KR102215108B1 - Apparatus and method for interworking among electronic devices - Google Patents

Abstract

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device may include an acquisition module configured to acquire address information of an external electronic device and location information of one or more applications to be executed in conjunction with at least the external electronic device through a first short-range communication with the outside; A connection module for connecting a second short-range communication with the external electronic device based on the address information of the external electronic device; A receiving module receiving the application from the outside based on the location information of the application; And an interlocking control module configured to execute the application by interworking with the external electronic device through the second short-range communication. Other embodiments are possible.

Description

Apparatus and method for interworking among electronic devices}

Various embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for interworking with a plurality of electronic devices.

In general, short-range wireless communication may wirelessly connect a plurality of electronic devices located in a short distance to enable real-time communication in both directions without a complicated wire connecting the devices. With short-range wireless communication, when signal exchange between electronic devices is required within a certain space such as a home or office, it is possible to communicate wirelessly between devices without going through a network relay device such as a base station in a distance. , It is possible to reduce the load on the network relay device.

In the case of using short-range wireless communication, high-speed data transmission without waiting time is possible, and thus, it can be widely used in mobile devices such as a mobile phone or a tablet. For example, some functions of mobile devices (eg, phone call service, audio playback service, etc.) through accessories (eg, headsets, earphones) that connect mobile devices using Bluetooth communication, a type of short-range wireless communication. Is provided to users.

According to the existing technology, in order to link an electronic device (eg, a main electronic device) and another electronic device (eg, an auxiliary electronic device) through short-range wireless communication, the electronic device transmits information of another electronic device in a short distance. It is inconvenient that the user must manually search or directly select or input information on other electronic devices to which short-range wireless communication is to be connected. For example, in order to connect a mobile phone as a main electronic device and a Bluetooth headset as an auxiliary electronic device, a user turns on the Bluetooth communication module of each of the mobile phone and the Bluetooth headset, searches for information of Bluetooth communication devices in a short distance from the mobile phone, and searches. It is set so that the user manually selects the information of the Bluetooth headset to which the Bluetooth communication is to be connected from among the information. In addition, in order to receive other applications for interworking with electronic devices and other electronic devices in addition to applications that are basically built into the electronic device and other electronic devices, the user separately searches for information on a server that can receive the application, It is inconvenient to download a corresponding application to each of the electronic device and other electronic devices.

Various embodiments include, for example, a method for automatically acquiring information for short-range communication for interworking between an electronic device (eg, a main electronic device) and another electronic device (eg, a secondary electronic device) through other short-range communication, and Electronic devices can be provided. In addition, various embodiments may provide a method and an electronic device for automatically acquiring link information of an application for interworking between an electronic device and another electronic device through other short-range communication.

In order to solve the above-described problems or other problems, the electronic device according to an embodiment includes address information of an external electronic device and at least one or more applications to be executed in conjunction with the external electronic device through a first short-range communication with the outside. An acquisition module for obtaining location information; A connection module for connecting a second short-range communication with the external electronic device based on the address information of the external electronic device; A receiving module receiving the application from the outside based on the location information of the application; And an interlocking control module configured to execute the application by interworking with the external electronic device through the second short-range communication.

The electronic device and method according to various embodiments include, for example, information for short-range communication for interworking between a plurality of electronic devices (eg, address information of other electronic devices), and for interworking between the electronic device and other electronic devices. Link information of an application (eg, address information of a server providing an application) may be automatically acquired through other short-range communication, thereby improving user convenience.

1A to 1B illustrate a short-range communication system according to various embodiments.
2 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments.
3 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments.
4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a plurality of electronic devices interwork through short-range communication according to various embodiments.
5 illustrates an installation package file of an application according to various embodiments.
6 illustrates a process of installing an application for interworking between a plurality of electronic devices according to various embodiments.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an interworking method between a plurality of electronic devices according to various embodiments.
8 is a block diagram of hardware according to various embodiments.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As the present disclosure may apply various changes and may have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and related detailed descriptions are described. However, this is not intended to limit the present disclosure to a specific embodiment, it is to be understood to include all changes and/or equivalents or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In connection with the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals have been used for similar elements.

Expressions such as “include,” “may include” and the like that may be used in the present disclosure refer to the existence of the disclosed corresponding functions, operations, and components, and do not limit one or more additional functions, operations, and components. In addition, in the present disclosure, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more It is to be understood that other features or possibilities of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof are not preliminarily excluded.

In the present disclosure, expressions such as “or” include any and all combinations of words listed together. For example, "A or B" may include A, may include B, or may include both A and B.

In the present disclosure, expressions such as "first," "second," "first," and "second" may modify various elements of the present disclosure, but do not limit the corresponding elements. For example, the expressions do not limit the order and/or importance of corresponding elements. The above expressions may be used to distinguish one component from another component. For example, a first user device and a second user device are both user devices and represent different user devices. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may be referred to as a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in the middle.

The terms used in the present disclosure are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. Terms as defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present disclosure. Does not.

The electronic device according to the present disclosure may be a device including a communication function. For example, electronic devices include smart phones, tablet personal computers (PCs), mobile phones, video phones, e-book readers, desktop personal computers (desktop personal computers), and laptops. Laptop personal computer (PC), netbook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), portable multimedia player (PMP), MP3 player, mobile medical device, camera, or wearable device (e.g.: It may include at least one of a head-mounted-device (HMD) such as an electronic glasses, an electronic clothing, an electronic bracelet, an electronic necklace, an electronic appcessory, or a smartwatch.

According to some embodiments, the electronic device may be a smart home appliance having a communication function. Smart home appliances, for example, include televisions, digital video disk (DVD) players, audio, refrigerators, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, ovens, microwave ovens, washing machines, air purifiers, set-top boxes, and TVs. It may include at least one of a box (eg, Samsung HomeSyncTM, Apple TVTM, or Google TVTM), game consoles, electronic dictionary, electronic key, camcorder, or electronic frame.

According to some embodiments, the electronic device includes various medical devices (eg, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT)), an imager, an ultrasonic device, etc.), a navigation device, and a GPS receiver. (global positioning system receiver), EDR (event data recorder), FDR (flight data recorder), automobile infotainment device, marine electronic equipment (e.g. marine navigation equipment and gyro compass, etc.), avionics, It may include at least one of a security device, or an industrial or domestic robot.

According to some embodiments, the electronic device is a piece of furniture or building/structure including a communication function, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, or various It may include at least one of measuring devices (eg, water, electricity, gas, or radio waves). The electronic device according to the present disclosure may be a combination of one or more of the aforementioned various devices. In addition, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the electronic device according to the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described devices.

1A to 1B illustrate a short-range communication system 100 according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 1A, the short-range communication system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a first electronic device 110 (eg, a main electronic device), a second electronic device 120 (eg, an auxiliary electronic device), and a server 130 (eg, a host). Can include. The first electronic device 110 may be, for example, a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a tablet. The first electronic device 110, for example, through the first short-range communication 113 (for example, NFC (near field communication)) with the outside (for example, the second electronic device 120) address information of the second electronic device 120 (for example: MAC (media access control) address) can be obtained. According to some embodiments, the first short-range communication 113 is performed by the first electronic device 110, for example, without separate authentication, by a simple operation such as tagging by the first electronic device 100 or by sensing the first electronic device 110 It may be a communication protocol that recognizes (for example, the second electronic device 120) and supports receiving specific information stored in the opposite electronic device from the opposite electronic device. For example, the first short-range communication 113 may follow various standards such as NFC, radio frequency identification (RFID), audio sync, electric field communication (EFC), human body communication (HBC), or visible light communication (VLC), It is not limited to a specific communication protocol.

In the short-range communication system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1A, the counterpart electronic device of the first short-range communication 113 is illustrated as the second electronic device 120, but this is only an embodiment, and the counterpart electronic device of the first short-range communication 113, For example, the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 may be of a different type of electronic device (eg, an electronic clothing or an electronic bracelet), or another entity of the same type as the first electronic device. In addition, other embodiments are possible.

The first electronic device 110 may connect a second short-range communication with the second electronic device 120 based on, for example, address information of the second electronic device 120. According to some embodiments, the second short-range communication 116 forms, for example, a reliable two-way communication channel between the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device, and continuously provides information for interworking or synchronization of applications through the corresponding communication channel. It may be a communication protocol that supports sending and receiving through communication. For example, the second short-range communication follows various standards such as BT (Bluetooth), BLE (bluetooth low energy), Wifi (wireless fidelity), Wifi-direct, WiGig (wireless gigabit alliance), UWB (ultra wideband), or Zigbee. And is not limited to a specific communication protocol.

According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 110 may generate authentication data for interworking with the second electronic device, and authenticate the second electronic device based on the generated authentication data. The authentication data in this embodiment may include one or more characters. The authentication data may be, for example, at least one number, at least one alphabet, at least one letter, at least one symbol, or a combination of at least two or more of them.

The authentication data generated by the first electronic device 110 may be provided to the user through an input/output device (eg, a display) functionally connected to the first electronic device, for example, authentication identical to authentication data provided through the first electronic device When it is confirmed that data has been input through the second electronic device, the first electronic device 110 may authenticate the second electronic device as an electronic device to interwork with. According to an embodiment, the authentication data may be manually input to an input/output device (eg, a touch screen) of the second electronic device by a user of the first electronic device 110 or another user (eg, a friend or family member).

The first electronic device 110 obtains location information (eg, uniform resource locator (URL)) of an application through, for example, a first short-range communication 113 (eg NFC) with an external device (eg, a second electronic device 120). can do. The first electronic device 110 may receive an application from an external source (eg, a server 130) corresponding to location information of the application, for example. The first electronic device 110 may execute the (provided) application by interworking with the second electronic device through, for example, the second short-range communication 116 (for example, BT).

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 may each include a momentum measurement sensor (eg, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, or a geomagnetic sensor). In this case, at least one of the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 may measure the user's exercise amount information and transmit it to another interworking device. The first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 may share the user's exercise amount information measured by at least one of them. The shared user's exercise amount information may be expressed to the user through a visual or auditory effect through a first application executed in the first electronic device 110 or a second application executed in association with the first application in the second electronic device 120. have. The second application executed in association with the first application at this time may be provided from the first electronic device 110 or an external source (server 130), as described above.

According to some embodiments, the second electronic device is notified of a notification event (eg, incoming call) that occurs in association with a first application (eg, a call application) of the first electronic device 110, and the second electronic device, A second application (eg, a call application) corresponding to the notification event may be executed. The second electronic device 120 may be the same (eg, of the same type) as the electronic device 110 or may be a different (eg, of a different type) device. The second electronic device 120 interworks with the first electronic device 110, for example, to provide at least some functions of the first electronic device (for example, a notification service, a phone call service, an email or a message (for example, a short message service (SMS)). , A multimedia message service (MMS), a social networking service (SNS), an instant message (IM) service, etc.) a verification service or a biometric data sensing service including a momentum measurement). have. The second electronic device is located near the first electronic device 110, such as a smart watch, an HMD such as electronic glasses, an electronic clothing, an electronic bracelet, an electronic necklace, and an electronic appcessory. It may be a wearable device that can be directly worn on the human body.

The second electronic device 120 may transmit/receive data necessary for interworking or synchronization with the first electronic device 110 through, for example, the second short-range communication 116 with the first electronic device 110. According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 120 may receive authentication data for interworking with the first electronic device 110 through the second short-range communication 116. According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 120 interlocks with an application installed in the first electronic device 110 to receive an installation file of an auxiliary application to be executed in the second electronic device 120 from the first electronic device 110 through second short-range communication. can do. According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 120 may report whether an auxiliary application executed in the second electronic device 120 is installed, an operation state, or an execution result, to the first electronic device 110 through the second short-range communication. have. According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 120 may receive synchronization information of the first electronic device through the second short-range communication, and may report an operation state or execution result of an application executed in the first electronic device 110. It can be shared with the first electronic device 110.

In addition, according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A, the second electronic device 120 provides the first electronic device 110 with address information (eg, a MAC address) of the second electronic device 120 through, for example, the first short-range communication 113. ) And application location information (eg, URL). According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 120 may include a communication tag 140 (for example, an NFC tag) for the first short-range communication 113. The communication tag 140 may include, for example, a memory that stores at least one of address information of the second electronic device 120 and location information of an application.

The server 130 is, for example, a device accessible from the first electronic device 110 through a network 105 (eg, the Internet) based on location information of an application, for interworking between the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 An application and related information (eg, application log information) may be stored. The server 130 may be, for example, a file server, a content provider, an application market, or an application store.

According to an embodiment, when the first electronic device 110 receives a connection request based on the location information of the application, the server 130 may provide the application to the first electronic device 110 in response thereto. For example, the server 130 may transmit an application installation file to the first electronic device 110. Through this, the first electronic device 110 may install the application by executing the installation file of the application.

In addition, the server 130 may transmit an installation file of an auxiliary application to be executed in the second electronic device 120 to the first electronic device 110 as at least a part of an installation file of an application transmitted to the first electronic device 110. In this case, the first electronic device may transmit the installation file of the auxiliary application to the second electronic device 120. Through this, the second electronic device 120 may install the auxiliary application by executing the installation file of the auxiliary application. According to an embodiment, when receiving approval from the first electronic device 110, the server 130 may directly transmit the auxiliary application to the second electronic device 120 through the network 150.

Referring to FIG. 1B, the short-range communication system 100 according to the present embodiment further includes a third electronic device 150 in addition to the first electronic device 110, the second electronic device 120, and the server 130, which are the components shown in FIG. 1A. can do. The third electronic device 150 may function as a counterpart electronic device of the first short-range communication 113 with respect to the first electronic device 110, for example. The third electronic device 150 provides address information (eg, MAC address) and location information of an application (eg, URL) of the second electronic device 120 to the first electronic device 110 through the first short-range communication 113, for example. Can provide. According to an embodiment, the third electronic device 150 may include a communication tag 140 (for example, an NFC tag) for the first short-range communication 113. The communication tag 140 may include, for example, a memory that stores at least one of address information of the second electronic device 120 and location information of an application.

The third electronic device 150 may be the same (eg, of the same type) as the first electronic device 110 or the second electronic device 120 or may be a different (eg, different type) device. According to some embodiments, the third electronic device 150 may be a peripheral device (eg, a docking station, a charger, etc.) having a structure that is physically detachable to at least one of the first electronic device 110 or the second electronic device. Additionally or alternatively, the third electronic device 150 may perform a partial function of at least one of the first electronic device 110 or the second electronic device 120, or at least one of the first electronic device 110 or the second electronic device 120 Power may be supplied to at least one of the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 through a wired or wireless connection with one.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic device 200 according to various embodiments. The electronic device 200 according to the present embodiment may be, for example, the first electronic device 110 shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 200 may include a bus 210, a processor 220, a memory 230, an input/output interface 240, a display 250, a communication interface 260, and an interworking module 270.

The bus 210 may be a circuit that connects the above-described components to each other and transmits communication (eg, a control message) between the above-described components.

The processor 220, for example, from the above-described other components (eg, the information providing module 225, the memory 230, the input/output interface 240, the display 250, the communication interface 260, etc.) through the bus 210 By receiving the command, it is possible to decode the received command, and perform an operation or data processing according to the decoded command.

The memory 230 may be received from the processor 220 or other components (eg, the information providing module 225, the input/output interface 240, the display 250, the communication interface 260, etc.), or the processor 220 or other components Can store commands or data generated by The memory 230 may include programming modules such as a kernel 231, a middleware 232, an application programming interface (API) 233, or an application 234, for example. Each of the above-described programming modules may be composed of software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two or more of them.

The kernel 231 includes system resources (e.g., the bus 210, the processor 220) used to execute an operation or function implemented in the other programming modules, for example, the middleware 232, the API 233, or the application 234. , The information providing module 225, the memory 230, etc.) may be controlled or managed. In addition, the kernel 231 may provide an interface through which the middleware 232, the API 233, or the application 234 can access and control or manage individual components of the electronic device 200.

The middleware 232 may serve as an intermediary so that the API 233 or the application 234 communicates with the kernel 231 to exchange data. In addition, the middleware 232 in relation to the work requests received from the (multiple) applications 234, for example, the system resource of the electronic device 200 to at least one application among the (multiple) applications 234 (E.g., the bus 210, the processor 220, the information providing module 225, the memory 230, etc.) by using a method such as assigning a priority that can be used to control the work request (e.g., scheduling or load balancing ) Can be performed.

The API 233 is an interface through which the application 234 can control functions provided by the kernel 231 or the middleware 232, for example, at least one interface for file control, window control, image processing or text control, or May contain functions (eg, instructions).

The input/output interface 240 may receive, for example, a command or data from a user and transmit it to the processor 220, the information providing module 225, or the memory 230 through the bus 210. In addition, audio information received from the information providing module 225, the memory 230, or the communication interface 260 may be output through the bus 210.

The display 250 may display an image, an image, or data to a user.

The communication interface 260 may connect communication between at least one other electronic device 202 and the electronic device 200. The communication interface 260 is a predetermined short-range communication protocol (e.g., Wifi, Wifi-direct, WiGig, BT, BLE, Zigbee, UWB, NFC, RFID, audio sync, EFC, HBC or VLC) or a predetermined network communication (e.g. : Internet, a local area network (LAN), a wire area network (WAN), a telecommunication network, a cellular network, a satellite network, or a plain old telephone service (POTS), etc.) 262 may be supported. Each of the electronic devices 202 and 204 may be the same (eg, of the same type) as the electronic device 200 or may be different (eg, of a different type) device.

The interworking module 270 processes at least some of the digital information obtained from other components (eg, the processor 220, the memory 230, the input/output interface 240, the communication interface 260, etc.), and provides this to the user in various ways. Can provide The interworking module 270 may control at least some functions of the electronic device 200 such that the electronic device 200 interacts with another electronic device using, for example, the processor 220 or independently therefrom. Additional information on the interworking module 270 is provided through FIGS. 3 to 7 to be described later.

3 schematically illustrates an interworking module 300 of an electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 110) according to various embodiments. The interworking module 300 according to the present embodiment may be, for example, the interworking module 270 shown in FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 3, the interlocking module 300 may include an acquisition module 310, a connection module 320, a reception module 330, and an interworking control module 340.

The acquisition module 310 is, for example, through a first short-range communication with an external device (for example, the second electronic device 120 or the third electronic device 150) (for example, 113 in FIG. 1), an auxiliary electronic device (for example, a second electronic device). Communication address information of the electronic device 120 and location information of one or more applications to be executed may be obtained by interworking with at least the auxiliary electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120 ). According to an embodiment, the acquisition module 310 is a counterpart device for first short-range communication (eg, 113 in FIG. 1), and an auxiliary electronic device (eg, a second electronic device) from an auxiliary electronic device (eg, a second electronic device 120) 120) address information (eg, a MAC address) and at least location information (eg, a URL) of an application may be obtained. According to an embodiment, the acquisition module 310 is a counterpart device for first short-range communication (eg, 113 in FIG. 1), and an auxiliary electronic device (eg, a second electronic device) from another electronic device (eg, a third electronic device 150). 120) address information (eg, a MAC address) and at least location information (eg, a URL) of an application may be obtained.

The connection module 320 is, for example, based on the communication address information of the auxiliary electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120), the second short-range communication with the auxiliary electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120) (eg, FIG. 1 of 116) can be connected. According to an embodiment, the connection module 320 generates authentication data for interworking between an electronic device (eg, a first electronic device 110) and an auxiliary electronic device (eg, a second electronic device 120), and the generated authentication data is Based on this, as a counterpart electronic device to interwork with the electronic device, an auxiliary electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120) may be authenticated. For example, the connection module 320 may display authentication data to a user through a display that is functionally connected to an electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 110). Also, the connection module 320 may present a request to the user to input authentication data through an auxiliary electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120) using a visual or audio effect.

The connection module 320, for example, compares the generated authentication data with the authentication data input through the auxiliary electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120), and when both match, the auxiliary electronic device (eg: The second electronic device 120 may be authenticated. In this case, the operation of comparing the authentication data generated by the connection module 320 with the authentication data input through the auxiliary electronic device (for example, the second electronic device 120) is a connection module 320 or another module functionally connected to the connection module 320 ( Example: It may be performed by the interlocking control module 340 or may be performed by an auxiliary electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120).

According to some embodiments, each of the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 may include a biometric sensor (eg, a fingerprint recognition sensor, an iris recognition sensor, a voice recognition sensor, or a face recognition sensor). In this case, the second electronic device 120 may receive the user's biometric information (eg, fingerprint information, iris information, voice information, face information, etc.) from the user and transmit it to the first electronic device 110. The first electronic device 110 (eg, the connection module 320) compares the received biometric information of the user with the biometric information existing in the first electronic device 110 (eg, previously input and stored or transmitted from the server 130). When both are the same, a user who has input the biometric information to the second electronic device 120 may be authenticated as a legitimate user of the second electronic device 120. The biometric information may be transmitted simultaneously with the authentication data comparison result or may be transmitted separately (eg, before or after authentication data transmission). When simultaneously transmitted, the biometric information may be transmitted as separate data that can be distinguished from the authentication data comparison result, or at least a part thereof may be transmitted in a form combined with at least a portion of the authentication data comparison result. For example, the second electronic device 120 may code at least a part of the biometric information using a hash function, combine the coded biometric information to be interleaved with at least a part of the authentication data, and transmit it to the first electronic device 110. have. This is only one embodiment, and the operation of the first electronic device 110 and the operation of the second electronic device may be interchanged. For example, the first electronic device 110 may receive the user's biometric information (eg, fingerprint information, iris information, voice information, or face information) from the user and transmit it to the second electronic device 120. The second electronic device 120 may compare the received biometric information of the user with biometric information existing in the second electronic device 120 (eg, previously input and stored or transmitted from the server 130).

The receiving module 330 may receive an application from an external server (eg, server 130) based on, for example, location information of the application. According to an embodiment, the receiving module 330 may receive an installation file of an application from an external server (eg, server 130), and may install the application by executing the installation file of the application. Additionally or alternatively, the installation file of the application may include not only the application to be executed through the interlocking control module 340 to be described later, but also the installation file of the auxiliary application to be executed in the auxiliary electronic device (for example, the second electronic device 120) by interlocking with the application I can.

The interworking control module 340 may execute an application by interworking with an auxiliary electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120) through, for example, second short-range communication (eg, 116 in FIG. 1 ). The interworking control module 340 may be configured to transmit an installation file of an auxiliary application to an auxiliary electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120) through second short-range communication (eg, 116 in FIG. 1 ). The interworking control module 340 executes a management application to perform at least one of an operation of monitoring an operation state of another application installed in an auxiliary electronic device or an operation of providing a warning message to a user in response to a request for deletion of one or more applications. Can be set. In connection with FIG. 6 to be described later, additional information on the management application is provided.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device may include an acquisition module configured to acquire address information of an external electronic device and location information of one or more applications to be executed in conjunction with at least the external electronic device through a first short-range communication with the outside; A connection module for connecting a second short-range communication with the external electronic device based on the address information of the external electronic device; A receiving module receiving the application from the outside based on the location information of the application; And an interlocking control module configured to execute the application by interworking with the external electronic device through the second short-range communication.

According to various embodiments, the first short-range communication may include at least one of NFC, RFID, audio sync, EFC, HBC, and VLC with an external tag.

According to various embodiments, the second short-range communication may include at least one of Bluetooth, BLE, Zigbee, UWB, Wifi, Wifi-direct, and WiGig.

According to various embodiments, the acquiring module may be configured to acquire the address information and at least location information of the application from the external electronic device as a counterpart device for the first short-range communication.

According to various embodiments, the acquiring module, as the counterpart device for the first short-range communication, may be configured to acquire the address information and at least location information of the application from another electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the other electronic device may be set to be physically detachable to at least one of the electronic device or the external electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the other electronic device may be configured to supply power to at least one of the electronic device and the external electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the connection module generates authentication data for interworking between the electronic device and the external electronic device, and displays the authentication data to a user through a display functionally connected to the electronic device, Based on a comparison between the generated authentication data and authentication data input to the external electronic device, it may be set to authenticate the external electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the receiving module may be configured to receive an installation file of the application from an external server, execute the installation file of the application, and install the application.

According to various embodiments, the installation file of the application includes an installation file of an auxiliary application to be executed in the external electronic device by interworking with the application, and the interlocking control module includes the auxiliary application through the second near-distance communication. An electronic device configured to transmit an installation file of to the external electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the one or more applications include a management application, and the interworking control module executes the management application to monitor an operation state of another application installed in the auxiliary electronic device, or the one or more applications It may be set to perform at least one of an operation of providing a warning message to a user in response to an application deletion request.

4 illustrates a plurality of electronic devices (eg, a first electronic device 110, a second electronic device 120, and a second electronic device 120) through short-range communication (eg, a first short-range communication 113 or a second short-range communication 116), according to various embodiments. 3 A method 400 for interworking between the electronic device 150 or the server 130 is illustrated.

Referring to FIG. 4, in operation 451, a first electronic device 110 (eg, an acquisition module 310) is mounted on a third electronic device 150 within a specified (eg, predefined) distance (eg, about 10 cm). , A tag capable of first short-range communication (eg, 116 in FIG. 1) may be recognized. In operation 452, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the acquisition module 310) may transmit a first short-range communication request to the third electronic device 150. In operation 453, in response to the first short-range communication request, the third electronic device 150 sends address information (eg, MAC address) and location information (eg, URL) of the second electronic device 120 to the first electronic device. Can be transferred to 110. In operation 454, the first electronic device 110 (for example, the reception module 330) may access the server 130 and request provision of an application based on the location information acquired in operation 453, for example. In operation 455, the server 130 provides an application to the first electronic device 110 in response to the request in operation 454.

In operation 456, the first electronic device 110 (for example, the connection module 320) is another electronic device capable of second short-range communication (for example, 116 in FIG. 1), based on the address information obtained in operation 453. As, the second electronic device 120 may be searched. In operation 457, the second electronic device 120 may transmit a response to the search in operation 456 to the first electronic device 110. In operation 458, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the connection module 320) may establish a second short-range communication channel with the second electronic device 120. According to various embodiments, a series of processes for acquiring an application of operations 454 to 455 and a series of processes for establishing a second short-range communication channel of operations 456 to 457 are different from each other as shown in FIG. 4. They can be executed in reverse order, and can be executed simultaneously or in parallel with each other.

In operation 459, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the connection module 320) may generate first authentication data for interworking between the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120. In operation 460, the first electronic device 110 (for example, the connection module 320) may transmit, for example, the first authentication data generated in operation 459 through a second short-range communication channel established in operation 458. In operation 461, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the connection module 320) presents the first authentication data to the user through a display functionally connected to the first electronic device 110 (eg, 250 in FIG. 2). I can. According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the connection module 320) transmits the same data as the first authentication data to the device to be interlocked with the first electronic device 110 at the same time as the display of the first authentication data. The device 120 may express (eg, display) a guide message for inputting as second authentication data. According to various embodiments, the operation of transmitting the first authentication data in operation 460 and the operation of displaying the first authentication data in operation 461 may be performed in a different order from each other, and simultaneously with each other. , Or can be performed in parallel.

In operation 462, the second electronic device 120 may receive, for example, second authentication data from a user. In operation 463, the second electronic device 120 transmits at least one of the second authentication data or a comparison result between the first authentication data and the second authentication data through the second short-range communication channel. Can be transferred to. According to various embodiments, a comparison operation between the first authentication data and the second authentication data may be performed by at least one of the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120. According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 120 may compare the first authentication data and the second authentication data and, as a result of the comparison, determine whether they match each other. According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the connection module 320) receives second authentication data through a second short-range communication channel, compares the first authentication data with the second authentication data, and compares the result of the comparison. As, it can be determined whether the two coincide with each other.

In operation 464, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the connection module 320), for example, the comparison result between the first authentication data and the second authentication data (eg, the first authentication data and the second authentication data match each other) ), the second electronic device 120 may be authenticated as a device to interwork with the first electronic device 110. In operation 465, the first electronic device 110 (for example, the authentication control module 340), if authentication of the second electronic device 120 is successful in operation 464, the first electronic device 110 through a second short-range communication channel. And interworking between the second electronic device 120 may be initiated.

5 illustrates an installation package file 500 of an application, according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 5, the installation package file 500 of the application according to the present embodiment includes one or more folders such as a first folder 510, a second folder 520, and a third folder 530, and a first file 540 and a second file. One or more files such as 550 and third file 560 may be included.

The first folder 510 may be, for example, a folder for storing data or software programs related to external resources of an application. The first folder 510 may be an “asset” folder of an APK (application package) file of the Android operating system, for example. According to an embodiment, an installation package file of an application for interworking with another device (eg, the second electronic device 120) is an installation package file of an auxiliary application to be executed in another device (eg, the second electronic device 120) by interworking with the application May contain 515. According to an embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the installation package file 515 of the auxiliary application may be located in the first folder 510 of the installation package file 500 of the application. This is only one embodiment, and the installation package file of the auxiliary application may be located in a different folder or in a different location of the application installation package file 500.

The second folder 520 may store meta information data of an application itself, for example. Meta-information data of the application itself may include, for example, content electronically signed by a user through a certificate when the application is distributed. The second folder 520 may be, for example, a “META-INF” folder of an APK (application package) file of the Android operating system. The third folder 530 may be, for example, a folder that stores data or software programs related to internal resources of an application. The third folder 530 may be, for example, a “META-INF” folder of an APK (application package) file of the Android operating system.

The first file 540 is, for example, a file that stores basic setting information of an application, and may be a file that is first referred to among a plurality of files constituting an application. The first file 540 may be, for example, "AndroidManifest.xml" of the Android operating system. The second file 550 is a file generated by compiling an application source code, for example, and may include information on classes constituting an operation of the application. The second file 550 may be, for example, "classes.dex" of the Android operating system. The third file 560 may include precompiled resources, for example, before execution of the application. The third file 560 may be, for example, “resources.arsc” of the Android operating system.

6 illustrates a method 600 of installing an application for interworking between a plurality of electronic devices (eg, a first electronic device 110, a second electronic device 120, or a server 130) according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 6, in operation 641, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the receiving module 330) may request an application installation file (eg, an application installation file 500) from the server 130. In operation 642, the server 130 may transmit an application installation file to the first electronic device 110, for example, in response to the request of operation 641. According to an embodiment, the application installation file may include an auxiliary application installation file (eg, auxiliary application installation file 515) as at least a part thereof.

In operation 643, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the interlocking control module 340), for example, from the application installation file (eg, application installation file 500) received through the operation 642, the auxiliary application installation file (eg, auxiliary application). Installation file 515) can be extracted. In operation 644, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the interlocking control module 340) transmits the auxiliary application installation file extracted in operation 643, for example, through the second short-range communication (eg, 116 in FIG. 1). 2 Can be transmitted to the electronic device 120. In operation 645, the first electronic device 110 (for example, the interworking control module 340) may install an application based on the application installation file received through operation 642, for example. In operation 646, the second electronic device 120 may install the auxiliary application based on the auxiliary application installation file. In operation 647, the second electronic device 120 may notify the first electronic device 110 that the installation of the auxiliary application has been completed through the second short-range communication (eg, 116 in FIG. 1 ).

According to various embodiments, an operation of installing an application in operation 645 and a series of processes of installing an auxiliary application of operations 643, 644, 646, and 647 are performed in a different order from each other, as shown in FIG. Can be performed, and can be performed simultaneously or in parallel with each other.

According to various embodiments, one or more applications provided from the server 130 in the first electronic device 110 may include a management application. According to an embodiment, the management application may have a function of storing a list of auxiliary applications installed in another device (for example, the second electronic device 120) interworking with the first electronic device 110 and monitoring the operation state of the auxiliary application. I can. According to an embodiment, the management application may have a function of checking the most recently updated version information of the auxiliary application from the server 130 and updating the version of the auxiliary application.

According to an embodiment, when receiving a request for deletion of an application interlocked with an auxiliary application among a plurality of applications installed in the first electronic device 110 from a user, the management application responds to the received deletion request, Through the device 110, when the corresponding application is deleted, a warning message indicating that the auxiliary application linked to the corresponding application also stops operating normally may be expressed (eg, displayed).

7 is a flowchart illustrating an interworking method 700 between a plurality of electronic devices (eg, a first electronic device 110, a second electronic device 120, or a third electronic device 150) according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 7, in operation 701, a first electronic device 110 (eg, an acquisition module 310) performs a second short-range communication with an external device (eg, a second electronic device 120 or a third electronic device 150). Address information of the electronic device 120 and location information of one or more applications to be executed may be obtained by interworking with at least the second electronic device 120. In operation 720, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the connection module 320) may connect a second short-range communication with the second electronic device 120 based on the address information. In operation 730, the first electronic device 110 (eg, the reception module 330) may receive an application from an external device (eg, the server 130) based on location information. In operation 740, the first electronic device 110 (for example, the interworking control module 340) may execute an application by interworking with the second electronic device 120 through second short-range communication.

Operations described in the processes or methods shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 (eg, 451 to 465, 631 to 649, or 701 to 704) may be executed in a sequential, parallel, iterative or heuristic method. Also, it may be executed in a different order, some operations may be omitted, or other operations may be added.

According to various embodiments, a method of interworking between a plurality of electronic devices including a first electronic device (eg, a first electronic device 110) and a second electronic device (eg, a second electronic device 120) is Acquiring, by the device, address information of a second electronic device and location information of at least one or more applications associated with the second electronic device through a first short-range communication with the outside; Connecting, by the first electronic device, a second short-range communication with the second electronic device based on the address information; Receiving, by the first electronic device, the application from the outside based on the location information; And executing the application by interworking with the second electronic device through the second short-range communication by the first electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the obtaining operation may include obtaining the address information and at least the location information from the second electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the acquiring operation may include acquiring the address information and at least the location information from the first electronic device and a third electronic device different from the second electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the connecting operation may include: generating first authentication data for interworking between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; Displaying the first authentication data through a display functionally connected to the first electronic device; And authenticating the second electronic device based on a comparison result between the first authentication data and the second authentication data input through the second electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the authenticating operation may include: transmitting the first authentication data to the second electronic device; And receiving at least one of the second authentication data or a comparison result between the first authentication data and the second authentication data from the second electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the operation of authenticating the user of the second electronic device using biometric information may be further included.

According to various embodiments, the operation of authenticating the user may include receiving the biometric information from the second electronic device; And comparing the biometric information with biometric information existing in the first electronic device.

According to various embodiments, at least a portion of the biometric information received from the second electronic device may be interleaved with at least a portion of the comparison result.

8 is a block diagram of hardware 800 according to various embodiments. The hardware 800 may be, for example, the electronic device 200 illustrated in FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 27, the hardware 800 includes one or more processors 810, a subscriber identification module (SIM) card 814, a memory 820, a communication module 830, a sensor module 840, a user input module 850, a display module 860, an interface 870, and an audio codec 880. , A camera module 891, a power management module 895, a battery 896, an indicator 897, or a motor 898.

The processor 810 (eg, the processor 220) may include at least one application processor (AP) 811 or at least one communication processor (CP) 813. The processor 810 may be, for example, the processor 220 shown in FIG. 2. In FIG. 27, the AP 811 and the CP 813 are shown to be included in the processor 810, but the AP 811 and the CP 813 may be included in different IC packages, respectively. In an embodiment, the AP 811 and the CP 813 may be included in one IC package.

The AP 811 may drive an operating system or an application program to control a plurality of hardware or software components connected to the AP 811 and perform various data processing and operations including multimedia data. The AP 811 may be implemented with, for example, a system on chip (SoC). According to an embodiment, the processor 810 may further include a Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) (not shown).

The CP 813 may manage a data link and convert a communication protocol in communication between an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200) including the hardware 800 and other electronic devices connected through a network. The CP 813 may be implemented as an SoC, for example. According to an embodiment, the CP 813 may perform at least a part of a multimedia control function. The CP 813 may distinguish and authenticate electronic devices within a communication network using, for example, a subscriber identification module (eg, a SIM card 814). In addition, the CP 813 may provide services such as voice calls, video calls, text messages, or packet data to the user.

In addition, the CP 813 may control data transmission/reception of the communication module 830. In FIG. 2, components such as the CP 813, the power management module 895, or the memory 820 are shown as separate components from the AP 811, but according to an embodiment, the AP 811 It may be implemented to include at least some (eg, the CP 813).

According to an embodiment, the AP 811 or the CP 813 may load and process commands or data received from at least one of a nonvolatile memory or other components connected to each of the volatile memory. Further, the AP 811 or the CP 813 may store data received from at least one of the other components or generated by at least one of the other components in a nonvolatile memory.

The SIM card 814 may be a card implementing a subscriber identification module, and may be inserted into a slot formed at a specific location of the electronic device. The SIM card 814 may include unique identification information (eg, integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID)) or subscriber information (eg, international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)).

The memory 820 may include an internal memory 822 or an external memory 824. The memory 820 may be, for example, the memory 230 shown in FIG. 26. The internal memory 822 is, for example, a volatile memory (e.g., dynamic RAM (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM), synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), etc.)) or non-volatile memory (e.g., , At least one of OTPROM (one time programmable ROM), PROM (programmable ROM), EPROM (erasable and programmable ROM), EEPROM (electrically erasable and programmable ROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, NAND flash memory, NOR flash memory, etc.) It may include. According to an embodiment, the internal memory 822 may take the form of a solid state drive (SSD). The external memory 824 is a flash drive, for example, compact flash (CF), secure digital (SD), micro secure digital (Micro-SD), mini secure digital (Mini-SD), extreme digital (xD), or a Memory Stick. It may further include.

The communication module 830 may include a wireless communication module 831 or an RF module 834. The communication module 830 may be, for example, the communication module 260 shown in FIG. 26. The wireless communication module 831 may include, for example, WiFi 833, BT (bluetooth) 835, GPS 837, or NFC (near field communication) 839. For example, the wireless communication module 831 may provide a wireless communication function using a radio frequency. Additionally or alternatively, the wireless communication module 831 uses the hardware 800 as a network (eg, Internet, local area network (LAN), wire area network (WAN), telecommunication network, cellular network, satellite network, or plain old telephone service (POTS)). ), etc.) and a network interface (eg, LAN card) or a modem.

The RF module 834 may be responsible for transmitting and receiving data, for example, transmitting and receiving an RF signal or a called electronic signal. Although not illustrated, the RF module 834 may include, for example, a transceiver, a power amp module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), and the like. In addition, the RF module 834 may further include a component for transmitting and receiving an electromagnetic wave in a free space in wireless communication, for example, a conductor or a conducting wire.

The sensor module 840 is, for example, a gesture sensor 840A, a gyro sensor 840B, an atmospheric pressure sensor 840C, a magnetic sensor 840D, an acceleration sensor 840E, a grip sensor 840F, a proximity sensor 840G, an RGB (red, green, blue) sensor 840H, a living body. It may include at least one of a sensor 840I, a temperature/humidity sensor 840J, an illuminance sensor 840K, or an ultra violet (UV) sensor 840M. The sensor module 840 may measure a physical quantity or detect an operating state of an electronic device, and convert the measured or detected information into an electric signal. Additionally/alternatively, the sensor module 840 may include, for example, an olfactory sensor (E-nose sensor, not shown), an EMG sensor (electromyography sensor, not shown), an EEG sensor (electroencephalogram sensor, not shown), and an ECG sensor ( An electrocardiogram sensor (not shown) or a fingerprint sensor may be included. The sensor module 840 may further include a control circuit for controlling at least one or more sensors included therein.

The user input module 850 may include a touch panel 852, a (digital) pen sensor 854, a key 856, or an ultrasonic input device 858. The user input module 850 may be, for example, the user input module 240 shown in FIG. 26. The touch panel 852 may recognize a touch input in at least one of a capacitive type, a pressure sensitive type, an infrared type, or an ultrasonic type. In addition, the touch panel 852 may further include a controller (not shown). In the case of capacitive type, not only direct touch but also proximity recognition is possible. The touch panel 852 may further include a tactile layer. In this case, the touch panel 852 may provide a tactile reaction to a user.

The (digital) pen sensor 854 may be implemented using, for example, a method similar to or the same as receiving a user's touch input or a separate recognition sheet. As the key 856, for example, a keypad or a touch key may be used. The ultrasonic input device 858 is a device capable of checking data by detecting sound waves with a microphone (eg, a microphone 888) in an electronic device through a pen generating an ultrasonic signal, and wireless recognition is possible. According to an embodiment, the hardware 800 may receive a user input from an external device (eg, a network, a computer, or a server) connected thereto by using the communication module 830.

The display module 860 may include a panel 862 or a hologram 864. The display module 860 may be, for example, the display module 250 illustrated in FIG. 26. The panel 862 may be, for example, a liquid-crystal display (LCD) or an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM-OLED). The panel 862 may be implemented, for example, to be flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel 862 may be configured with the touch panel 852 as a single module. The hologram 864 may show a three-dimensional image in the air using interference of light. According to an embodiment, the display module 860 may further include a control circuit for controlling the panel 862 or the hologram 864.

The interface 870 may include, for example, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) 872, a universal serial bus (USB) 874, a projector 876, or a D-subminiature (D-sub) 878. Additionally or alternatively, the interface 870 may include, for example, a secure digital (SD)/multi-media card (MMC) (not shown) or an infrared data association (IrDA) (not shown).

The audio codec 880 may convert voice and electric signals bidirectionally. The audio codec 880 may convert voice information input or output through, for example, a speaker 882, a receiver 884, an earphone 886 or a microphone 888.

The camera module 891 is a device capable of capturing images and moving pictures, and according to an embodiment, one or more image sensors (eg, a front lens or a rear lens), an image signal processor (ISP), or a flash LED (flash LED) , Not shown).

The power management module 895 may manage power of the hardware 800. Although not shown, the power management module 895 may include, for example, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a charger integrated circuit (IC), or a battery fuel gauge.

The PMIC may be mounted in an integrated circuit or an SoC semiconductor, for example. Charging methods can be divided into wired and wireless. The charger IC may charge a battery and prevent overvoltage or overcurrent from flowing from a charger. According to an embodiment, the charger IC may include a charger IC for at least one of a wired charging method or a wireless charging method. The wireless charging method includes, for example, a magnetic resonance method, a magnetic induction method, or an electromagnetic wave method, and additional circuits for wireless charging, such as a coil loop, a resonance circuit, and a rectifier, may be added. have.

The battery gauge may measure, for example, the remaining amount of the battery 896 and a voltage, current, or temperature during charging. The battery 896 may generate electricity to supply power, and may be, for example, a rechargeable battery.

The indicator 897 may display a specific state of the hardware 800 or a part thereof (for example, the AP 811), for example, a boot state, a message state, or a charging state. The motor 898 may convert an electrical signal into mechanical vibration. The MCU 899 may control the sensor module 840.

Although not shown, the hardware 800 may include a processing device (eg, a GPU) for supporting mobile TV. The processing device for supporting mobile TV may process media data according to standards such as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), digital video broadcasting (DVB), or media flow. Each of the aforementioned components of the hardware according to the present disclosure may be composed of one or more components, and the name of the corresponding component may vary depending on the type of electronic device. The hardware according to the present disclosure may be configured to include at least one of the above-described components, and some components may be omitted or additional other components may be further included. In addition, some of the components of the hardware according to the present disclosure are combined to form a single entity, so that functions of the corresponding components before the combination can be performed in the same manner.

The term "module" used in the present disclosure may mean, for example, a unit including one or a combination of two or more of hardware, software, or firmware. “Module” may be used interchangeably with terms such as unit, logic, logical block, component, or circuit, for example. “Module” may be the smallest unit or part of an integrally configured part. “Module” may be a minimum unit or a part of one or more functions. The "module" can be implemented mechanically or electronically. For example, the "module" according to the present disclosure is known or will be developed in the future, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or programmable logic devices that perform certain operations. logic device).

The module according to the present disclosure may further include at least one or more of the above-described components, some of which are omitted, or additional other components. Operations performed by a module, a programming module, or other components according to the present disclosure may be processed in a sequential, parallel, repetitive or heuristic manner, and some operations may be omitted or other operations may be added. I can.

Meanwhile, various embodiments may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means (eg, the processor) and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present disclosure, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software.

The computer-readable recording medium includes magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, and optical recording media such as Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) and Digital Versatile Disc (DVD). Media), Magnetic-Optical Media such as a floptical disk, and program commands such as ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), and flash memory. Hardware devices specially configured to be included may be included. In addition, the program instruction may include a high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like as well as a machine language code generated by a compiler. The above-described hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present disclosure, and vice versa.

According to various embodiments, in a storage medium storing instructions, the instructions are set to cause the at least one processor to perform at least one operation when executed by at least one processor, and the at least one operation is And acquiring, in the first electronic device, address information of the second electronic device and location information of at least one or more applications associated with the second electronic device through a first short-range communication with the outside; Connecting, by the first electronic device, a second short-range communication with the second electronic device based on the address information; Receiving, by the first electronic device, the application from the outside based on the location information; And executing the application by interworking with the second electronic device through the second short-range communication by the first electronic device.

In addition, various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided only to provide specific examples to easily describe the technical content of the present disclosure and to aid understanding of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure should be construed that all changes or modified forms derived based on the technical idea of the present disclosure in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein are included in the scope of the present disclosure.

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In the electronic device,
display;
A communication interface;
A memory storing executable instructions;
A processor operatively coupled with the display, the communication interface, and the memory;
The processor is:
Establishing a communication connection between the electronic device and an external electronic device through the communication interface,
Receive the application installation file from the server
Install the application on the electronic device using the installation file of the application,
When the application is installed in the external electronic device by using at least a portion of the installation file of the application, a list of identifiers of the electronic device including the identifier of the application and a plurality of applications installed in the external electronic device is stored, and ,
An electronic device configured to display a first identifier from among the identifiers included in the list on a first area of the display, and to display a second identifier from among the identifiers included in the list on a second area of the display. The method according to claim 1,
The processor is further configured to display a list of identifiers of the plurality of applications installed in the electronic device and the external electronic device. The method according to claim 2,
The processor is further configured to receive an indication from the external electronic device indicating whether the application is installed on the external electronic device or not. The method of claim 3,
The processor is installed in the electronic device and further configured to display a list of identifiers that identify a plurality of other applications not installed in the external electronic device. The method according to claim 1,
The communication connection between the electronic device and the external electronic device is established using a first communication protocol. The method according to claim 1,
The processor is further configured to perform another communication connection with the server using a second communication protocol. The method of claim 5,
The first communication protocol is an electronic device including at least one of Wifi, Wifi-direct, WiGig, BT, BLE, Zigbee, UWB, or NFC. The method of claim 6,
The second communication protocol is an electronic device including a cellular network protocol. In the method of operating an electronic device,
Establishing a communication connection between the electronic device and an external electronic device through a communication interface of the electronic device;
Receiving an installation file of an application from a server by the electronic device;
Installing the application on the electronic device using the installation file of the application;
When the application is installed in the external electronic device, using at least a portion of the installation file of the application, storing a list of identifiers of the electronic device including the identifier of the application and a plurality of applications installed in the external electronic device action; And
And displaying a first identifier of the identifiers included in the list on a first area of the display, and displaying a second identifier of the identifiers included in the list on a second area of the display. . The method of claim 9,
The displaying of the at least one identifier includes displaying the list of identifiers of the plurality of applications installed in the electronic device and the external electronic device. The method of claim 10,
And receiving an indication from the external electronic device indicating whether the application is installed on the external electronic device or not. The method of claim 11,
And displaying a list of identifiers installed in the electronic device and identifying a plurality of other applications not installed in the external electronic device on the display of the electronic device. The method of claim 9,
The communication connection between the electronic device and the external electronic device uses a first communication protocol. The method of claim 9,
An operation method further comprising performing another communication connection with the server by using a second communication protocol. The method of claim 13,
The first communication protocol includes at least one of Wifi, Wifi-direct, WiGig, BT, BLE, Zigbee, UWB, or NFC. The method of claim 14,
The second communication protocol is a method of operation comprising a cellular network protocol. In a non-transitory recording medium storing computer-readable instructions,
When the instructions are executed by one or more processors of the electronic device in which the instructions are stored:
Establishing a communication connection between the electronic device and an external electronic device through a communication interface of the electronic device;
Receiving an installation file of an application from a server by the electronic device;
Installing the application on the electronic device using the installation file of the application;
When the application is installed in the external electronic device, using at least a portion of the installation file of the application, storing a list of identifiers of the electronic device including the identifier of the application and a plurality of applications installed in the external electronic device action; And
Record set to perform an operation of displaying a first identifier among the identifiers included in the list in a first area of the display, and displaying a second identifier among the identifiers included in the list in a second area of the display media. The method of claim 17,
The recording medium configured to perform an operation of displaying the at least one identifier displays the list of identifiers of the plurality of applications installed in the electronic device and the external electronic device. The method of claim 18,
A recording medium configured to perform an operation of receiving an indication of whether the application is installed in the external electronic device or not installed from the external electronic device. The method of claim 19,
A recording medium configured to perform an operation of displaying a list of identifiers installed in the electronic device and identifying a plurality of other applications not installed in the external electronic device on the display of the electronic device. The method of claim 17,
The communication connection between the electronic device and the external electronic device uses a first communication protocol. The method of claim 17,
A recording medium configured to perform an operation of performing another communication connection with the server by using a second communication protocol. The method of claim 21,
The first communication protocol is a recording medium including at least one of Wifi, Wifi-direct, WiGig, BT, BLE, Zigbee, UWB, or NFC. The method of claim 22,
The second communication protocol is a recording medium including a cellular network protocol.

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