronic device (301). For example, the establishment policy may include a condition in which the number of communication links established by the electronic device (301) is less than the maximum number of connections. For example, the establishment policy may include conditions for an external electronic device (711) to be registered with the electronic device (301). For example, the establishment policy may include conditions for the communication link release process not to be performed.

[0135] According to one embodiment, there may be a release policy of an electronic device (301) for releasing a communication link. For example, the release policy may include a condition in which a control application runs in the background of the electronic device (301) for a predetermined time (e.g., 10 seconds). For example, the release policy may include a condition in which the distance between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (711) exceeds a reference distance. As an example, the release policy may include a condition in which a process of releasing the communication link is performed at the external electronic device (711).

[0136] As an example not limited to, there may be additional conditions related to the establishment and / or release of a communication link. For example, the electronic device (301) may identify the fastest request within a defined time in response to identifying requests for the establishment of a communication link within a defined time. For example, the electronic device (301) may bypass the remaining requests, excluding the fastest request within a defined time, in response to identifying requests for the establishment of a communication link within a defined time. For example, the electronic device (301) may identify the fastest request within a defined time in response to identifying requests for the release of a communication link within a defined time. For example, the electronic device (301) may bypass the remaining requests, excluding the fastest request within a defined time, in response to identifying requests for the release of a communication link within a defined time.

[0137] For example, the electronic device (301) may stop, refrain, skip, or bypass the establishment of a communication link in response to identifying an input for releasing a communication link while the communication link is being established. For example, the electronic device (301) may stop, refrain, skip, or bypass the release of a communication link in response to identifying an input for establishing a communication link while the communication link is being released. In one example, the electronic device (301) may start or perform a process for establishing a communication link in response to identifying an input for establishing a communication link while a control application is running in the foreground. For example, the electronic device (301) may identify whether a first predetermined time (e.g., 30 seconds) has elapsed since the process for establishing a communication link was started. For example, the electronic device (301) may stop, skip, terminate, refrain from, or bypass the process for establishing a communication link based on identifying that a communication link has not been established after a first predetermined time has elapsed. For example, the first predetermined time may be referred to as a timeout.

[0138] For example, the electronic device (301) may start or perform a process for releasing the communication link in response to identifying an input for releasing the communication link while the control application is running in the foreground. For example, the electronic device (301) may identify whether a second predetermined time (e.g., 10 seconds) has elapsed since receiving the input for releasing the communication link while the control application is running in the foreground. For example, the electronic device (301) may start or perform a process for releasing the communication link after the second predetermined time has elapsed. For example, the second predetermined time may be referred to as a guard time.

[0139] The electronic device (301) may ignore the input in response to identifying the input for establishing a communication link while the control application is running in the background. For example, the electronic device (301) may refrain from, skip, or bypass the process for establishing a communication link corresponding to the input in response to identifying the input for establishing a communication link while the control application is running in the background. For example, the electronic device (301) may refrain from, skip, or bypass the process for releasing a communication link corresponding to the input in response to identifying the input for releasing a communication link while the control application is running in the background.

[0140] Area (702) may be adjacent to the electronic device (301) than area (703). Area (702) may be located further from the electronic device (301) than area (701). An external electronic device (712) may be located in area (702). The electronic device (301) may identify a reception strength of a signal broadcast from an external electronic device (712) within area (702) that is lower than the reception strength of a signal broadcast from an external electronic device (711) within area (701) (e.g., including an advertising packet (602)). For example, the reception strength of a signal broadcast from an external electronic device (711) may be higher than a reference strength. The reception strength of a signal broadcast from an external electronic device (712) may be lower than a reference strength. The reference strength may be referenced as the reception strength of a signal indicating that the control quality according to the method by which the electronic device (301) controls an external electronic device through a communication link corresponds to the control quality according to the method by which the electronic device (301) controls an external electronic device by broadcasting an advertising packet.

[0141] According to one embodiment, because the reception strength of a signal broadcast from an external electronic device (711) is higher than a reference strength, the electronic device (301) may decide to control the external electronic device (711) via a communication link. For example, the communication link may be established as the electronic device (301) broadcasts an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (431, 511, 601)) containing a connection request (e.g., connection request (613)). For example, based on the connection request, a communication link may be established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (711).

[0142] In one embodiment, because the reception strength of a signal broadcast from an external electronic device (712) is lower than a reference strength, the electronic device (301) can control the external electronic device (712) by broadcasting an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (431, 511, 601)). For example, the electronic device (301) can broadcast an advertising packet that does not include a connection request (e.g., connection request (613)). For example, the advertising packet may include a control command (e.g., control command (611)), identification information of the external electronic device (712) (e.g., identification information (612)), and a connection request (e.g., connection request (613)), specifically the control command and the identification information of the external electronic device (712). For example, when a communication link is established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (712), the stability of the communication link may be relatively low. Because the reception strength of the signal broadcast from the external electronic device (712) is lower than the reference strength, the communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (712) may be frequently disconnected (or severed).

[0143] Area (703) may be located further away from the electronic device (301) than area (702). An external electronic device (713) may be located in area (703). The electronic device (301) may not receive a broadcasted signal (e.g., including an advertising packet (602)) from the external electronic device (713) within area (703). For example, because the distance between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (713) is far, a broadcasted signal from the external electronic device (713) may not be received by the electronic device (301). For example, a broadcasted signal from the external electronic device (713) may not be received by the electronic device (301) within a defined time interval. As an example, the defined time interval may represent a time interval during which the electronic device (301) can receive a broadcasted signal from the external electronic device.

[0144] According to one embodiment, an electronic device (301) can receive a signal (e.g., including an advertising packet (602)) broadcast from an external electronic device (713) within an area (703). For example, because the distance between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (713) is long, the reception strength of the signal broadcast from the external electronic device (713) may be relatively small. For example, if the reception strength of the signal is the RSSI (received signal strength indicator), the reception strength of the signal broadcast from the external electronic device (713) may be less than -75.

[0145] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (301) can transmit a control command to an external electronic device (713) by using a communication circuit (e.g., a second communication circuit (330-2)). For example, the electronic device (301) can transmit a request to a server device (203) to transmit a control command to the external electronic device (713) through the server device (203). For example, the electronic device (301) can transmit a control command to the server device (203). For example, the server device (203) can transmit the control command transmitted from the electronic device (301) to the external electronic device (713).

[0146] FIG. 8 illustrates an example of an electronic device that executes an application for controlling an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0147] The operations of the electronic device (301) exemplified in FIG. 8 may be executed, performed, or controlled by at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (300)).

[0148] Referring to FIG. 8, in example (801), the electronic device (301) may be shown to be in a state of executing a control application. For example, the control application may be referred to as an application for controlling an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)). For example, the control application may be related to the provision of an IoT service. For example, the control application may be referred to as an IoT application.

[0149] The electronic device (301) can display the user interface (UI) of the control application through the display (320). For example, the UI can be displayed while the control application is running. For example, the UI can be displayed while the control application is running in the foreground of the electronic device (301). For example, the electronic device (301) can display at least one visual object within the UI that corresponds to at least one external electronic device registered to the electronic device (301). For example, each of the at least one visual object can be referenced by a device card. For example, the electronic device (301) can determine the external electronic device to be controlled through user input regarding the visual object among the at least one visual object. For example, the electronic device (301) can display a visual object (811) within the UI. For example, the visual object (811) can correspond to an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (411)). For example, the electronic device (301) may receive user input regarding a visual object (811). Upon receiving user input regarding the visual object (811), the electronic device (301) may decide to control an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (411)). For example, the user input regarding the visual object (811) may be user input for controlling an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (411)). For example, the user input regarding the visual object (811) may be an example of user input of the example (410) of FIG. 4a. For example, the electronic device (301) may execute operation 443 of FIG. 4b based on the user input regarding the visual object (811). For example, after executing operation 443 of FIG. 4b, the electronic device (301) may execute operation 447 of FIG. 4b.For example, the electronic device (301) can display an execution screen (821) for controlling an external electronic device (411) through a display (320) based on user input regarding a visual object (811).

[0150] In example (802), the electronic device (301) may broadcast an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (431, 511, 601)) containing a control command (e.g., control command (611)), identification information of an external electronic device (411) (e.g., identification information (612)), and / or a connection request (e.g., connection request (613)) based on user input to a visual object (811). For example, after broadcasting the advertising packet, the electronic device (301) may establish a communication link (e.g., communication link (421, 531)) between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (411)) in accordance with the connection request (613).

[0151] The electronic device (301) may display an execution screen (821) for controlling an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (411)) through a display (320) according to user input regarding a visual object (811), for example. For example, the execution screen (821) may be referred to as a screen for remote control functions of the electronic device (301). For example, the visual objects included in the execution screen (821) may be determined or edited by the user. For example, the execution screen (821) may include a visual object for adjusting the volume of audio output through the speaker of the external electronic device, a visual object for changing an image (or video) displayed through the display of the external electronic device, and / or a visual object for selecting icons displayed through the display of the external electronic device, and / or a visual object for changing the state of the external electronic device from an active state to a deactivated state (or sleep state), but the embodiments are not limited. For example, the execution screen (821) may be referred to as a plug-in screen. For example, depending on user input for each of the visual objects included in the execution screen (821), the electronic device (301) may generate or obtain a control command (e.g., control command (611)) corresponding to the visual object. The electronic device (301) may transmit the control command corresponding to the visual object to an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (411)) using a communication circuit (e.g., first communication circuit (330-1)). For example, the electronic device (301) may transmit the control command corresponding to the visual object to an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (411)) via an established communication link using a communication circuit (e.g., first communication circuit (330-1)).

[0152] FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a visual object for controlling an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0153] Referring to FIG. 9, in example (901), the electronic device (301) may display a home screen (910) through a display (320). For example, while the electronic device (301) is displaying the home screen (910), a control application may be executed in the background of the electronic device (301). For example, while the electronic device (301) is displaying the home screen (910), it may receive user input (911). For example, the user input (911) may include a swipe input directed downward from the top area of ​​the home screen (910), but the embodiments are not limited. For example, the user input (911) may include a drag input directed downward from the edge of the display (320). For example, the user input (911) may be referred to as an input for displaying a quick panel screen (920). For example, the quick panel screen (920) may be referred to as a screen including visual objects for setting the functions of the electronic device (301) and / or visual objects for displaying the status of the electronic device (301). For example, each of the visual objects included in the quick panel screen (920) may be related to adjusting the brightness of the display (320), setting the volume of audio output by the electronic device (301), setting the power saving mode of the electronic device (301), and / or controlling an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)), but the embodiments are not limited.

[0154] In example (902), the electronic device (301) may display a quick panel screen (920) through the display (320). For example, the quick panel screen (920) may include a visual object (921). For example, the visual object (921) may provide a function for controlling an external electronic device. In one example, the visual object (921) may include a visual object (922). For example, in response to user input to the visual object (922), the electronic device (301) may control the external electronic device to perform a wake-up.

[0155] The visual object (922) can express different visual effects depending on how the electronic device (301) controls the external electronic device. By displaying the visual object (922) that expresses different visual effects depending on how the electronic device (301) controls the external electronic device, the electronic device (301) can intuitively display how to control the external electronic device. For example, the user experience of the electronic device (301) can be enhanced.

[0156] According to one embodiment, when an electronic device (301) controls an external electronic device by broadcasting an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (431, 511, 601)) containing a control command (e.g., control command (611)), a visual object (922) may display a visual effect (923). For example, the electronic device (301) may display a visual object (922) displaying the visual effect (923) within a visual object (921). The visual effect (923) may indicate that a communication link (e.g., communication link (421, 531)) is not established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device. In one embodiment, the visual effect (923) may include a dotted line being displayed on the edge of the visual object (922). As an example, but not limited to, the visual effect (923) may display a first color.

[0157] According to one embodiment, while the visual object (922) displays a visual effect (923), a communication link may not be established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device.

[0158] According to one embodiment, when an electronic device (301) controls an external electronic device by transmitting a packet (e.g., packet (423)) containing a control command (e.g., control command (611)) to the external electronic device via a communication link (e.g., communication link (421, 531)), a visual object (922) may display a visual effect (924). For example, the electronic device (301) may display a visual object (922) that displays the visual effect (924) within a visual object (921). For example, the visual effect (924) may indicate that a communication link is established between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device. For example, the visual effect (924) may be distinguished from a visual effect (923). In one embodiment, the visual effect (923) may include a solid line being displayed on the edge of the visual object (922). As an example not limited to, the visual effect (924) can express a second color different from the first color.

[0159] In one embodiment, when an electronic device (301) controls an external electronic device by transmitting a control command (e.g., control command (611)) so that the control command is transmitted to the external electronic device, a visual object (922) may display a visual effect (925). For example, the electronic device (301) may display a visual object (922) that displays a visual effect (925) within a visual object (921). For example, the visual effect (925) may indicate that the electronic device (301) can control the external electronic device using a relay device. For example, the visual effect (925) may be distinguished from a visual effect (923). For example, the visual effect (925) may be distinguished from a visual effect (924). In one embodiment, the visual effect (925) may include a cloud-shaped solid line being displayed on the edge of the visual object (922). As an example not limited to, the visual effect (925) can represent a third color different from each of the first and second colors.

[0160] FIG. 10 illustrates examples of operations of an electronic device for controlling an external electronic device when no communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The operations of the electronic device (e.g., electronic device (301)) exemplified in FIG. 10 may be executed, performed, or controlled by at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (300)).

[0161] Referring to FIG. 10, in operation 1001, the electronic device (301) can identify that a communication link (e.g., communication link (421, 531)) has not been established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)). For example, operation 1001 can be referenced as an operation following operation 443 of FIG. 4b. For example, the descriptions of operation 443 of FIG. 4b can be referenced to identify that the electronic device (301) has not established a communication link.

[0162] In operation 1003, the electronic device (301) can identify whether an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) broadcast from an external electronic device has been received within a defined time interval. For example, the electronic device (301) can identify whether a signal containing an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) broadcast from an external electronic device has been received within a defined time interval. For example, the electronic device (301) can execute operation 1005 based on identifying that the advertising packet has been received within a defined time interval. The electronic device (301) can execute operation 1007 based on identifying that the advertising packet has not been received within a defined time interval. For example, the defined time interval may represent a time interval during which the electronic device (301) can receive an advertising packet (e.g., an advertising packet (602)) broadcast from an external electronic device. For example, the defined time interval may be related to a scan cycle. For example, the defined time interval may be referenced as a scan window of a scan cycle.

[0163] In operation 1005, the electronic device (301) can identify whether the reception strength of a signal containing an advertising packet broadcast from an external electronic device exceeds a reference strength, based on identifying that an advertising packet (e.g., an advertising packet (602)) broadcast from an external electronic device is received within a defined time interval. The reception strength of the signal may include a received signal strength indicator (RSSI). For example, the further the distance between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device, the lower the reception strength of the signal may be. For example, the lower the reception strength of the signal, the lower the quality of communication between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device may be. For example, the descriptions of the reference strength in FIG. 7 may be referenced for the reference strength.

[0164] In operation 1007, the electronic device (301) may transmit a control command (e.g., control command (611)) to the external electronic device using a communication circuit (e.g., second communication circuit (330-2)) based on identifying that an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) broadcast from the external electronic device is not received within a defined time interval. For example, if the advertising packet is not received within a defined time interval, the distance between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device may be relatively large. For example, if the advertising packet is not received within a defined time interval, there may be relatively large communication interference factors (e.g., noise) between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device. If an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) is not received within a defined time interval, the electronic device (301) may not utilize a method of communicating with an external electronic device through a communication link (e.g., communication link (421, 531)). For example, if an advertising packet (602) is not received within a defined time interval, the electronic device (301) may not control an external electronic device through a communication link (e.g., communication link (421, 531)). For example, if an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) is not received within a defined time interval, the electronic device (301) may not utilize a method of broadcasting an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (431, 511, 601)) containing a control command. For example, if an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) is not received within a defined time interval, the electronic device (301) may not control an external electronic device through a broadcast of an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (431, 511, 601)) containing a control command.

[0165] According to one embodiment, an electronic device (301) may transmit a control command (e.g., control command (611)) to a relay device using a communication circuit (e.g., second communication circuit (330-2)). For example, the electronic device (301) may transmit the control command to a relay device using a communication circuit (e.g., second communication circuit (330-2)) so that the control command is transmitted or delivered to an external electronic device. For example, the relay device may be referred to as a device for transmitting or controlling the control command transmitted from the electronic device (301) to an external electronic device. The relay device may be referred to as a relay node. For example, the relay device may include a server device (e.g., server device (203)), a hub device, and / or an access point (AP), but the embodiments are not limited. For example, the relay device may transmit the control command to an external electronic device in response to receiving the control command from the electronic device (301). For example, the electronic device (301) can control an external electronic device through a relay device.

[0166] In operation 1009, the electronic device (301) may broadcast a first advertising packet containing a control command, identification information of the external electronic device, and / or a connection request, based on identifying that the reception strength of a signal containing an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) broadcast from an external electronic device exceeds a reference strength. Based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal exceeds a reference strength, the electronic device (301) may cause the external electronic device to initiate a process for a communication link in accordance with the connection request after providing a function corresponding to the control command.

[0167] In operation 1011, the electronic device (301) may broadcast a second advertising packet containing a control command and / or identification information of the external electronic device based on identifying that the reception strength of a signal containing an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) broadcast from the external electronic device does not exceed a reference strength. For example, the second advertising packet may not include a connection request. For example, the second advertising packet may include a control command and identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request containing a control command and identification information of the external electronic device. For example, the electronic device (301) may cause the external electronic device not to start a process for a communication link according to a connection request after providing a function corresponding to the control command based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal does not exceed a reference strength.

[0168] FIG. 11 illustrates examples of operations of an electronic device for controlling an external electronic device when no communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The operations of the electronic device (e.g., electronic device (301)) exemplified in FIG. 11 may be executed, performed, or controlled by at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (300)).

[0169] Referring to FIG. 11, in operation 1101, the electronic device (301) can identify that a communication link has not been established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202), external electronic device (411), external electronic device (412)). For example, operation 1101 may be referenced as an operation following operation 443 of FIG. 4b. For example, the descriptions of operation 443 of FIG. 4b may be referenced to identify that the electronic device (301) has not established a communication link. For example, operation 1101 may correspond to operation 1001 of FIG. 10.

[0170] In operation 1103, the electronic device (301) can identify whether an advertising packet (e.g., an advertising packet (602)) broadcast from an external electronic device has been received within a defined time interval. For example, the electronic device (301) can identify whether a signal containing an advertising packet (602) broadcast from an external electronic device has been received within a defined time interval. As an example, the electronic device (301) can execute operation 1105 based on identifying that the advertising packet has been received within a defined time interval. For example, the electronic device (301) can execute operation 1107 based on identifying that the advertising packet has not been received within a defined time interval. For example, the descriptions of operation 1003 of FIG. 10 may be referenced for the defined time interval. For example, operation 1103 may correspond to operation 1003 of FIG. 10.

[0171] In operation 1105, the electronic device (301) can identify whether an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) indicates that a communication link cannot be established between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device. For example, the electronic device (301) can execute operation 1107 based on an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) indicating that a communication link cannot be established. For example, the electronic device (301) can execute operation 1109 based on an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (602)) indicating that a communication link can be established.

[0172] 일 실시예에 따르면, 외부 전자 장치는, 통신 링크와 관련된 자원의 양이 통신 링크를 수립하기 위한 기준 양 미만임을 식별하는 것에 기반하여, 통신 링크가 수립될 수 없음을 나타내는 어드버타이징 패킷(예: 어드버타이징 패킷(602))을 브로드캐스트할 수 있다. 예를 들어, 외부 전자 장치는, 외부 전자 장치가 다른 외부 전자 장치와 통신 링크를 수립하고 있기 때문에, 전자 장치(301)와 외부 전자 장치 사이에 통신 링크가 수립될 수 없음을 나타내는 어드버타이징 패킷(예: 어드버타이징 패킷(602))을 브로드캐스트할 수 있다. 예를 들어, 외부 전자 장치는, 외부 전자 장치가 다른 외부 전자 장치를 위한 BLE 서비스가 제공하고 있기 때문에, 전자 장치(301)와 외부 전자 장치 사이에 통신 링크가 수립될 수 없음을 나타내는 어드버타이징 패킷을 브로드캐스트할 수 있다.

[0173] In operation 1107, the electronic device (301) may transmit a control command using a communication circuit (e.g., a second communication circuit (330-2)) so that the control command is transmitted to an external electronic device. For example, operation 1107 may correspond to operation 1007 of FIG. 10. For example, for operation 1107, the descriptions of operation 1007 of FIG. 10 may be referenced.

[0174] In operation 1109, the electronic device (301) may broadcast an advertising packet containing a control command, identification information of an external electronic device, and / or a connection request. For example, operation 1109 may correspond to operation 1009 of FIG. 10. For example, for operation 1109, the descriptions of operation 1009 of FIG. 10 may be referenced.

[0175] FIG. 12 illustrates examples of operations in which an external electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is registered with an electronic device and a server device, respectively. The operations of the electronic device (e.g., electronic device (301)) exemplified in FIG. 12 may be executed, performed, or controlled by at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (300)). In FIG. 12, an external electronic device (411) is illustrated, but the external electronic device (411) may be replaced with an external electronic device (202, 412, 711, 712, 713) and understood as an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0176] Referring to FIG. 12, in operation 1201, the electronic device (301) may identify an event for registering an external electronic device (411). As an example, but not limited to, the event for registering the external electronic device (411) may include an OOBE (out of box experience). For example, the OOBE may be referred to as the initial setup process experienced by the user after opening the external electronic device (411). As an example, but not limited to, the event for registering the external electronic device (411) may include capturing or scanning a QR (quick response) code representing the external electronic device (411) using the camera of the electronic device (301). For example, by capturing the QR code representing the external electronic device (411) using the camera of the electronic device (301), an authentication key associated with the external electronic device (411) may be obtained. For example, the authentication key may be referred to as a D2D (device to device) key and / or a pairing key.

[0177] As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (301) may receive information about an application for controlling the external electronic device (411) (e.g., a control application) from a server device using a communication circuit (e.g., a communication circuit (330)) by photographing a QR code representing the external electronic device (411) using the camera of the electronic device (301). For example, the electronic device (301) may install an application for controlling the external electronic device (411) according to the information about the application for controlling the external electronic device (411) (e.g., a control application).

[0178] In operation 1203, the electronic device (301) may broadcast an advertising packet using a communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit (330-1)). The advertising packet broadcast from the electronic device (301) may be received by an external electronic device (411). For example, the advertising packet may be used to establish a communication connection.

[0179] In operation 1205, the electronic device (301) can establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device (411). The external electronic device (411) can establish a communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411). For example, the communication link may include a GATT connection.

[0180] In operation 1207, the external electronic device (411) can generate a first public key and a first private key. For example, the first public key and the first private key can be linked to each other.

[0181] In operation 1209, the external electronic device (411) may transmit information of the external electronic device (411) to the electronic device (301) via a communication link. For example, the information of the external electronic device (411) may include a first public key, identification information of the external electronic device (411), and / or version information of the software of the external electronic device (411). The identification information of the external electronic device (411) may be represented as a 32-bit hash value according to a hash function. For example, the information of the external electronic device (411) may be encrypted using the first private key.

[0182] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (301) can perform decryption of information of the external electronic device (411) using the first public key. For example, by the electronic device (301) performing decryption of information of the external electronic device (411) using the first public key, authentication of the external electronic device (411) can be performed.

[0183] In operation 1211, the electronic device (301) can generate a second public key and a second private key. For example, the second public key and the second private key can be linked to each other.

[0184] In operation 1213, the electronic device (301) may transmit the second public key and / or first nonce data to an external electronic device (411) via a communication link. For example, the first nonce data may represent a 256-bit hash value. For example, the first nonce data may be generated using an authentication key and a first public key. For example, the first nonce data may be generated by applying a hash function (e.g., SHA-256) to the authentication key and the first public key.

[0185] In operation 1215, the external electronic device (411) can perform verification on the first nonce data. The external electronic device (411) can generate at least one reserve key by applying a hash function to the authentication key and time information. For example, the external electronic device (411) can generate a reserve key by applying a hash function to the authentication key and information representing the current time. For example, the external electronic device (411) can generate a reserve key by applying a hash function to the authentication key and information representing a time earlier than the current time (e.g., one hour earlier). The external electronic device (411) can generate a reserve key by applying a hash function to the authentication key and information representing a time later than the current time (e.g., one hour later). For example, the external electronic device (411) can identify the success of the verification by identifying that at least one reserve key corresponds to the first nonce data. For example, the external electronic device (411) can generate a security key based on identifying the success of the verification. For example, a security key can be referenced as a session key.

[0186] In operation 1217, the external electronic device (411) may transmit second nonce data to the electronic device (301) via a communication link. For example, the second nonce data may represent a 256-bit hash value. For example, the second nonce data may be generated using an authentication key and a second public key. For example, the second nonce data may be generated by applying a hash function (e.g., SHA-256) to the authentication key and the second public key. As an example not limited to, the external electronic device (411) may further transmit an initialization function to the electronic device (301) via a communication link in operation 1217.

[0187] In operation 1219, the electronic device (301) may perform verification on the second nonce data. For example, the electronic device (301) may generate a security key based on performing verification on the second nonce data. For example, the security key may be referenced as a session key. For example, the security key generated by the external electronic device (411) in operation 1215 may correspond to the security key generated by the electronic device (301) in operation 1219. For example, the security key generated by the external electronic device (411) in operation 1215 may be the same as the security key generated by the electronic device (301) in operation 1219. For example, the security key may be shared between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411).

[0188] In operation 1221, the electronic device (301) may transmit a notification signal to an external electronic device (411) via a communication link. For example, the notification signal may indicate that a security key is generated based on verification of the second nonce data. For example, the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) may perform mutual authentication using the security key.

[0189] In operation 1223, the electronic device (301) may transmit a notification signal to the server device (203) using a communication circuit (e.g., a second communication circuit (330-2)). For example, the notification signal may indicate that the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) share a security key. For example, the notification signal may indicate that the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device (411) are authenticated with each other.

[0190] In operation 1225, the electronic device (301) can register an external electronic device (411). For example, the electronic device (301) can register the external electronic device (411) through a control application.

[0191] In operation 1227, the server device (203) can register an external electronic device (411) in conjunction with the electronic device (301). For example, the server device (203) can register an electronic device (301) in conjunction with the external electronic device (411).

[0192] In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device (301)) may control an external electronic device (e.g., external electronic device (202, 411, 412)) by using a method of broadcasting an advertising packet (e.g., advertising packet (431, 511, 601)) containing a control command (e.g., control command (611)). For example, by controlling the external electronic device using the above method, the electronic device (301) may relatively reduce the time difference between the timing at which user input is received by the electronic device (301) and the timing at which the external electronic device is controlled. For example, by reducing the time difference, the user experience of the electronic device (301) may be enhanced. Additionally, the electronic device (301) may establish a communication link only when the communication link between the electronic device (301) and the external electronic device is substantially utilized. The electronic device (301) can relatively reduce the amount of battery resources used by establishing a communication link only when the communication link between the electronic device (301) and an external electronic device is actually utilized.

[0193] The effects obtainable from the present disclosure are not limited to those mentioned above, and other unmentioned effects will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains from the description below.

[0194] The technical problems to be solved in this disclosure are not limited to those mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure belongs.

[0195] As described above, the electronic device may include a communication circuit. The electronic device may include a memory comprising one or more storage media for storing instructions. The electronic device may include at least one processor comprising a processing circuitry. The instructions may cause the electronic device to receive user input for controlling an external electronic device registered to the electronic device when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor. The instructions may cause the electronic device to identify whether a communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor. The above instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, include a control command generated according to the user input, identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request to establish the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, and may cause the electronic device to broadcast an advertising packet to cause the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to transmit a packet containing the control command generated according to the user input to the external electronic device via the communication link using the communication circuit, based on identifying that the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

[0196] According to one embodiment, the user input may be a first user input. The advertising packet may be a first advertising packet. The instructions may cause the electronic device to receive a second user input for controlling the external electronic device after broadcasting the first advertising packet when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor. The instructions may cause the electronic device to broadcast a second advertising packet, which includes a control command generated according to the second user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, and does not include the connection request, based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor.

[0197] According to one embodiment, the user input may be a first user input. The advertising packet may be a first advertising packet. The instructions may cause the electronic device to receive a second user input for controlling the external electronic device after broadcasting the first advertising packet when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor. The instructions may cause the electronic device to broadcast a second advertising packet containing a control command generated according to the second user input, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor.

[0198] According to one embodiment, the communication circuit may be a first communication circuit. The electronic device may include a second communication circuit. The instructions may cause the electronic device to identify, using the first communication circuit, whether an advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device has been received within a defined time interval, based on identifying that the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device has not been established when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor. The instructions may cause the electronic device to broadcast the advertising packet, including the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, using the first communication circuit, based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device has been received within the defined time interval when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, so as to cause the external electronic device to provide the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above instructions may cause the electronic device to transmit the control command to the external electronic device using the second communication circuit, based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is not received within the defined time interval when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor.

[0199] According to one embodiment, the instructions may cause the electronic device to identify the reception strength of a signal including the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device, based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within the defined time interval when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor. The instructions may cause the electronic device to broadcast the advertising packet using the first communication circuit, based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal including the packet is greater than a reference strength, the packet including the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal containing the packet is smaller than the reference strength, the electronic device may be caused to broadcast another advertising packet using the first communication circuit, which includes the control command generated according to the user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, and does not include the connection request.

[0200] According to one embodiment, the communication circuit may be a first communication circuit. The electronic device may include a second communication circuit. The instructions may cause the electronic device to identify, using the first communication circuit, whether an advertising packet indicating that the communication link cannot be established between the electronic device and the external electronic device has been received from the external electronic device within a defined time interval, based on identifying that the communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor. The above instructions may cause the electronic device to broadcast the advertising packet using the first communication circuit, comprising the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, based on identifying that the advertising packet is not received from the external electronic device within the defined time interval when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, so as to cause the external electronic device to provide the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above instructions may cause the electronic device to transmit the control command using the second communication circuit so as to transmit the control command to the external electronic device, based on identifying that the advertising packet is received from the external electronic device within the defined time interval when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor.

[0201] According to one embodiment, the instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to periodically broadcast the advertising packet using the communication circuit until the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

[0202] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may include a display. The instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to display a visual object for receiving the user input using the display. The visual object may express a first visual effect based on the communication link established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. The visual object may express a second visual effect different from the first visual effect based on the communication link not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

[0203] According to one embodiment, the control command generated according to the user input may include a wake-up command for changing the state of the external electronic device from a standby state to an activation state.

[0204] According to one embodiment, the identification information of the external electronic device may include the MAC (media access control) address of the external electronic device.

[0205] According to one embodiment, the instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to broadcast the advertising packet to enable the external electronic device to provide the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established, depending on the system resources of the electronic device capable of establishing the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, using the communication circuit, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the electronic device may be caused to broadcast another advertising packet using the communication circuit, which includes the control command generated according to the user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, and does not include the connection request, depending on the system resources of the electronic device in which the communication link cannot be established between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

[0206] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, they can cause the electronic device to change the state of the external electronic device from a turned-off state to a turned-on state.

[0207] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device may cause the electronic device and the external electronic device to register through a server.

[0208] A method performed in an electronic device having a communication circuit as described above may include an operation of receiving user input for controlling an external electronic device registered in the electronic device. The method may include an operation of identifying whether a communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. Based on identifying that the communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the method may include an operation of broadcasting an advertising packet to enable the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established, the packet comprising a control command generated according to the user input, identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request for establishing the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device. Based on identifying that the communication link has been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the method may include an operation of transmitting, using the communication circuit, to the external electronic device, via the communication link, a packet containing the control command generated according to the user input.

[0209] According to one embodiment, the user input may be a first user input. The advertising packet may be a first advertising packet. The method may include the operation of receiving a second user input for controlling the external electronic device after broadcasting the first advertising packet. The method may include the operation of broadcasting a second advertising packet based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet, the second user input including a control command generated according to the second user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, and not including the connection request.

[0210] According to one embodiment, the user input may be a first user input. The advertising packet may be a first advertising packet. The method may include the operation of receiving a second user input for controlling the external electronic device after broadcasting the first advertising packet. The method may include the operation of broadcasting a second advertising packet containing a control command generated according to the second user input, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet.

[0211] According to one embodiment, the communication circuit may be a first communication circuit. The electronic device may include a second communication circuit. The method may include an operation of identifying whether an advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within a defined time interval using the first communication circuit, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. The method may include an operation of broadcasting the advertising packet, which includes the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, using the first communication circuit, based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within the defined time interval, so as to enable the external electronic device to provide the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above method may include the operation of transmitting the control command to the external electronic device using the second communication circuit, based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is not received within the defined time interval.

[0212] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of identifying the reception strength of a signal including the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device, based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within the defined time interval. The method may include an operation of broadcasting the advertising packet using the first communication circuit, based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal including the packet is greater than a reference strength, the packet including the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The method may include an operation of broadcasting another advertising packet using the first communication circuit, based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal including the packet is less than the reference strength, the packet including the control command generated according to the user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, but not including the connection request.

[0213] According to one embodiment, the communication circuit may be a first communication circuit. The electronic device may include a second communication circuit. The method may include, based on identifying that the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device is not established, an operation of using the first communication circuit to identify whether an advertising packet indicating that the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device cannot be established has been received from the external electronic device within a defined time interval. The method may include, based on identifying that the advertising packet has not been received from the external electronic device within the defined time interval, an operation of using the first communication circuit to broadcast the advertising packet, which includes the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above method may include the operation of transmitting the control command to the external electronic device using the second communication circuit, based on identifying that the advertising packet is received from the external electronic device within the defined time interval.

[0214] According to one embodiment, the method may include the operation of periodically broadcasting the advertising packet using the communication circuit until the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

[0215] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may include a display. The method may include an operation of displaying a visual object for receiving user input using the display. The visual object may express a first visual effect based on the communication link established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. The visual object may express a second visual effect different from the first visual effect based on the communication link not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

[0216] According to one embodiment, the control command generated according to the user input may include a wake-up command for changing the state of the external electronic device from a standby state to an activation state.

[0217] According to one embodiment, the identification information of the external electronic device may include the MAC (media access control) address of the external electronic device.

[0218] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of broadcasting the advertising packet using the communication circuit, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, according to the system resources of the electronic device capable of establishing the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the packet including the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The method may include an operation of broadcasting another advertising packet using the communication circuit, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, according to the system resources of the electronic device in which the communication link cannot be established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the packet including the control command generated according to the user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, but not including the connection request.

[0219] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation to change the state of the external electronic device from a turned-off state to a turned-on state.

[0220] According to one embodiment, the method may include the operation of registering the electronic device and the external electronic device through a server.

[0221] In one or more non-transient computer-readable storage media as described above, the one or more non-transient computer-readable storage media may store one or more computer programs. The one or more computer programs may include computer-executable instructions that cause the electronic device to perform operations when executed individually or collectively by at least one processor of an electronic device having a communication circuit. The operations may include receiving user input for controlling an external electronic device registered with the electronic device. The operations may include identifying whether a communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. The operations may include, based on identifying that the communication link has not been established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, a control command generated according to the user input, identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request for establishing the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, and broadcasting an advertising packet to cause the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above operations may include, based on identifying that the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, transmitting a packet containing the control command generated according to the user input to the external electronic device via the communication link using the communication circuit.

[0222] According to one embodiment, the user input may be a first user input. The advertising packet may be a first advertising packet. The operations may include an operation of receiving a second user input for controlling the external electronic device after broadcasting the first advertising packet. The operations may include an operation of broadcasting a second advertising packet that includes a control command generated according to the second user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, and does not include the connection request, based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet.

[0223] According to one embodiment, the user input may be a first user input. The advertising packet may be a first advertising packet. The operations may include an operation of receiving a second user input for controlling the external electronic device after broadcasting the first advertising packet. The operations may include an operation of broadcasting a second advertising packet containing a control command generated according to the second user input, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet.

[0224] According to one embodiment, the communication circuit may be a first communication circuit. The electronic device may include a second communication circuit. The operations may include, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, an operation of identifying whether an advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within a defined time interval using the first communication circuit. The operations may include, based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within the defined time interval, an operation of broadcasting the advertising packet using the first communication circuit, comprising the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above operations may include transmitting the control command to the external electronic device using the second communication circuit, based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is not received within the defined time interval.

[0225] According to one embodiment, the operations may include identifying the reception strength of a signal containing the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device, based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within the defined time interval. The operations may include broadcasting the advertising packet using the first communication circuit, based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal containing the packet is greater than a reference strength, the advertising packet including the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The operations may include broadcasting another advertising packet using the first communication circuit, based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal containing the packet is less than the reference strength, the advertising packet including the control command generated according to the user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, but not including the connection request.

[0226] According to one embodiment, the communication circuit may be a first communication circuit. The electronic device may include a second communication circuit. The operations may include, based on identifying that the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device is not established, using the first communication circuit, an operation of identifying whether an advertising packet indicating that the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device cannot be established has been received from the external electronic device within a defined time interval. The operations may include, based on identifying that the advertising packet has not been received from the external electronic device within the defined time interval, using the first communication circuit, an operation of broadcasting the advertising packet, which includes the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The above operations may include the operation of transmitting the control command to the external electronic device using the second communication circuit, based on identifying that the advertising packet is received from the external electronic device within the defined time interval.

[0227] According to one embodiment, the operations may include periodically broadcasting the advertising packet using the communication circuit until the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

[0228] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may include a display. The operations may include an operation of displaying a visual object for receiving the user input using the display. The visual object may express a first visual effect based on the communication link established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. The visual object may express a second visual effect different from the first visual effect based on the communication link not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

[0229] According to one embodiment, the control command generated according to the user input may include a wake-up command for changing the state of the external electronic device from a standby state to an activation state.

[0230] According to one embodiment, the identification information of the external electronic device may include the MAC (media access control) address of the external electronic device.

[0231] According to one embodiment, the operations may include, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, broadcasting the advertising packet using the communication circuit according to the system resources of the electronic device capable of establishing the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the packet including the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established. The operations may also include, based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, broadcasting another advertising packet using the communication circuit according to the system resources of the electronic device in which the communication link cannot be established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the packet including the control command generated according to the user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, but not including the connection request.

[0232] According to one embodiment, the operations may include changing the state of the external electronic device from a turned-off state to a turned-on state.

[0233] According to one embodiment, the operations may include registering the electronic device and the external electronic device through a server.

[0234] For one or more embodiments, at least one of the components described in one or more of the prior art drawings may be configured to perform one or more operations, techniques, processes and / or methods as described in the present disclosure. For example, a processor (e.g., a baseband processor) described in the present disclosure in relation to one or more of the prior art drawings may be configured to operate according to one or more examples described in the present disclosure. As another example, circuits associated with user equipment (UE), a base station, a network element, etc., as described above in relation to one or more of the prior art drawings may be configured to operate according to one or more examples described herein.

[0235] Any of the embodiments described above may be combined with any other embodiment (or combination of embodiments) unless otherwise explicitly stated. The foregoing description of one or more embodiments is for illustrative and explanatory purposes only, and is not intended to limit or exhaust the scope of the embodiments in the exact form disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the foregoing teachings or may be obtained from the practice of various embodiments.

[0236] The electronic devices according to the various embodiments disclosed in this document may be of various forms. The electronic devices may include, for example, portable communication devices (e.g., smartphones), computer devices, portable multimedia devices, portable medical devices, cameras, electronic devices, or consumer electronics. The electronic devices according to the embodiments of this document are not limited to the devices described above.

[0237] The various embodiments of this document and the terms used therein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutions of said embodiments. In this document, phrases such as “A or B,” “at least one of A and B,” “at least one of A or B,” “A, B or C,” “at least one of A, B and C,” and “at least one of A, B, or C” may each include any one of the items listed together with the corresponding phrase, or any possible combination thereof. Terms such as “first,” “second,” or “first” or “second” may be used simply to distinguish said components from other said components and do not limit said components in any other aspect (e.g., importance or order). Where any (e.g., 1st) component is referred to as “coupled” or “connected” to another (e.g., 2nd) component, with or without the terms “functionally” or “communicationly,” it means that said any component may be connected to said other component directly (e.g., via a wire), wirelessly, or through a third component.

[0238] The term “module” as used in the various embodiments of this document may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as logic, logic block, component, or circuit, for example. A module may be a component formed integrally, or a minimum unit of said component or a part thereof that performs one or more functions. For example, according to one embodiment, a module may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

[0239] Various embodiments of the present document may be implemented as software (e.g., program (140)) comprising one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory (136) or external memory (138)) readable by a machine (e.g., electronic device (101) of FIG. 1). For example, a processor (e.g., processor (120)) of the machine (e.g., electronic device (101)) may call at least one of the one or more instructions stored in the storage medium and execute it. This enables the machine to be operated to perform at least one function according to the at least one called instruction. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code that can be executed by an interpreter. The storage medium readable by the machine may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-temporary' simply means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not contain a signal (e.g., electromagnetic waves), and the term does not distinguish between cases where data is stored semi-permanently and cases where it is stored temporarily.

[0240] In one embodiment, the method according to the various embodiments disclosed herein may be provided as included in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded between a seller and a buyer as a product. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)), or distributed online (e.g., download or upload) through an application store (e.g., Play Store™) or directly between two user devices (e.g., smartphones). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily created on a device-readable storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a relay server.

[0241] According to some embodiments, each component (e.g., module or program) of the components described above may include a singular or multiple entities, and some of the multiple entities may be separated and placed in other components. According to various embodiments, one or more of the components or operations of the aforementioned components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Generally or additionally, multiple components (e.g., module or program) may be integrated into a single component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each of the multiple components in the same or similar manner as those performed by the corresponding component among the multiple components prior to integration. According to various embodiments, operations performed by the module, program, or other components may be executed sequentially, in parallel, iteratively, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations may be executed in a different order, omitted, or one or more other operations may be added.

[0242] It will be understood that embodiments of various aspects of the present disclosure according to the claims and the description in the specification may be implemented in hardware form, in software form, or in a combination of hardware and software.

[0243] Such software may be stored on a non-transient computer-readable storage medium. A non-transient computer-readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs (software modules), said one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that cause the electronic device to perform the method of the present disclosure when executed individually or collectively by one or more processors of the electronic device.

[0244] Such software may be stored in the form of volatile or non-volatile storage, such as a storage device such as read-only memory (ROM), regardless of whether it can be erased or rewritten, for example; may be stored in the form of memory, such as random access memory (RAM), memory chips, devices, or integrated circuits, for example; or may be stored on a compact disk (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), a magnetic disk or magnetic tape, or a similar optically or magnetically readable medium. It will be understood that the storage devices and storage media are various embodiments of non-transient machine-readable storage suitable for storing computer programs or computer programs, which include instructions that implement various embodiments of the present disclosure when executed. Accordingly, various embodiments provide a program including code for implementing the device or method claimed in any one of the claims of this specification, and a non-transient machine-readable storage for storing such a program.

[0245] Although the present disclosure has been illustrated and described with reference to various embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications in form or detail are possible without departing from the technical spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. In an electronic device, Communication circuit; Memory comprising one or more storage media for storing instructions; and It includes at least one processor comprising a processing circuit, and When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Receiving user input for controlling an external electronic device registered with the above electronic device, and Identify whether a communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, and Based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the method comprises a control command generated according to the user input, identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request to establish the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, and broadcasts an advertising packet to enable the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established, and Based on identifying that the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the communication circuit causes the external electronic device to transmit, via the communication link, a packet containing the control command generated according to the user input. Electronic device.

2. In Claim 1, The above user input is a first user input, and The above advertising packet is a first advertising packet, and When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: After broadcasting the first advertising packet, receive a second user input for controlling the external electronic device, and Further causing to broadcast a second advertising packet, which includes a control command generated according to the second user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, and does not include the connection request, based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet. Electronic device.

3. In Claim 1, The above user input is a first user input, and The above advertising packet is a first advertising packet, and When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: After broadcasting the first advertising packet, receive a second user input for controlling the external electronic device, and Further causing to broadcast a second advertising packet including a control command generated according to the second user input, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet. Electronic device.

4. In Claim 1, The above communication circuit is a first communication circuit, and The above electronic device includes a second communication circuit, and When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the first communication circuit is used to identify whether an advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device has been received within a defined time interval, and Based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within the defined time interval, the first communication circuit broadcasts the advertising packet, comprising the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so as to enable the external electronic device to provide the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established, and Based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is not received within the defined time interval, the second communication circuit is used to cause the control command to be transmitted to the external electronic device. Electronic device.

5. In Claim 4, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within the defined time interval, the reception strength of a signal including the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is identified, and Based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal including the packet is greater than the reference strength, using the first communication circuit, broadcasting the advertising packet including the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established, and Based on identifying that the reception strength of the signal including the packet is smaller than the reference strength, using the first communication circuit, causing to broadcast another advertising packet that includes the control command generated according to the user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, and does not include the connection request. Electronic device.

6. In Claim 1, The above communication circuit is a first communication circuit, and The above electronic device includes a second communication circuit, and When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, using the first communication circuit, it is determined whether an advertising packet indicating that the communication link cannot be established between the electronic device and the external electronic device is received from the external electronic device within a defined time interval, and Based on identifying that the advertising packet is not received from the external electronic device within the defined time interval, broadcast the advertising packet using the first communication circuit, comprising the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so as to enable the external electronic device to provide the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established, and Based on identifying that the advertising packet is received from the external electronic device within the defined time interval, causing the control command to be transmitted to the external electronic device using the second communication circuit so that the control command is delivered to the external electronic device. Electronic device.

7. In Claim 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the communication circuit is used to cause the advertising packet to be broadcast periodically until the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device. Electronic device.

8. In Claim 1, The above electronic device includes a display, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Further causing a visual object for receiving the above user input to be displayed using the display, and The above visual object is: Based on the communication link established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, a first visual effect is expressed, and Based on the communication link not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, expressing a second visual effect different from the first visual effect, Electronic device.

9. In Claim 1, The control command generated according to the above user input includes a wake-up command for changing the state of the external electronic device from a standby state to an activation state. Electronic device.

10. In Claim 1, The identification information of the external electronic device includes the MAC (media access control) address of the external electronic device. Electronic device.

11. In Claim 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device: Depending on the system resources of the electronic device capable of establishing the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the advertising packet is broadcast using the communication circuit, comprising the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so as to enable the external electronic device to provide the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established, and Depending on the system resources of the electronic device where the communication link cannot be established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, using the communication circuit, causing to broadcast another advertising packet that includes the control command generated according to the user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, and does not include the connection request. Electronic device.

12. A method performed in an electronic device having a communication circuit, Receiving user input for controlling an external electronic device registered with the above electronic device, and An operation to identify whether a communication link is not established between the above electronic device and the above external electronic device, Based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the operation of broadcasting an advertising packet to enable the external electronic device to provide a function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established, comprising a control command generated according to the user input, identification information of the external electronic device, and a connection request for establishing the communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device, and based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, and Based on identifying that the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the operation of transmitting to the external electronic device, via the communication link using the communication circuit, a packet containing the control command generated according to the user input, method.

13. In Claim 12, The above user input is a first user input, and The above advertising packet is a first advertising packet, and The above method is, The operation of receiving a second user input for controlling the external electronic device after broadcasting the first advertising packet, and The method further comprises the operation of broadcasting a second advertising packet, which includes a control command generated according to the second user input and the identification information of the external electronic device, and does not include the connection request, based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet. method.

14. In Claim 12, The above user input is a first user input, and The above advertising packet is a first advertising packet, and The above method is, The operation of receiving a second user input for controlling the external electronic device after broadcasting the first advertising packet, and The method further includes the operation of broadcasting a second advertising packet comprising a control command generated according to the second user input, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, based on the second user input received before the communication link is established between the electronic device and the external electronic device according to the connection request included in the first advertising packet. method.

15. In Claim 12, The above communication circuit is a first communication circuit, and The above electronic device includes a second communication circuit, and The above method is, Based on identifying that the communication link is not established between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the operation of identifying whether an advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within a defined time interval using the first communication circuit, Based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is received within the defined time interval, using the first communication circuit, the operation of broadcasting the advertising packet including the control command, the identification information of the external electronic device, and the connection request, so that the external electronic device provides the function corresponding to the control command before the communication link is established; and Based on identifying that the advertising packet broadcast from the external electronic device is not received within the defined time interval, the method includes the operation of transmitting the control command using the second communication circuit so that the control command is transmitted to the external electronic device. method.

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