KR20220095740A - Electronic device and method for transmitting identification information of external electronic device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

In accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device comprises: a communication circuit; a memory; and a processor operatively connected with the communication circuit and the memory. The processor can be set to receive a first packet broadcast from an external electronic device through the communication circuit, check first information about server upload control included in the first packet based on a situation in which the first packet is checked as a packet associated with a loss, check whether the first packet satisfies a first scan policy associated with the quality of a received signal set on the electronic device, based on the first information about server upload control, and transmit identification information of the external electronic device and position information of the electronic device generated at least partially based on the first packet to a server through the communication circuit, when the first packet satisfies the first scan policy. Various embodiments are possible besides the embodiments disclosed in the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is capable of reducing the power consumption and overhead of the electronic device.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method for transmitting identification information of an external electronic device using the same.

When the first external electronic device is disconnected from communication as the second external electronic device is spaced apart by a specified distance or more while communicating with the second external electronic device, the first external electronic device determines the lost state and broadcasts its identification information can do. Upon receiving the identification information broadcast from the first external electronic device determined to be lost, the electronic device may transmit its own location information and identification information of the first external electronic device determined to be lost to the server. The server transmits the location information received from the electronic device and identification information of the first external electronic device determined as the lost state to the second external electronic device so that the user of the first external electronic device can find the lost first external electronic device can do.

Based on receiving the identification information of the first external electronic device broadcast by the first external electronic device determined to be lost, the electronic device may Since location information needs to be frequently transmitted to the server, current consumption of the electronic device may be large. Also, when the electronic device and the plurality of external electronic devices exist in the vicinity of the first external electronic device, the server receives the same identification information from the plurality of external electronic devices that have received the identification information of the first external electronic device determined to be lost. Because of receiving , resource waste may be large.

When the electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure receives identification information broadcast from the first external electronic device determined to be in the lost state, the electronic device is included in the packet broadcast from the first external electronic device determined to be in the lost state. Information (eg, information on server upload operation control) and conditions set in the electronic device (eg, scan policy related to received signal quality) can be checked.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure transmits information of a first external electronic device determined to be lost and location information of the electronic device to a server based on information included in a packet and a condition set in the electronic device. You can decide whether an action is necessary or not.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit and the memory, wherein the processor is broadcast from an external electronic device through the communication circuit. Receives the first packet to be cast, and checks first information on server upload operation control included in the first packet based on identifying the first packet as a packet associated with loss, and controls the server upload operation based on the first information on whether the first packet satisfies a first scan policy associated with the quality of the received signal set in the electronic device, and the first packet satisfies the first scan policy In this case, it may be configured to transmit the identification information of the external electronic device and the location information of the electronic device generated based at least in part on the first packet to the server through the communication circuit.

A method of transmitting identification information of an external electronic device of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes the steps of receiving a first packet broadcast from the external electronic device, and confirming that the first packet is a packet associated with loss an operation of checking first information on the server upload operation control included in the first packet, and the first packet set in the electronic device based on the first information on the server upload operation control checking whether or not a first scan policy associated with the quality of a received signal is satisfied; and transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device and the location information of the electronic device to a server.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure transmits identification information of the first external electronic device determined to be lost to a server based on information on the first external electronic device determined to be lost and a condition set in the electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The behavior can be dynamically controlled. Accordingly, power consumption of the electronic device and overhead of the server may be reduced.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
2 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow between electronic devices according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
3 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device to transmit identification information of a first external electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of an electronic device transmitting identification information of a first external electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for a first external electronic device to broadcast a packet, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating a signal flow between an electronic device, a first external electronic device, a second external electronic device, and a server according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in a network environment 100 , an electronic device 101 communicates with an electronic device 102 through a first network 198 (eg, a short-range wireless communication network) or a second network 199 . It may communicate with at least one of the electronic device 104 and the server 108 through (eg, a long-distance wireless communication network). According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 through the server 108 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes a processor 120 , a memory 130 , an input module 150 , a sound output module 155 , a display module 160 , an audio module 170 , and a 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 an antenna module 197 may be included. In some embodiments, at least one of these components (eg, the connection terminal 178 ) may be omitted or one or more other components may be added to the electronic device 101 . In some embodiments, some of these components (eg, sensor module 176 , camera module 180 , or antenna module 197 ) are integrated into one component (eg, display module 160 ). can be

The processor 120, for example, executes software (eg, a program 140) to execute at least one other component (eg, a hardware or software component) of the electronic device 101 connected to the processor 120 . It can control and perform various data processing or operations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of data processing or operation, the processor 120 converts commands or data received from other components (eg, the sensor module 176 or the communication module 190 ) to the volatile memory 132 . may be stored in the volatile memory 132 , and may process commands or data stored in the volatile memory 132 , and store the result data in the non-volatile memory 134 . According to an embodiment, the processor 120 is the main processor 121 (eg, a central processing unit or an application processor) or a secondary processor 123 (eg, a graphic processing unit, a neural network processing unit) a neural processing unit (NPU), an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor). For example, when the electronic device 101 includes the main processor 121 and the sub-processor 123 , the sub-processor 123 may use less power than the main processor 121 or may be set to be specialized for a specified function. can The auxiliary processor 123 may be implemented separately from or as a part of the main processor 121 .

The auxiliary processor 123 is, for example, on behalf of the main processor 121 while the main processor 121 is in an inactive (eg, sleep) state, or the main processor 121 is active (eg, executing an application). ), together with the main processor 121, at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (eg, the display module 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) It is possible to control at least some of the related functions or states. According to an embodiment, the coprocessor 123 (eg, an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part of another functionally related component (eg, the camera module 180 or the communication module 190). have. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (eg, a neural network processing device) may include a hardware structure specialized for processing an artificial intelligence model. Artificial intelligence models can be created through machine learning. Such learning may be performed, for example, in the electronic device 101 itself on which the artificial intelligence model is performed, or may be performed through a separate server (eg, the server 108). The learning algorithm may include, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning, but in the above example not limited The artificial intelligence model may include a plurality of artificial neural network layers. Artificial neural networks include deep neural networks (DNNs), convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), restricted boltzmann machines (RBMs), deep belief networks (DBNs), bidirectional recurrent deep neural networks (BRDNNs), It may be one of deep Q-networks or a combination of two or more of the above, but is not limited to the above example. The artificial intelligence model may include, in addition to, or alternatively, a software structure in addition to the hardware structure.

The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device 101 (eg, the processor 120 or the sensor module 176 ). The data may include, for example, input data or output data for software (eg, the program 140 ) and instructions related thereto. The memory 130 may include a volatile memory 132 or a non-volatile memory 134 .

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

The input module 150 may receive a command or data to be used in a component (eg, the processor 120 ) of the electronic device 101 from the outside (eg, a user) of the electronic device 101 . The input module 150 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, a key (eg, a button), or a digital pen (eg, a stylus pen).

The sound output module 155 may 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 can be used for general purposes such as multimedia playback or recording playback. The receiver may be used to receive an incoming call. According to one embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separately from or as part of the speaker.

The display module 160 may visually provide information to the outside (eg, a user) of the electronic device 101 . The display module 160 may include, for example, a control circuit for controlling a display, a hologram device, or a projector and a corresponding device. According to an embodiment, the display module 160 may include a touch sensor configured to sense a touch or a pressure sensor configured to measure the intensity of a force generated by the touch.

The audio module 170 may convert a sound into an electric signal or, conversely, convert an electric signal into a sound. According to an embodiment, the audio module 170 acquires a sound through the input module 150 or an external electronic device (eg, a sound output module 155 ) directly or wirelessly connected to the electronic device 101 . A sound may be output through the electronic device 102 (eg, a speaker or headphones).

The sensor module 176 detects an operating state (eg, power or temperature) of the electronic device 101 or an external environmental state (eg, user state), and generates an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the sensed state. can do. According to one embodiment, the sensor module 176 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biometric sensor, It may include a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

The interface 177 may support one or more designated protocols that may be used by the electronic device 101 to directly or wirelessly connect with an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 ). According to an 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.

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

The haptic module 179 may convert an electrical signal into a mechanical stimulus (eg, vibration or movement) or an electrical stimulus that the user can perceive through tactile or kinesthetic sense. According to an embodiment, the haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

The camera module 180 may capture still images and moving images. According to an embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

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

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

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

The wireless communication module 192 may support a 5G network after a 4G network and a next-generation communication technology, for example, a new radio access technology (NR). NR access technology includes high-speed transmission of high-capacity data (eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband)), minimization of terminal power and access to multiple terminals (mMTC (massive machine type communications)), or high reliability and low latency (URLLC (ultra-reliable and low-latency) -latency communications)). The wireless communication module 192 may support a high frequency band (eg, mmWave band) to achieve a high data rate, for example. The wireless communication module 192 includes various technologies for securing performance in a high-frequency band, for example, beamforming, massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), all-dimensional multiplexing. It may support technologies such as full dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), an array antenna, analog beam-forming, or a large scale antenna.

The wireless communication module 192 may support various requirements specified in the electronic device 101 , an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 104 ), or a network system (eg, the second network 199 ). According to an embodiment, the wireless communication module 192 may include a peak data rate (eg, 20 Gbps or more) for realizing eMBB, loss coverage (eg, 164 dB or less) for realizing mMTC, or U-plane latency for realizing URLLC ( Example: downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) each 0.5 ms or less, or round trip 1 ms or less).

The antenna module 197 may transmit or receive a signal or power to the outside (eg, an external electronic device). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include an antenna including a conductor formed on a substrate (eg, a PCB) or a radiator formed of a conductive pattern. According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include a plurality of antennas (eg, an array antenna). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication method used in a communication network such as the first network 198 or the second network 199 is connected from the plurality of antennas by, for example, the communication module 190 . can be selected. 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, other components (eg, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) other than the radiator may be additionally formed as a part of the antenna module 197 .

According to various embodiments, the antenna module 197 may form a mmWave antenna module. According to one embodiment, the mmWave antenna module comprises a printed circuit board, an RFIC disposed on or adjacent to a first side (eg, bottom side) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a designated high frequency band (eg, mmWave band); and a plurality of antennas (eg, an array antenna) disposed on or adjacent to a second side (eg, top or side) of the printed circuit board and capable of transmitting or receiving signals of the designated high frequency band. can do.

At least some of the components are connected to each other through a communication method between peripheral devices (eg, a bus, general purpose input and output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), or mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)) and a signal ( eg commands or data) can be exchanged with each other.

According to an embodiment, the command or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 through the server 108 connected to the second network 199 . Each of the external electronic devices 102 or 104 may be the same as or different from the electronic device 101 .

According to an embodiment, all or a part of operations executed in the electronic device 101 may be executed in one or more external electronic devices 102 , 104 , or 108 . For example, when the electronic device 101 is to perform a function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or other device, the electronic device 101 may perform the function or service itself instead of executing the function or service itself. Alternatively or additionally, one or more external electronic devices may be requested to perform at least a part of the function or the service. One or more external electronic devices that have received the request may execute at least a part of the requested function or service, or an additional function or service related to the request, and transmit a result of the execution to the electronic device 101 . The electronic device 101 may process the result as it is or additionally and provide it as at least a part of a response to the request. For this, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, mobile edge computing (MEC), or client-server computing technology may be used. The electronic device 101 may provide an ultra-low latency service 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. Server 108 may be an intelligent server using machine learning and/or neural networks. According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 104 or the server 108 may be included in the second network 199 . The electronic device 101 may be applied to an intelligent service (eg, smart home, smart city, smart car, or health care) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

2 is a diagram 200 illustrating a signal flow between electronic devices, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In the following embodiment, the first external electronic device 220 transmits a packet including information on the lost state and information on the server upload operation control based on the disconnection of the communication connection with the second external electronic device 230 . It is assumed that an electronic device that broadcasts is described, and at least one electronic device (eg, at least one electronic device among the electronic devices 210a to 210d) is lost by the user of the second external electronic device 230 . It is assumed that an electronic device that receives a packet broadcast from a first external electronic device 220 will be described. For example, the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210a to the electronic device 210d), the first external electronic device 220 , and/or the second external electronic device 230 are the electronic devices 101 of FIG. 1 . ) and may include the same or similar components.

For example, the at least one electronic device and the second external electronic device 230 may include a portable electronic device (eg, a smart phone) having a communication control right. In addition, the first external electronic device 220 is a portable electronic device (eg, a smartphone or tablet PC) capable of short-range wireless communication (eg, Bluetooth or Bluetooth low energy (BLE)) or a wearable device (eg, a wireless audio device). , or a smart watch).

Referring to FIG. 2 , the first external electronic device 220 may be communicatively connected to the second external electronic device 230 through short-range wireless communication. The first external electronic device 220 is spaced apart from the second external electronic device 230 by a specified distance or more, and/or the quality of a signal received from the second external electronic device 230 (eg, a reference signal received (RSRP) power), reference received quality (RSRQ), or received signal strength indication (RSSI) as less than a specified value, the communication connection may be released.

In an embodiment, the first external electronic device 220 may determine the lost state based on the disconnection of the communication connection with the second external electronic device 230 . The first external electronic device 220 may generate a first packet including information on a lost state and information on a server upload operation control, and broadcast the generated first packet.

In an embodiment, at least one electronic device (eg, 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d ) may receive a first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 .

In various embodiments, as the at least one electronic device (eg, 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d) is located within a specified range 210 from the first external electronic device 220 , the first external electronic device A packet broadcast from 220 may be received.

In an embodiment, the at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d determines whether the received first packet is associated with loss based on information included in the first packet, for example, information on a lost state. You can check whether it is a packet or not. Based on the identification of the first packet as a packet associated with the loss, the at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d checks the first information on the server upload operation control included in the first packet. can For example, the first information on the server upload operation control may include a first external first packet broadcast by the at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d receiving the first packet associated with the loss. It may be one of conditions for determining whether to transmit identification information of the electronic device 220 to the server 240 (eg, the server 108 of FIG. 1 ).

In an embodiment, the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d transmits the first packet to the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, It may be checked whether the first scan policy associated with the received signal quality set in 210c and/or 210d) is satisfied. The received signal quality may include a received signal strength indication (RSSI).

In an embodiment, the first scan policy may consist of ranges of received signal quality, eg, received signal quality, corresponding to values of the first information for server upload operation control. The at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d receives a received signal corresponding to a value of the first information for server upload operation control among a plurality of received signal quality ranges constituting the first scan policy Based on whether the received signal quality of the first packet is included in the quality range, it may be checked whether the first packet satisfies the first scan policy.

In an embodiment, the first scan policies set in each of the at least one electronic device (eg, 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d) may be the same or different. When each of the at least one electronic device (eg, 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d) is set with a different first scan policy, a first packet is transmitted to each electronic device (eg, 210a, 210b, 210c, or 210d) may or may not satisfy the first scan policy of .

In an embodiment, based on the received signal quality of the first packet being included in the received signal quality range corresponding to the value of the first information, the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d determines that the first packet satisfies the first scan policy, and identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or generated based on the first packet Alternatively, the location information of 210d) may be transmitted to the server.

In an embodiment, the at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d may change the first scan policy to the second scan policy. For example, the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy may be set higher than the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy. In other words, the at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d provides identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d When receiving another packet (eg, a second packet) broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 after transmitting the location information of In order to reduce the number of operations of retransmitting the information and the location information of the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d to the server 240, for each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy As the second scan policy set higher than the reference value of the range, the scan policy may be changed. In other words, the second scan policy set higher than the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy is each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy, for example, each received signal strength (RSSI). This may mean setting higher than each received signal strength (RSSI) constituting the first scan policy. For example, when the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d operates in the second scan policy and the received signal strength (RSSI) does not change, the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d does not transmit the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d to the server 240 it may not be

In an embodiment, after broadcasting the first packet, the first external electronic device 220 controls the information on the lost state and the server upload operation based on not reconnecting with the second external electronic device 230 It is possible to generate a second packet including the second information about , and broadcast the generated second packet. In an embodiment, the second information may be the same as or different from the first information. For example, when the remaining battery level of the first external electronic device 220 is changed or a condition for controlling a server upload operation is changed, the first information and the second information may be different.

In an embodiment, the at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d may receive a second packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 . The at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d checks second information on server upload operation control included in the second packet, and based on the second information, transmits the second packet to the second You can check whether the scan policy is satisfied. For example, the at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d may correspond to a value of the second information for server upload operation control among a plurality of received signal quality ranges constituting the second scan policy. Based on whether the received signal quality of the second packet is included in the received signal quality range, it may be determined whether the second packet satisfies the second scan policy.

In an embodiment, based on the received signal quality of the second packet being included in the received signal quality range corresponding to the value of the second information, the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d determines that the second packet satisfies the second scan policy, and identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or generated based on the second packet Alternatively, the location information of 210d) may be transmitted to the server 240 .

In an embodiment, the identification information of the second external electronic device 230 in which the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 is registered may be pre-stored in the server 240 .

In an embodiment, the server 240 provides identification information of the first external electronic device 220 from the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d and the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, Upon receiving the location information of 210c and/or 210d, the second external electronic device 230 in which the first external electronic device 220 is registered may be identified based on the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 . have. The server 240 transmits the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d to the confirmed second external electronic device 230 . can send The user of the second external electronic device 230 may search for the lost first external electronic device 220 based on location information of the at least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d. Accordingly, the second external electronic device 230 may communicate with the first external electronic device 220 .

3 is a block diagram 300 illustrating an electronic device 301 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3 , an electronic device 301 (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 , and at least one electronic device 210a , 210b , 210c , and/or 210d of FIG. 2 ) includes a wireless communication circuit 310 . ) (eg, communication module 190 of FIG. 1 ), memory 320 (eg, memory 130 of FIG. 1 ), and/or processor 350 (eg, processor 120 of FIG. 1 ). can do.

According to various embodiments, the communication circuit 310 (eg, the communication module 190 of FIG. 1 ) wirelessly communicates with an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 or 104 or the server 108 of FIG. 1 ). can be performed. In an embodiment, the communication circuit 310 may transmit and/or receive a control message and/or data with an external electronic device through wireless communication. For example, wireless communication may include short-range communication and/or cellular communication. Short-range communication may include at least one of a wireless local area network (WLAN), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Bluetooth low energy (BLE), and infrared data association (IrDA). Cellular communication is any one of 4G mobile communication schemes (eg, long-term evolution (LTE), LTE-advanced (LTE-A), LTE advanced pro (LTE-A pro)) or 5G mobile communication scheme ( For example: 5G or NR).

According to various embodiments, the memory 320 (eg, the memory 130 of FIG. 1 ) may store a preset scan policy of the electronic device 301 . The memory 320 is configured to set the first scan policy based on the state of the electronic device 301 and/or whether there is a history of transmitting the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 to the server 240 . program can be saved.

In an embodiment, the memory 320 may store a program for checking whether a packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 satisfies a scan policy set in the electronic device 301 . The memory 320 is a program (or instructions) for transmitting the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 based on whether the packet satisfies the scan policy ) can be stored.

According to various embodiments, the processor 350 (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 ) controls the overall operation of the electronic device 301 and a signal flow between internal components of the electronic device 301 , and processes data. can be performed. For example, the processor 350 may control the operatively coupled communication circuitry 310 and/or the memory 320 .

In various embodiments, processor 350 includes first processor 351 (eg, co-processor (eg, communication processor) of FIG. 1 ) and second processor 353 (eg, main processor 121 of FIG. 1 ). (eg application processor)).

In an embodiment, the first processor 351 may perform a specific function using less power than the second processor 353 . For example, the first processor 351 may be the auxiliary processor 123 (eg, a communication processor) of FIG. 1 , and the second processor 353 may be the main processor 121 of FIG. 1 . According to an embodiment, the first processor 351 may be located in the communication circuit 310 .

In an embodiment, the first processor 351 may receive a first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 and check information included in the first packet. The first processor 351 may check whether the received first packet is a packet associated with loss based on information included in the first packet (eg, information on a lost state). For example, the first processor 351 may determine whether the first packet is a packet associated with loss, based on information on a loss state included in the payload of the first packet. Based on the identification of the first packet as a packet associated with the loss, the first processor 351 may identify first information on server upload operation control included in the first packet.

In an embodiment, the first processor 351 determines whether the first packet satisfies the first scan policy associated with the received signal quality set in the electronic device 301 based on the first information on the server upload operation control. can be checked For example, the received signal quality may include a received signal strength indication (RSSI). The first processor 351 sets the received signal quality of the first packet in the received signal quality range corresponding to the value of the first information for server upload operation control among the plurality of received signal quality ranges constituting the first scan policy. Whether the first packet satisfies the first scan policy may be checked based on whether or not is included.

In an embodiment, when the first packet satisfies the first scan policy, the first processor 351 may transmit an activation (eg, awake mode) request to the second processor 353 . The second processor 353 may be switched from an inactive state (eg, a sleep mode) to an active state based on an activation request received from the first processor 351 .

In an embodiment, when the first packet satisfies the first scan policy, the second processor 353 generates identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the electronic device 301 based on the first packet. may transmit the location information of the to a server (eg, the server 240 of FIG. 2 ).

In various embodiments, the electronic device 301 checks the first information on the server upload operation control included in the first packet based on the identification of the first packet as a packet associated with loss, and then controls the server upload operation. It has been described that it is checked whether the first packet satisfies the first scan policy related to the received signal quality set in the electronic device 301 based on the first information on the , but is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the electronic device 301 determines whether the first packet satisfies the first scan policy associated with the received signal quality set in the electronic device 301 based on the identification of the first packet as a packet associated with loss. can be checked. When the first packet satisfies the first scan policy associated with the received signal quality set in the electronic device 301, the electronic device 301 checks the first information on the server upload operation control included in the first packet, Based on the first information, identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and location information of the electronic device 301 generated based on the first packet may be transmitted to the server 240 .

In an embodiment, after transmitting the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 , the second processor 353 may be switched to an inactive state.

In an embodiment, after transmitting the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 , the first processor 351 performs a second scan of the first scan policy It can be changed by policy. For example, the reference value of each received signal strength range constituting the second scan policy may be set higher than the reference value of each received signal strength range constituting the first scan policy.

In an embodiment, the first processor 351 may receive the second packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 . The second packet may include information on the lost state and/or second information on controlling the server upload operation. The first processor 351 may check second information on server upload operation control included in the second packet, and determine whether the second packet satisfies the second scan policy based on the second information. For example, the first processor 351 is configured to receive the second packet in a range of received signal quality corresponding to a value of the second information for server upload operation control among a plurality of received signal quality ranges constituting the second scan policy. It can be checked whether the signal strength is included.

In an embodiment, when the second packet satisfies the second scan policy, the first processor 351 may transmit an activation (eg, awake mode) request to the second processor 353 . The second processor 353 may be switched from an inactive state (eg, a sleep mode) to an active state based on an activation request received from the first processor 351 .

In an embodiment, the second processor 353 may transmit the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the electronic device 301 generated based on the second packet to the server 240 . .

According to various embodiments, the first packet or the second packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 with low power using the first processor 351 may include a first scan policy set in the electronic device 301 or A module (not shown) for obtaining identification information and location information of the first external electronic device 220 that is generated using the second processor 353 , which performs an operation of checking whether the second scan policy is satisfied, and consumes a lot of power ) (eg, a global position system (GPS) module) transmits the location information of the electronic device 301 obtained through the server 240 to the server 240, thereby reducing unnecessary power consumption.

The electronic device 301 according to various embodiments includes a communication circuit 310 , a memory 320 , and a processor 350 operatively coupled to the communication circuit 310 and the memory 320 , The processor 350 receives a first packet broadcast from an external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) through the communication circuit 310 , and the first packet is associated with loss. Based on identification as a packet, first information on server upload operation control included in the first packet is checked, and based on the first information on server upload operation control, the first packet is transmitted to the electronic device It is checked whether the first scan policy associated with the quality of the received signal set in 301 is satisfied, and if the first packet satisfies the first scan policy, the first through the communication circuit 310 It may be configured to transmit identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) and location information of the electronic device 301 generated based at least in part on a packet to the server.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the first packet does not satisfy the first scan policy, the processor 350 may include identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) and It may be set not to transmit the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 .

According to various embodiments, the first scan policy is configured of a plurality of received signal quality ranges, and the processor 350 is configured to include in the first packet among the plurality of received signal quality ranges. Check the received signal quality range corresponding to the first information for server upload operation control, and if the received signal quality of the first packet is included in the checked received signal quality range, the first packet is It may be set to determine that the first scan policy is satisfied.

According to various embodiments, the processor 350 transmits the identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) and the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server. , may be set to change the first scan policy to a second scan policy.

According to various embodiments, the second scan policy consists of a plurality of received signal quality ranges, and the processor 350 is configured to include a range criterion for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy. The value may be set higher than a reference value of a range for each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy.

According to various embodiments, the processor 350 receives a second packet broadcast from the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ), and uploads the server included in the second packet. check second information on operation control, and determine whether the second packet satisfies the second scan policy based on the second information on the server upload operation control; and When the second scan policy is satisfied, identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) generated based at least in part on the second packet through the communication circuit 310 and the electronic device It may be configured to transmit the location information of the device 301 to the server 240 .

According to various embodiments, the processor 350 transmits the state of the electronic device 301 and identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) to the server 240 . The first scan policy or the second scan policy can be configured based on a history, a location of the electronic device 301, a current time, and/or a setting value according to an operation state of the electronic device 301 have.

According to various embodiments, the state of the electronic device 301 includes the remaining battery level of the electronic device 301 , and the processor 350 determines that the remaining battery level of the electronic device 301 exceeds a specified value. and/or when there is no history of transmitting identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220) to the server 240, a reference value of the range for each received signal quality is designated The first scan policy or the second scan policy is configured by setting it to be lower than a reference value, and the remaining battery power of the electronic device 301 is less than or equal to the specified value and/or the external electronic device (eg, the first external If there is a history of transmitting identification information of the electronic device 220 to the server, the first scan policy or the second scan by setting a reference value of the range for each received signal quality higher than the specified reference value Can be set to configure policies.

According to various embodiments, after changing the first scan policy to the second scan policy, the processor 350 checks whether a specified time has elapsed, and when the specified time elapses, the second scan policy The reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the 2-scan policy may be set lower than the currently set reference value.

According to various embodiments, the quality of the received signal may include a received signal strength indication (RSSI).

4 is a flowchart 400 for explaining a method in which the electronic device 301 transmits identification information of the first external electronic device 220, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in operation 410 , the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 301 of FIG. 3 ) receives a second broadcast from the first external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ). 1 packet can be received. For example, the electronic device 301 broadcasts from the first external electronic device 220 through short-range wireless communication (eg, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), or infrared data association (IrDA)). The first packet to be cast may be received.

In an embodiment, the first packet may include a payload, and the payload of the first packet includes information on a lost state and/or information on server upload operation control (eg, first information). may include For example, the information on the server upload operation control may include an address for a server to which identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and location information of the electronic device 301 should be transmitted.

In an embodiment, the electronic device 301 may determine whether the first packet is a packet associated with loss, based on information on the loss state included in the payload of the first packet.

In various embodiments, when generating the first packet, the first external electronic device 220 writes information on the lost state of the first external electronic device 220 at a designated location in the payload of the first packet. )can do. The electronic device 301 may check a value of a designated location where information about a lost state in the payload of the first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 is inserted. The electronic device 301 may check the value of the designated location and check whether the first packet is a packet associated with loss.

In an embodiment, in operation 420 , the electronic device 301 checks first information for controlling a server upload operation included in the payload of the first packet based on the identification of the first packet as a packet associated with loss. can For example, in order to determine whether to transmit identification information of the first external electronic device 220 broadcasting the first packet to a server (eg, the server 240 of FIG. 2 ), the electronic device 301 performs the first The first information on the server upload operation control included in the payload of the packet may be checked.

In various embodiments, when generating the first packet, the first external electronic device 220 may write information on server upload operation control at a designated location in the payload of the first packet. The electronic device 301 may check the first information for controlling the server upload operation inserted at a specified position in the payload of the first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 .

In an embodiment, the electronic device 301 satisfies the first scan policy associated with the received signal quality set in the electronic device 301 based on the first information on the server upload operation control in operation 430 . You can check whether The received signal quality may include a received signal strength indication (RSSI).

In an embodiment, when the electronic device 301 performs a scan operation, the first scan policy is configured to filter at least a portion of at least one packet broadcast from at least one external electronic device. It may be a set policy.

In various embodiments, the electronic device 301 may include a first scan policy according to <Table 1> or <Table 2> below.

In various embodiments, the electronic device 301 may include a plurality of electronic devices (eg, the electronic device 210a to 210d of FIG. 2 ). In this case, each of the plurality of electronic devices may have the same first scan policy or may have different first scan policies.

In various embodiments, at least one electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210a to the electronic device 210d of FIG. 2 ) configured to find the first external electronic device 220 among a plurality of electronic devices (eg, the electronic device 210d of FIG. 2 ). At least one of the electronic devices 210a to 210d of FIG. 2 ) may receive the first scan policy from the server 240 .

Server Upload Behavior Control
value of the first information first scan policy 0 RSSI>-30dBm One RSSI>-40dBm 2 RSSI>-45dBm 3 RSSI>-50dBm 4 RSSI>-55dBm 5 RSSI>-60dBm 6 RSSI>-65dBm 7 RSSI>-70dBm 8 RSSI>-75dBm 9 RSSI>-90dBm

Server Upload Behavior Control
value of the first information first scan policy 0 RSSI>-30dBm One RSSI>-75dBm 2 RSSI>-70dBm 3 RSSI>-65dBm 4 RSSI>-60dBm 5 RSSI>-55dBm 6 RSSI>-50dBm 7 RSSI>-45dBm 8 RSSI>-40dBm 9 RSSI>-90dBm

In an embodiment, the first scan policy may consist of ranges of received signal quality corresponding to values of the first information for server upload operation control. The electronic device 301 may identify the range of the received signal quality corresponding to the first information on the server upload operation control included in the payload of the first packet from among the plurality of received signal quality ranges. The electronic device 301 may determine whether the received signal quality of the first packet is included in the range of the received signal quality corresponding to the value of the checked first information for server upload operation control. In an embodiment, 430 The state in which the first packet of the operation satisfies the first scan policy associated with the received signal quality set in the electronic device 301 is determined for the server upload operation control among a plurality of received signal quality ranges constituting the first scan policy. It may mean a state in which the received signal quality of the first packet is included in the received signal quality range corresponding to the value of the first information.

For example, it is assumed that the first scan policy of the electronic device 301 is configured based on <Table 1>, and the value of the first information for server upload operation control included in the first packet is “8”, and the first The received signal quality of the packet, for example, the received signal strength (RSSI) is assumed to be “-60dBm”.

Based on <Table 1>, the electronic device 301 indicates that the received signal strength of “-60dBm” of the first packet corresponds to “8”, which is the value of the first information, among a plurality of received signal strength ranges. It can be checked whether the range of “RSSI>-75dBm” is satisfied. Based on the fact that “-60 dBm”, which is the received signal strength of the first packet, is greater than “-75 dBm”, the electronic device 301 determines that the received signal strength of the first packet is received according to the first scan policy of the electronic device 301 . It can be confirmed that it is included in the signal strength range. Based on being included in the received signal strength range according to the first scan policy, the electronic device 301 may determine that the first packet satisfies the first scan policy of the electronic device 301 . In this case, as the first packet satisfies the first scan policy of the electronic device 301 , the electronic device 301 may perform operation 440 to be described later.

As another example, it is assumed that the first scan policy of the electronic device 301 is configured based on <Table 2>, and the value of the first information for server upload operation control included in the first packet is “8”, , assuming that the received signal quality of the first packet, for example, the received signal strength (RSSI), is “-60dBm”.

Based on <Table 2>, the electronic device 301 determines that the received signal strength of “-60dBm” of the first packet corresponds to “8”, which is the value of the first information, among a plurality of received signal strength ranges. It can be checked whether the range of “RSSI>-40dBm” is satisfied. The electronic device 301 determines that the strength of the received signal of the first packet is based on the first scan policy of the electronic device 301 based on the fact that “-60dBm”, which is the strength of the received signal of the first packet, is less than “-40dBm”. It can be confirmed that it is not included in the range of the received signal strength. Based on not being included in the range of the received signal strength according to the first scan policy, the electronic device 301 may determine that the first packet does not satisfy the first scan policy of the electronic device 301 . In this case, since the first packet does not satisfy the first scan policy, the electronic device 301 may not perform operation 440 to be described later.

In various embodiments, the value of the first information for the server upload operation control according to <Table 1> and the first scan policy corresponding to the value of the first information are the first scan policy for the server upload operation control according to <Table 2> The value of 1 information and the first scan policy corresponding to the value of the first information may be the same as or different from each other. For example, when the values of the first information for server upload operation control according to <Table 1> and <Table 2> are “0” and “9”, corresponding to the values of “0” and “9” of the first information The first scan policy may be the same as “RSSI>-30dBm” and “RSSI>-90dBm”. For another example, when the value of the first information for server upload operation control according to <Table 1> and <Table 2> is “1 to 8”, corresponding to each of “1 to 8” that is the value of the first information The first scan policy may be different.

In various embodiments, in <Table 1> and <Table 2>, the value of the first information (eg, “0” and “9”) for the server upload operation control having the same first scan policy and the value of the first information The first scan policies (“RSSI>-30dBm” and “RSSI>-90dBm”) corresponding to values (eg, “0” and “9”) may be pre-stored in the first external electronic device 220 . . When the first external electronic device 220 requires a quick upload to the server 240 and a quick discovery of the first external electronic device 220 , the received signal among the values of the first information having the same first scan policy stored in advance A first packet including a first information value (eg, “9”) corresponding to a range in which the reference value of the intensity is low may be broadcast. When fast upload to the server 240 and quick discovery of the first external electronic device 220 are not required, the first external electronic device 220 stores a value of the first information that does not have the same first scan policy ( Example: “one of 1 to 8”) may be determined, and the first packet including the determined value of the first information may be broadcast.

In various embodiments, the first scan policy may be set as a default. The present invention is not limited thereto, and the first scan policy includes the state of the electronic device 301 , whether there is a history of transmitting identification information of the first external electronic device 220 to the server 240 , and the location of the electronic device 301 . , a current time, and/or a setting value according to an operation state (eg, registration and/or search frequency of the electronic device 301 (eg, active discovery)).

In an embodiment, the state of the electronic device 301 may include a state of a battery (eg, the battery 189 of FIG. 1 ), for example, the remaining amount of the battery 189 . For example, a history in which the remaining amount of the battery 189 of the electronic device 301 exceeds a specified value, and/or the electronic device 301 transmits identification information of the first external electronic device 220 to the server 240 . In this case, the electronic device 301 may set the reference value of each of the plurality of received signal quality ranges to be lower than the specified reference value, and configure the first scan policy based on the reference value. For example, setting the reference value of each of the ranges for the plurality of received signal quality to be lower than the specified reference value may mean setting the received signal quality, for example, the received signal strength (RSSI), to be lower than the specified reference received signal strength. have. As the reference value of the range for the received signal quality is set to be lower than the specified reference value, the probability that the first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 satisfies the first scan policy may increase.

For another example, the remaining amount of the battery 189 of the electronic device 301 is less than or equal to a specified value, and/or the electronic device 301 transmits identification information of the first external electronic device 220 to the server 240 . If there is one history, the electronic device 301 may set the reference value of each of the plurality of received signal quality ranges to be higher than the specified reference value, and configure the first scan policy based thereon. As the reference value of the range for the received signal quality is set to be higher than the specified reference value, the probability that the first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 satisfies the first scan policy may decrease. When the probability that the first packet satisfies the first scan policy is low, the electronic device 301 may not perform operation 440 to be described later.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 301 may configure the first scan policy based on the location and/or the current time of the electronic device 301 . For example, when the location of the electronic device 301 is a registered location where loss frequently occurs and/or the current time is a time when loss frequently occurs, the electronic device 301 sets a plurality of ranges for the received signal quality. Each of the reference values may be set to be lower than the specified reference value, and a first scan policy may be configured based thereon. For another example, when the location of the electronic device 301 is not a registered location where loss occurs frequently and/or the current time is not a time where loss occurs frequently, the electronic device 301 may display a plurality of received signals. A reference value of each of the ranges for quality may be set higher than a specified reference value, and a first scan policy may be configured based on this.

In various embodiments, the location information registered that the loss occurs frequently and/or the time information when the loss occurs frequently may include a second external electronic device (eg, the second external electronic device 230 of FIG. 2 ) (eg: It may be generated by an external electronic device that was previously connected before the first external electronic device 220 was determined to be in a lost state. The electronic device 301 receives, from the second external electronic device 230 , location information registered as a location where loss occurs frequently and/or information about a time when loss occurs frequently, generated by the second external electronic device 230 . can do. The present invention is not limited thereto, and the electronic device 301 may receive, from the server 240 , location information registered as a location in which loss occurs frequently and/or information about a time in which loss occurs frequently.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 301 may configure the first scan policy based on a setting value according to the operating state of the electronic device 301 . For example, when the electronic device 301 is set to an operation mode for searching for lost external electronic devices in the vicinity, and/or is set to an operation mode for actively searching for external electronic devices, the electronic device 301 may display a plurality of It is possible to set a reference value of each of the ranges for the received signal quality of , lower than a specified reference value, and configure a first scan policy based thereon. For another example, when the electronic device 301 is not set to the operation mode for searching for lost external electronic devices in the vicinity and/or is not set to the operation mode for actively searching for external electronic devices, the electronic device ( 301) may set a reference value of each of the plurality of received signal quality ranges to be higher than a specified reference value, and configure the first scan policy based on this.

In various embodiments, a state of the electronic device 301 , a history of transmitting identification information of the first external electronic device 220 to the server 240 , a location of the electronic device 301 , a current time, and/or an operation Based on the setting value according to the state, as the first scan policy is set, the number of times the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 is transmitted to the server 240 may be dynamically controlled. Accordingly, current consumed by the electronic device 301 may be reduced.

The reference value of each of the plurality of reception strength signal ranges constituting the first scan policy of <Table 1> or <Table 2> according to various embodiments is one embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, in operation 440 , when the first packet satisfies the first scan policy, the electronic device 301 generates identification information of the first external electronic device 220 based on the first packet and the electronic device. The location information of 301 may be transmitted to the server 240 .

In various embodiments, the electronic device 301 includes not only identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and location information of the electronic device 301 , but also the first external electronic device ( 220 ) may transmit location information to the server 240 . For example, the electronic device 301 may measure a distance to the first external electronic device 220 . When the electronic device 301 supports BLE communication and/or ultra wide band (UWB) communication, activation of the UWB module may be controlled using a low-power communication module such as BLE. The electronic device 301 transmits/receives data to and from the first external electronic device 220 using the activated UWB module, and based on this, a distance and/or direction (eg, azimuth and / or altitude) can be determined. The electronic device 301 may identify the location of the first external electronic device 220 based on the determined distance and/or direction to the first external electronic device 220 , and the identified first external electronic device 220 . location information of may be transmitted to the server 240 .

In an embodiment, the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 may include a MAC address, a model number, and/or a serial number of the first external electronic device 220 . The electronic device 301 may acquire current location information of the electronic device 301 through a location information acquisition module (not shown) (eg, a global position system (GPS) module). The electronic device 301 may transmit the generated identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the obtained location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 . In an embodiment, the electronic device 301 may transmit current location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 through an indoor positioning system (eg, an indoor positioning system (IPS)). For example, the electronic device 301 may transmit location information of the electronic device 301 indoors to the server 240 using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Beacon, and/or a magnetic field.

In various embodiments, the electronic device 301 receives the first information about the server upload operation control received from the first external electronic device 220 and the first scan policy set in the electronic device 301 . As the operation of transmitting the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the operation of acquiring the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 is performed only when the packet satisfies the first scan policy, the electronic It is possible to prevent resource waste of the device 301 .

In various embodiments, it has been described that only the electronic device 301 receives the first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 , but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 is transmitted to a plurality of electronic devices (eg, 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d of FIG. 2 ) located in a short distance to the first external electronic device 220 . ) can be received. In this case, each of the plurality of electronic devices may have the same first scan policy or may have different first scan policies. For example, assuming that each of the plurality of electronic devices, for example, the first electronic device and the second electronic device has a different first scan policy, the second electronic device receiving the first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 . One electronic device may have the first scan policy according to the aforementioned <Table 1>, and the second electronic device that receives the first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 is shown in <Table 2> below. It may have a first scan policy according to the

In various embodiments, when the first packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 is received by a plurality of electronic devices, for example, the first electronic device and the second electronic device, the first electronic device and the second electronic device As each electronic device is set with a different first scan policy, the first packet may or may not satisfy the first scan policy of each electronic device. For example, since the first packet satisfies the first scan policy according to <Table 1>, the first electronic device transmits the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the first electronic device to the server (eg: may be transmitted to the server 240 of FIG. 2 . As another example, since the first packet does not satisfy the first scan policy according to <Table 2>, the second electronic device uses the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the second electronic device The operation of transmitting to the server 240 may not be performed.

In FIG. 4 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device 301 identifies the first information on the server upload operation control included in the first packet based on the identification of the first packet in operation 420 as a packet associated with loss. After that, it has been described as checking whether the first packet satisfies the first scan policy related to the received signal quality set in the electronic device 301 based on the first information on the control of the server upload operation in operation 430 , but limited to this is not doing For example, the electronic device 301 may determine whether the first packet satisfies the first scan policy associated with the received signal quality set in the electronic device 301 based on the identification of the first packet as a packet associated with loss. have. When the first packet satisfies the first scan policy associated with the received signal quality set in the electronic device 301, the electronic device 301 checks the first information on the server upload operation control included in the first packet, Based on the first information, identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and location information of the electronic device 301 generated based on the first packet may be transmitted to the server 240 .

5 is a flowchart 500 for explaining a method in which the electronic device 301 transmits identification information of the first external electronic device 220, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Operations of FIG. 5 according to various embodiments may be additional operations of operation 440 of FIG. 4 described above.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 301 of FIG. 3 ) may change a first scan policy to a second scan policy in operation 510 .

In operation 510 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in operation 440 of FIG. 4 described above, the electronic device 301 receives identification information and electronic information of the first external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ). After transmitting the location information of the device 301 (and/or location information of the first external electronic device 220 confirmed by the electronic device 301) to a server (eg, the server 240 of FIG. 2 ), When receiving another packet (eg, a second packet) broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 , the server 240 transmits the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 . ) can be performed to reduce the number of retransmission operations. For example, the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy may be set higher than the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy. For example, setting the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy to be higher than the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy is to set the received signal quality, for example, the second It may mean that each received signal strength (RSSI) constituting the scan policy is set higher than each received signal strength constituting the first scan policy.

For example, when the electronic device 301 is configured with the first scan policy according to <Table 1>, the electronic device 301 may change to the second scan policy according to <Table 3> below. The reference value of the range for the received signal quality corresponding to the value of the second information for server upload operation control of the second scan policy according to <Table 3> below is the server upload of the first scan policy according to <Table 1> It may be equal to or lower than the reference value of the range for the received signal quality corresponding to the value of the first information for the operation control.

Server Upload Behavior Control
value of the second information Second Scan Policy 0 RSSI>-30dBm One RSSI>-75dBm 2 RSSI>-70dBm 3 RSSI>-65dBm 4 RSSI>-60dBm 5 RSSI>-55dBm 6 RSSI>-50dBm 7 RSSI>-45dBm 8 RSSI>-40dBm 9 RSSI>-90dBm

As another example, when the electronic device 301 is configured with the first scan policy according to <Table 2>, the electronic device 301 may change to the second scan policy according to the following <Table 4>. The reference value of the range for the received signal quality corresponding to the value of the second information for the server upload operation control of the second scan policy according to <Table 4> is the server upload of the first scan policy according to <Table 2> It may be equal to or higher than the reference value of the range for the received signal quality corresponding to the value of the first information for the operation control.

Server Upload Behavior Control
value of the second information Second Scan Policy 0 RSSI>-30dBm One RSSI>-40dBm 2 RSSI>-45dBm 3 RSSI>-50dBm 4 RSSI>-55dBm 5 RSSI>-60dBm 6 RSSI>-65dBm 7 RSSI>-70dBm 8 RSSI>-75dBm 9 RSSI>-90dBm

In various embodiments, the electronic device 301 may include a plurality of electronic devices (eg, the electronic device 210a to 210d of FIG. 2 ). In this case, each of the plurality of electronic devices may have the same second scan policy or may have different second scan policies. In various embodiments, the plurality of electronic devices (eg, the electronic device of FIG. 2 ) At least one electronic device (eg, at least one electronic device 210a to 210d of FIG. 2 ) for which a search for the first external electronic device 220 is set among the electronic devices 210a to 210d device) may receive the second scan policy from the server 240 .

In an embodiment, in operation 520 , the electronic device 301 may receive a second packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 . For example, the electronic device 301 may receive a second packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 through short-range wireless communication. The payload of the second packet includes information on a lost state and/or server upload. It may include information on motion control (eg, second information).

The present invention is not limited thereto, and in various embodiments, the payload of the second packet may include identification information of the first external electronic device 220 . For example, the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 may include a MAC address, a model number, and/or a serial number of the first external electronic device 220 . The present invention is not limited thereto, and the payload of the second packet may include identification information of the second external electronic device 230 , for example, the MAC address, model number, and/or serial number of the second external electronic device 230 . may be

In an embodiment, in operation 530 , the electronic device 301 may check second information for controlling a server upload operation included in the second packet. For example, the second information on server upload operation control included in the second packet in operation 530 is the same as the first information on server upload operation control included in the payload of the first packet in operation 420, or may be different. For example, when the remaining battery level of the first external electronic device 220 is changed or a condition for controlling a server upload operation is changed, the first information and the second information may be different.

In an embodiment, in operation 540 , the electronic device 301 may determine whether the second packet satisfies the second scan policy based on the second information on the server upload operation control.

For example, the second scan policy may be configured with a plurality of received signal quality ranges as shown in Table 3 or Table 4 above. The electronic device 301 may identify the range of the received signal quality corresponding to the second information on the server upload operation control included in the payload of the second packet from among the plurality of received signal quality ranges. The electronic device 301 may determine whether the received signal quality of the second packet is included in the range of the received signal quality corresponding to the value of the checked second information for server upload operation control.

In an embodiment, the state in which the second packet in operation 540 satisfies the second scan policy is based on the value of the second information for server upload operation control among a plurality of received signal quality ranges constituting the second scan policy. It may mean a state in which the received signal quality of the second packet is included in the range of the corresponding received signal quality.

For example, it is assumed that the second scan policy of the electronic device 301 is configured based on <Table 3>, the value of the second information for server upload operation control included in the second packet is “8”, and the second The received signal quality of the packet, for example, the received signal strength (RSSI) is assumed to be “-60dBm”.

Based on <Table 3>, the electronic device 301 determines that the received signal strength of “-60dBm” of the second packet corresponds to “8”, which is the value of the second information, among a plurality of received signal strength ranges. It can be checked whether the range of “RSSI>-40dBm” is satisfied. Based on the fact that the received signal strength of the second packet “-60dBm” is less than “-40dBm”, the received signal strength of the second packet is not included in the received signal strength range according to the second scan policy of the electronic device 301 . can confirm that it is not. Based on not being included in the range of the received signal strength according to the second scan policy, the electronic device 301 may determine that the second packet does not satisfy the second scan policy of the electronic device 301 . In this case, since the second packet does not satisfy the second scan policy, the electronic device 301 may not perform operation 550, which will be described later.

As another example, it is assumed that the second scan policy of the electronic device 301 is configured based on <Table 4>, and the value of the second information for server upload operation control included in the second packet is “8”, , assuming that the received signal quality of the second packet, for example, the received signal strength (RSSI), is “-60dBm”.

Based on <Table 4>, the electronic device 301 determines that the received signal strength “-60 dBm” of the second packet corresponds to “8”, which is the value of the second information, among the plurality of received signal strength ranges. It can be checked whether the range of “RSSI>-75dBm” is satisfied. The electronic device 301 receives the received signal strength of the second packet according to the second scan policy of the electronic device 301 based on the fact that “-60dBm”, which is the received signal strength of the second packet, is greater than “-75dBm”. It can be confirmed that it is included in the signal strength range. Based on being included in the received signal strength range according to the first scan policy, the electronic device 301 may determine that the second packet satisfies the second scan policy of the electronic device 301 . In this case, as the first packet satisfies the first scan policy of the electronic device 301 , the electronic device 301 may perform operation 550 , which will be described later.

In various embodiments, the value of the second information for the server upload operation control according to <Table 3> and the second scan policy corresponding to the value of the second information are the second scan policies for the server upload operation control according to <Table 4> The value of the information and the second scan policy corresponding to the value of the second information may be the same as or different from each other. For example, when the values of the second information for server upload operation control according to <Table 3> and <Table 4> are “0” and “9”, corresponding to the values of “0” and “9” of the second information The second scan policy may be the same as “RSSI>-30dBm” and “RSSI>-90dBm.” As another example, of the second information for server upload operation control according to <Table 3> and <Table 4> When the value is “1 to 8”, the second scan policy corresponding to each of “1 to 8”, which is the value of the second information, may be different.

In various embodiments, in <Table 3> and <Table 4>, the value of the second information for the server upload operation control having the same second scan policy (eg, “0” and “9”) and the value of the second information The second scan policies (“RSSI>-30dBm” and “RSSI>-90dBm”) corresponding to values (eg, “0” and “9”) may be pre-stored in the first external electronic device 220 . . When a fast upload to the server 240 and a quick discovery of the first external electronic device 220 are required, the first external electronic device 220 receives a received signal from among the values of the second information having the same second scan policy stored in advance. A second packet including a second information value (eg, “9”) corresponding to a range in which the reference value of the intensity is low may be broadcast. When the first external electronic device 220 does not require fast upload to the server 240 and quick discovery of the first external electronic device 220 , the value of the second information that does not have the same second scan policy stored in advance ( Example: “one of 1 to 8”) may be determined, and a second packet including the determined value of the second information may be broadcast.

In an embodiment, when the second packet satisfies the second scan policy, in operation 550 , the electronic device 301 generates identification information of the first external electronic device 220 based on the second packet and the electronic device. The location information of 301 may be transmitted to the server 240 .

In various embodiments, the electronic device 301 uses the electronic device 301 as well as identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and location information of the electronic device 301 generated based on the second packet. The confirmed location information of the first external electronic device 220 may be transmitted to the server 240 . For example, the electronic device 301 transmits/receives data to and from the first external electronic device 220 using the UWB module, and based on this, a distance and/or direction (eg, azimuth and / or altitude) can be determined. The electronic device 301 may identify the location of the first external electronic device 220 based on the determined distance and/or direction to the first external electronic device 220 , and the identified first external electronic device 220 . location information of may be transmitted to the server 240 .

The location information of the electronic device 301 transmitted to the server 240 in operation 550 according to various embodiments may be different from the location information of the electronic device 301 transmitted to the server 240 in operation 440 of FIG. 4 . can For example, the electronic device 301 may be in a moving state, and as the first packet and the second packet broadcast from the external electronic device 220 are received while moving, identification information of the first external electronic device 220 is received. The location information of the electronic device 301 may be different at the time of transmitting to the server 240 .

In various embodiments, although not shown, the first information included in the first packet in operation 430 of FIG. 4 and the second information included in the second packet in operation 530 are the same, and in operation 440 of FIG. When the location information of the electronic device 301 transmitted to the server 240 does not change (eg, when the location information is not changed because the electronic device 301 is not in a moving state), the electronic device 301 may not perform operation 550.

In various embodiments, after transmitting the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 in operation 440 of FIG. 4 to the server 240, the range of each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy is As the second scan policy is changed to a range for each received signal quality with a reference value higher than the reference value, the probability that the second packet broadcast from the first external electronic device 220 satisfies the second scan policy increases can be lowered Accordingly, the electronic device 301 can reduce the number of times that the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 is transmitted to the server 240 (eg, duplicate identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and The operation of transmitting the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 can be avoided), and the efficiency of resource use of the electronic device 301 can be improved.

In various embodiments, although not shown, after performing operation 550, the electronic device 301 may check whether a specified time has elapsed. When the specified time elapses, the electronic device 301 may lower the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy. For example, lowering the reference value of each of the plurality of received signal quality ranges constituting the second scan policy means setting the received signal quality, for example, each received signal strength (RSSI) to be lower than the currently set received signal strength. can do. Accordingly, after a specified time has elapsed, the probability that the broadcast packet satisfies the scan policy increases, so that the server 240 provides identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location of the electronic device 301 . An operation of transmitting information may be performed.

According to various embodiments, in FIGS. 4 and 5 , it is assumed that a packet (eg, a first packet and a second packet) broadcast from one first external electronic device 220 is received, but this is not limited thereto. is not doing At least one electronic device 210a, 210b, 210c, and/or 210d may receive packets broadcast from a plurality of external electronic devices located in a short distance, and each electronic device (eg, 210a in FIG. 2 , 210b, 210c, or 210d) is identification information of an external electronic device and location information of the electronic device 301 according to whether a received packet satisfies a set scan policy (eg, a first scan policy and a second scan policy) It is possible to dynamically control the operation of transmitting to the server (240).

6 is a flowchart 600 for explaining a method of broadcasting a packet by the first external electronic device 220 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Operations 610 to 690 of FIG. 6 according to various embodiments may be performed by a first external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ).

Referring to FIG. 6 , in operation 610 , the first external electronic device 220 may communicate with a second external electronic device (eg, the second external electronic device 230 of FIG. 2 ). For example, the first external electronic device 220 communicates with the second external electronic device 230 through short-range wireless communication (eg, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), or infrared data association (IrDA)). ) and a wireless communication link can be established.

In an embodiment, in operation 620 , the first external electronic device 220 may determine whether a communication connection with the second external electronic device 230 is released. For example, the first external electronic device 220 moves away from the second external electronic device 230 by a distance exceeding a specified distance, and/or the quality of a signal received from the second external electronic device 230 (eg, When it is determined that reference signal received power (RSRP), reference received quality (RSRQ), or received signal strength indication (RSSI) is less than a specified value, the communication connection with the second external electronic device 230 may be released.

In an embodiment, if it is confirmed that the communication connection with the second external electronic device 230 has been released (eg, YES in operation 620 ), the first external electronic device 220 may determine the lost state in operation 630 . . If it is confirmed that the communication connection with the second external electronic device 230 has not been released (eg, NO in operation 620 ), the first external electronic device 220 communicates with the second external electronic device 230 in operation 610 . You can continue to do it.

In an embodiment, in operation 640 , the first external electronic device 220 may determine first information for controlling the server upload operation based on the state and/or context information of the first external electronic device 220 . . The state of the first external electronic device 220 may include a battery state. The context information of the first external electronic device 220 may include context information based on location information received from the second external electronic device 230 before the communication connection with the second external electronic device 230 is released. . The first external electronic device 220 communicates with the battery state (eg, battery level) of the first external electronic device 220 and context information (eg, the second external electronic device 230 ) of the first external electronic device 220 . Based on the context information based on location information received from the second external electronic device 230 before the communication connection is released), the first information for controlling the server upload operation may be determined.

For example, when it is determined that the remaining battery power of the first external electronic device 220 is less than or equal to a specified value and/or it is determined that the first external electronic device 220 is located in a dangerous area, the first external electronic device 220 may The value of the first information for server upload operation control may be determined as a value that may be included in the range of the first received signal quality. In other words, when the first packet including the first information is broadcast, the remaining battery level of the first external electronic device 220 is less than or equal to a specified value, and/or the first external electronic device 220 is located in a dangerous place. location, it recognizes a situation in which the first external electronic device 220 needs to be found quickly, and controls the server upload operation to increase the probability of satisfying the scan policy of at least one electronic device 301 receiving the first packet. It is possible to determine a value of the first information for For example, when fast upload to the server 240 and quick discovery of the first external electronic device 220 are required for the first external electronic device 220, the first external electronic device 220 based on <Table 1> or <Table 2> Among the information values, the reference value of the received signal strength may be determined as a first information value (eg, “9”) corresponding to a low range.

As another example, when it is determined that the remaining battery power of the first external electronic device 220 exceeds a specified value and/or it is determined that the first external electronic device 220 is not located in a hazardous area, the first external electronic device 220 The device 220 may determine the value of the first information for server upload operation control as a value that may be included in the range of the second received signal quality having a range of the received signal quality higher than the range of the first received signal quality. In other words, when the first packet including the first information is broadcast, the remaining battery level of the first external electronic device 220 is exceeded and/or the first external electronic device 220 is not located in a dangerous place. If not, it is recognized as a situation in which it is not necessary to quickly find the first external electronic device 220, and the server upload operation control is performed so that the probability of satisfying the scan policy of at least one electronic device 301 receiving the first packet is lowered. It is possible to determine a value of the first information for For example, when fast upload to the server 240 and fast discovery of the first external electronic device 220 are not required for the first external electronic device 220, based on <Table 1> or <Table 2> , it is possible to determine a value (eg, one of “1 to 8”) of the first information for server upload operation control.

In various embodiments, although not shown, the first external electronic device 220 determines the broadcast period of the first packet, the number of broadcasts, and/or set broadcast power.

For example, when it is determined that the remaining battery power of the first external electronic device 220 is less than or equal to a specified value and/or that the first external electronic device 220 is located in a dangerous area, the first external electronic device 220 uploads and releases the data quickly to the server 240 . 1 For quick discovery of the external electronic device 220, the number of broadcasts (and/or periods) of the first packet is set to be greater than or equal to the specified number (and/or period), and the broadcast power is set to be greater than or equal to the specified power. can As another example, when the remaining battery power of the first external electronic device 220 exceeds a specified value and/or when the first external electronic device 220 does not determine that the dangerous area is located, the first packet is broadcast The number of casts (and/or period) may be set to less than a specified number of times (and/or period), and the broadcast power may be set to less than the specified power.

In another embodiment, the first external electronic device 220 may randomly set information on server upload operation control.

In an embodiment, in operation 650 , the first external electronic device 220 may broadcast a first packet including information on a lost state and first information on controlling a server upload operation. For example, the first external electronic device 220 may generate a first packet. The first external electronic device 220 may broadcast the information on the lost state and/or information on the server upload operation control in the payload of the first packet.

In various embodiments, the payload of the first packet may include identification information of the first external electronic device 220 . For example, the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 may include a MAC address, a model number, and/or a serial number of the first external electronic device 220 . The present invention is not limited thereto, and the payload of the first packet may include identification information of the second external electronic device 230 , for example, the MAC address, model number, and/or serial number of the second external electronic device 230 . may be

In another embodiment, the first external electronic device 220 may generate a plurality of first packets set differently with the first information, and broadcast the first packets.

In an embodiment, in operation 660 , the first external electronic device 220 may determine whether communication with the second external electronic device 230 is reconnected. Based on it is confirmed that communication with the second external electronic device 230 is reconnected (eg, YES in operation 660 ), the first external electronic device 220 may stop broadcasting the first packet in operation 670 . have.

In an embodiment, based on it is confirmed that communication with the second external electronic device 230 is not reconnected (eg, NO in operation 660 ), in operation 680 , the first external electronic device 220 performs the first external Based on the state and/or context information of the electronic device 220 , second information for controlling the server upload operation may be determined.

According to various embodiments, the second information on the server upload operation control in operation 680 may be the same as or different from the first information on the server upload operation control in operation 640 . For example, based on the state of the first external electronic device 220, for example, changed battery information of the first external electronic device 220, movement information of the first external electronic device 220, and/or context information, It is possible to determine second information for controlling the server upload operation. The determined second information may have a range of a received signal quality for server upload operation control that is the same as or different from that of the first information.

In an embodiment, in operation 690 , the first external electronic device 220 may broadcast a second packet including second information for controlling a server upload operation.

In an embodiment, after broadcasting the second packet, the first external electronic device 220 may determine whether communication with the second external electronic device 230 is reconnected in operation 660 . When communication with the second external electronic device 230 is reconnected, the first external electronic device 220 may stop broadcasting the second packet. When communication with the second external electronic device 230 is not reconnected, the first external electronic device 220 may broadcast a second packet based on a specified condition. For example, as the specified condition, the period and/or number of broadcasting the second packet may be set differently based on the battery state of the first external electronic device 220 .

In various embodiments, after broadcasting the first packet, the first external electronic device 220 performs operation 670 or 680 based on whether communication with the second external electronic device 230 is reconnected in operation 660 . Although it has been described as performing the operation, it is not limited thereto. After the first external electronic device 220 broadcasts the first packet including the first information in operation 650 , the state of the first external electronic device 220 (eg, motion information and/or remaining battery power) is changed. It is possible to determine the second information based on whether or not the For example, when the state of the first external electronic device 220 is changed, the first external electronic device 220 may determine the second information based on the changed state.

An electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) according to various embodiments includes a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit and the memory, wherein the processor includes an external electronic device Based on the disconnection of the communication connection with the device (eg, the second external electronic device 230 ), it is determined as a lost state, and the state and/or situation of the electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) Determining first information on server upload operation control based on the information, and through the communication circuit 310 , a packet including information on the lost state and first information on the determined server upload operation control can be set to broadcast.

According to various embodiments, the state of the electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) includes a remaining battery level of the electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ), and the context information is the context information according to the location information received from the external electronic device (eg, the second external electronic device 230) before the communication connection with the external electronic device (eg, the second external electronic device 230) is released. may include

According to various embodiments, the processor is configured to cause the electronic device to move to a hazardous area based on a remaining battery level of the electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) being less than or equal to a specified value and/or based on the location information. When determined to be located, the value of the first information for controlling the server upload operation is determined as a value that can be included in the range of the first received signal quality, and the electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) ))) exceeds the specified value and/or when it is determined that the electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220) is not located in a hazardous area based on the location information, the second It may be set to determine the value of the first information for controlling the server upload operation as a value that can be included in the range of the second received signal quality having a range of the received signal quality higher than the range of the first received signal quality.

According to various embodiments, after broadcasting the packet, the processor checks whether communication with the external electronic device (eg, the second external electronic device 230) is reconnected, and the external electronic device If communication with (eg, the second external electronic device 230 ) is not reconnected, a server upload operation is performed based on the state of the electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 ) and/or the context information determine second information on the control, and broadcast a second packet including the second information on the control of the server upload operation through the communication circuit.

According to various embodiments, when communication with the external electronic device (eg, the second external electronic device 230 ) is reconnected, the processor may be configured to stop broadcasting the packet.

According to various embodiments, the processor is configured to: a broadcast period of the packet, a number of broadcasts, and / Or you can set the broadcast power.

7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating signal flows between the electronic device 705, the first external electronic device 703, the second external electronic device 701, and the server 707 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 700).

An operation of the electronic device 705 (eg, the electronic device 301 of FIG. 3 ) in FIGS. 7A and 7B according to various embodiments is similar to that of FIGS. 4 and 5 , and thus detailed description thereof may be substituted for the description related to FIGS. 4 and 5 . In addition, since the operation of the first external electronic device 703 (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) in FIGS. 7A and 7B is similar to the operation of FIG. 6 described above, a detailed description thereof will be provided. It may be replaced with the description related to FIG. 6 .

Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B , in operation 711 , the first external electronic device 703 performs the second external electronic device 701 (eg, the second external electronic device 230 of FIG. 2 ) through short-range wireless communication. can be communicated with.

In an embodiment, the first external electronic device 703 moves away by a distance exceeding a specified distance during communication with the second external electronic device 701 , and/or a signal received from the second external electronic device 230 . On the basis of determining that the quality (eg, reference signal received power (RSRP), reference received quality (RSRQ), or received signal strength indication (RSSI)) of is less than a specified value, in operation 713, the second external electronic device ( 701) and the communication connection may be released.

In an embodiment, based on the disconnection of the communication connection with the second external electronic device 701 , the first external electronic device 703 may determine the lost state in operation 715 . In operation 717 , the first external electronic device 703 may determine first information for controlling the server upload operation based on the state and/or context information of the first external electronic device 703 . For example, the state of the first external electronic device 703 may include battery information of the first external electronic device 703 . The context information of the first external electronic device 703 may include context information based on location information received from the second external electronic device 701 before the communication connection with the second external electronic device 701 is released. .

In an embodiment, in operation 719 , the first external electronic device 703 broadcasts a first packet including information on a lost state and first information on control of a server upload operation. For example, the information on the lost state and/or the first information on the server upload operation control may be included in the payload of the first packet. For example, the first external electronic device 703 may broadcast the first packet based on a specified period, a specified number of times, and/or a specified power.

In various embodiments, the payload of the first packet may include identification information of the first external electronic device 220 . For example, the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 may include a MAC address, a model number, and/or a serial number of the first external electronic device 220 . The present invention is not limited thereto, and the payload of the first packet may include identification information of the second external electronic device 230 , for example, the MAC address, model number, and/or serial number of the second external electronic device 230 . may be

In an embodiment, the electronic device 705 may receive the first packet in operation 721 . The electronic device 705 transmits a first packet including the information on the lost state broadcast from the first external electronic device 705 and/or the first information related to the server upload operation control to the communication circuit (eg, in FIG. 3 ). It can be received through the communication circuit (310).

In an embodiment, in operation 723 , the electronic device 705 may check the first information on the server upload operation control included in the first packet based on the identification of the first packet as a packet associated with loss. For example, the electronic device 705 may determine whether the first packet is a packet associated with loss based on information on a loss state included in the payload of the first packet. When the first packet is identified as a packet associated with loss, the electronic device 705 may check first information on server upload operation control included in the payload. For example, the first information on the server upload operation control includes identification information of the first external electronic device 703 broadcasting the first packet by the at least one electronic device 705 receiving the broadcast first packet. It may be information that is based on determining whether to transmit or not to transmit to the server 707 (eg, the server 240 in FIG. 2 ).

In an embodiment, in operation 725 , the electronic device 705 receives the first packet associated with the received signal quality (eg, received signal strength indication (RSSI)) set in the electronic device 705 based on the first information. When the 1 scan policy is satisfied, identification information of the first external electronic device 703 may be generated based on the first packet. For example, the first scan policy may be configured as a range of received signal quality corresponding to each of the values of the first information for server upload operation control.

In an embodiment, the electronic device 705 checks whether the received signal quality of the first packet is included in the range of the received signal quality corresponding to the value of the first information for server upload operation control, and if included, Identification information of the first external electronic device 703 may be generated based on the first packet.

In an embodiment, in operation 727 , the electronic device 705 transmits the identification information, state information, context information, and/or location information of the electronic device 705 of the first external electronic device 703 to the server 707 ( Example: It can transmit to the server 240 of FIG. 2 ). The present invention is not limited thereto, and the electronic device 705 may transmit the location information of the first external electronic device 703 checked by the electronic device 705 to the server 707 . For example, when the electronic device 705 and the first external electronic device 703 support BLE communication and/or UWB communication, the electronic device 705 communicates data with the first external electronic device 703 using the UWB module. , and based on this, a distance and/or a direction (eg, an azimuth and/or an altitude) with the first external electronic device 703 may be determined. The electronic device 705 may identify the location of the first external electronic device 703 based on the determined distance and/or direction to the first external electronic device 703 , and the identified first external electronic device 703 . location information of may be transmitted to the server 240 .

In an embodiment, the electronic device 705 may change the first scan policy to the second scan policy in operation 731 . For example, the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy may be set higher than the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy.

In operation 731 according to various embodiments, after the electronic device 705 transmits the identification information of the first external electronic device 703 and the location information of the electronic device 705 to the server 707 in operation 727 described above, in operation 731 . , to reduce the probability that the received other packet (eg, the second packet) satisfies the changed scan policy when another packet (eg, the second packet) broadcast from the first external electronic device 703 is received It may be an operation performed for In other words, as the probability that another received packet (eg, the second packet) satisfies the changed scan policy decreases, the identification information of the first external electronic device 703 and the location information of the electronic device 705 are transferred to the server ( 707) may be an operation performed to reduce the number of operations for retransmission. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 705 transmits the identification information of the first external electronic device 703 and the location information of the electronic device 705 once based on the first packet, and then transmits the first scan policy to the second The scan policy may be changed, or the first scan policy may be changed to the second scan policy after transmitting a specified number of times (eg, 3 times).

In an embodiment, in operation 733 , the first external electronic device 703 may determine second information for controlling the server upload operation based on the state and/or context information of the first external electronic device 703 . . The first external electronic device 703 may broadcast a second packet including the second information in operation 735 .

In an embodiment, the electronic device 705 may receive the second packet in operation 737 , and check the second information about the server upload operation control included in the second packet in operation 739 . In operation 741 , when the second packet satisfies the second scan policy based on the second information, the electronic device 705 may generate identification information of the first external electronic device 703 based on the second packet. have. For example, the electronic device 301 may set the received signal of the second packet in the range of the received signal quality corresponding to the second information on server upload operation control included in the payload of the second packet among the plurality of received signal quality ranges. You can check whether quality is included or not. When the received signal quality of the second packet is included in the received signal quality range corresponding to the second information, the electronic device 301 may generate identification information of the first external electronic device 703 based on the second packet. can In an embodiment, the electronic device 705 determines that the signal quality of the second packet received in operation 737 is determined based on the second scan policy based on changing the scan policy from the first scan policy to the second scan policy. If it is not included in the quality range, the second packet may be ignored. For example, the electronic device 705 may not perform an operation after operation 739 .

In an embodiment, in operation 743 , the electronic device 705 transmits identification information, state information, context information, and/or location information of the electronic device 705 of the first external electronic device 703 to the server 707 in operation 743 . can send

In an embodiment, in operation 745 , the server 707 may identify the second external electronic device 701 corresponding to the identification information of the first external electronic device 703 received from the electronic device 705 . When the second external electronic device 701 is identified, in operation 747 , the server 707 identifies identification information, state information, context information, and/or location information of the electronic device 705 of the first external electronic device 703 . may be transmitted to the second external electronic device 701 .

In an embodiment, in operation 749 , the second external electronic device 701 performs the first external electronic device 703 based on the identification information of the first external electronic device 703 and the location information of the electronic device 705 . communication can be established with

In an embodiment, the first external electronic device 703 may stop broadcasting the second packet in operation 751 based on the communication connection with the second external electronic device 701 .

In an embodiment, the server 707 identifies the second external electronic device 701 corresponding to the identification information of the first external electronic device 703 received from the electronic device 705 in operation 745 and performs operation 747 . Although described as performing, it is not limited thereto. According to another embodiment, when receiving identification information of the first external electronic device 703 and location information of the electronic device 705 in operation 727 , the server 707 may perform operation 747 .

A method of transmitting identification information of an external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 301 of FIG. 3 ) according to various embodiments includes an external electronic device An operation of receiving a first packet broadcast from a device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ), and including the first packet in the first packet based on identification of the first packet as a packet associated with loss Based on the operation of checking the first information on the server upload operation control and the first information on the server upload operation control, the first packet is the first packet associated with the quality of the received signal set in the electronic device 301 . checking whether the scan policy is satisfied, and when the first packet satisfies the first scan policy, at least a portion of the first packet is transmitted through a communication circuit (eg, the communication circuit 310 of FIG. 3 ). The identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) and the location information of the electronic device 301 generated based on the generated information are transmitted to a server (eg, the server 240 of FIG. 2 ). It may include an operation of transmitting.

In a method of transmitting identification information of an external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device 301 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the first packet determines the first scan policy If not satisfied, the operation of not transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) and the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 is further performed may include

According to various embodiments, the first scan policy includes a plurality of received signal quality ranges, and includes identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) and the The operation of transmitting the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server may include a range of received signal quality corresponding to first information for controlling a server upload operation included in the first packet among the plurality of received signal quality ranges. and determining that the first packet satisfies the first scan policy when the received signal quality of the first packet falls within the checked received signal quality range. .

A method of transmitting identification information of an external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device 301 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes the method of transmitting identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ). After transmitting the identification information of the first external electronic device 220 and the location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240, the method may further include changing the first scan policy into a second scan policy. can

According to various embodiments, the second scan policy includes a plurality of received signal quality ranges, and a reference value of a range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy is set as the first scan policy. It may be set higher than the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the .

A method of transmitting identification information of an external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device 301 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes the method of transmitting identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ). 1 The operation of receiving the second packet broadcast from the external electronic device 220), the operation of checking second information on the server upload operation control included in the second packet, the second operation of the server upload operation control checking whether the second packet satisfies the second scan policy based on the information; and, if the second packet satisfies the second scan policy, the second packet through the communication circuit 310 2 Transmitting identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) generated based at least in part on the packet and location information of the electronic device 301 to the server 240 It may further include an action.

In a method of transmitting identification information of an external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device 301 , according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the state of the electronic device 301 , the external A history of transmitting identification information of an electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) to the server 240 , a location of the electronic device 301 , a current time, and/or the electronic device ( 301), the method may further include configuring the first scan policy or the second scan policy based on a set value according to the operation state.

According to various embodiments, the state of the electronic device 301 includes the remaining battery level of the electronic device 301, and the configuring of the first scan policy or the second scan policy includes the electronic device ( 301) exceeds a specified value and/or when there is no history of transmitting identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) to the server, each reception configuring the first scan policy or the second scan policy by setting a reference value of a range for signal quality to be lower than a specified reference value, and the remaining battery power of the electronic device 301 is less than or equal to the specified value; and/ Alternatively, when there is a history of transmitting identification information of the external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) to the server 240 , the reference value of the range for each received signal quality is the and configuring the first scan policy or the second scan policy by setting it to be higher than a specified reference value.

In a method of transmitting identification information of an external electronic device (eg, the first external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device 301 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the first scan policy is converted into the second scan policy After changing to , checking whether a specified time has elapsed, and when the specified time has elapsed, setting the reference value of the range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy to be lower than the currently set reference value It may further include an operation to

The electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may have various types of devices. The electronic device may include, for example, a portable communication device (eg, a smart phone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a home appliance device. The electronic device according to the embodiment of the present document is not limited to the above-described devices.

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, but it should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutions of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of the noun corresponding to the item may include one or more of the item, unless the relevant context clearly dictates otherwise.

As used herein, "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 "A , B, or C" each may include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding one of the phrases, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as “first”, “second”, or “first” or “second” may simply be used to distinguish the component from other components in question, and may refer to components in other aspects (e.g., importance or order) is not limited. It is said that one (eg, first) component is "coupled" or "connected" to another (eg, second) component, with or without the terms "functionally" or "communicatively". When referenced, it means that one component can be connected to the other component directly (eg by wire), wirelessly, or through a third component.

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

According to various embodiments of the present document, one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (eg, internal memory 136 or external memory 138) readable by a machine (eg, electronic device 101) may be implemented as software (eg, the program 140) including For example, a processor (eg, processor 120 ) of a device (eg, electronic device 101 ) may call at least one command among one or more commands stored from a storage medium and execute it. This makes it possible for the device to be operated to perform at least one function according to the called at least one command. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code executable by an interpreter. The device-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-transitory' only means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not include a signal (eg, electromagnetic wave), and this term is used in cases where data is semi-permanently stored in the storage medium and It does not distinguish between temporary storage cases.

According to an embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may be included and provided in a computer program product. Computer program products may be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities. The computer program product is distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (eg compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or via an application store (eg Play Store ^TM ) or on two user devices ( It can be distributed (eg downloaded or uploaded) directly between smartphones (eg: smartphones) and online. In the case of online distribution, at least a part of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily created in a machine-readable storage medium such as a memory of a server of a manufacturer, a server of an application store, or a relay server.

According to various embodiments, each component (eg, module or program) of the above-described components may include a singular or a plurality of entities, and some of the plurality of entities may be separately disposed in other components. have. According to various embodiments, one or more components or operations among the above-described corresponding components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added.

Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of components (eg, a module or a program) may be integrated into one component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each component of the plurality of components identically or similarly to those performed by the corresponding component among the plurality of components prior to the integration. . According to various embodiments, operations performed by a module, program, or other component are executed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations are executed in a different order, or omitted. or one or more other operations may be added.

210a-210d: at least one electronic device 220: a first external electronic device
230: second external electronic device 240: server
310: communication circuit 320: memory
350: processor

Claims (24)

In an electronic device,
communication circuit;
Memory; and
a processor operatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory;
The processor is
receiving a first packet broadcast from an external electronic device through the communication circuit;
Based on the identification of the first packet as a packet associated with the loss, check the first information about the server upload operation control included in the first packet,
Based on the first information on the server upload operation control, check whether the first packet satisfies a first scan policy associated with the quality of the received signal set in the electronic device, and
when the first packet satisfies the first scan policy, transmit the identification information of the external electronic device and the location information of the electronic device generated based at least in part on the first packet through the communication circuit to the server; set electronics. The method of claim 1,
The processor is
An electronic device configured not to transmit identification information of the external electronic device and location information of the electronic device to the server when the first packet does not satisfy the first scan policy. The method of claim 1,
The first scan policy consists of a plurality of received signal quality ranges,
The processor is
Checking a range of received signal quality corresponding to first information on server upload operation control included in the first packet from among the plurality of received signal quality ranges, and
the electronic device configured to determine that the first packet satisfies the first scan policy when the received signal quality of the first packet is within the range of the checked received signal quality. The method of claim 1,
The processor is
The electronic device is configured to change the first scan policy to a second scan policy after transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device and the location information of the electronic device to the server. 5. The method of claim 4,
The second scan policy consists of a plurality of received signal quality ranges,
The processor is
The electronic device sets a reference value of a range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy to be higher than a reference value of a range for each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy. 6. The method of claim 5,
The processor is
receiving a second packet broadcast from the external electronic device;
Checking the second information on the server upload operation control included in the second packet,
Based on the second information on the server upload operation control, check whether the second packet satisfies the second scan policy, and
When the second packet satisfies the second scan policy, the identification information of the external electronic device and the location information of the electronic device generated based at least in part on the second packet are transmitted to the server through the communication circuit An electronic device set up to do so. 6. The method of claim 5,
The processor is
Based on a state of the electronic device, a history of transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device to the server, a location of the electronic device, a current time, and/or a setting value according to an operation state of the electronic device, the first An electronic device configured to configure a scan policy or the second scan policy. 8. The method of claim 7,
The state of the electronic device includes a remaining battery level of the electronic device,
The processor is
When the remaining battery power of the electronic device exceeds a specified value and/or there is no history of transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device to the server, the reference value of the range for each received signal quality is lower than the specified reference value to configure the first scan policy or the second scan policy, and
When the remaining battery level of the electronic device is less than or equal to the specified value and/or there is a history of transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device to the server, the reference value of the range for each received signal quality is lower than the specified reference value An electronic device configured to configure the first scan policy or the second scan policy by setting it high. 5. The method of claim 4,
The processor is
After changing the first scan policy to the second scan policy, check whether a specified time has elapsed, and
When the specified time elapses, the electronic device sets a reference value of a range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy to be lower than a currently set reference value. The method of claim 1,
The quality of the received signal includes a received signal strength indication (RSSI). In an electronic device,
communication circuit;
Memory; and
a processor operatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory;
The processor is
Based on the disconnection of the communication connection with the external electronic device, determining the lost state;
Based on the state and/or context information of the electronic device, determining first information for controlling a server upload operation, and
The electronic device is configured to broadcast a packet including information on the lost state and first information on the determined server upload operation control through the communication circuit. 12. The method of claim 11,
The state of the electronic device includes a remaining battery level of the electronic device,
The context information includes context information according to location information received from the external electronic device before the communication connection with the external electronic device is released,
The processor is
When it is determined that the battery level of the electronic device is less than or equal to a specified value and/or it is determined that the electronic device is located in a dangerous area based on the location information, the server uploads a value that can be included in the range of the first received signal quality. determine a value of the first information for motion control, and
When the remaining battery level of the electronic device exceeds the specified value and/or when it is determined that the electronic device is not located in a dangerous area based on the location information, the received signal quality is higher than the range of the first received signal quality An electronic device configured to determine a value of the first information for controlling the server upload operation as a value that can be included in a range of a second received signal quality having a range of . 12. The method of claim 11,
The processor is
After broadcasting the packet, it is checked whether communication with the external electronic device is reconnected,
If communication with the external electronic device is not reconnected, determine second information for server upload operation control based on a state of the electronic device and/or the context information, and
The electronic device is configured to broadcast a second packet including second information for controlling the server upload operation through the communication circuit. 14. The method of claim 13,
The processor is
An electronic device configured to stop broadcasting of the packet when communication with the external electronic device is reconnected. 12. The method of claim 11,
The processor is
An electronic device configured to set a broadcast period, a number of broadcasts, and/or a broadcast power of the packet based on a state of the electronic device and/or the context information. A method of transmitting identification information of an external electronic device of an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving a first packet broadcast from an external electronic device;
checking first information on server upload operation control included in the first packet based on the identification of the first packet as a packet associated with loss;
checking whether the first packet satisfies a first scan policy associated with a quality of a received signal set in the electronic device, based on the first information on the server upload operation control; and
When the first packet satisfies the first scan policy, transmitting identification information of the external electronic device and location information of the electronic device generated based at least in part on the first packet through a communication circuit to a server How to include. 17. The method of claim 16,
and not transmitting identification information of the external electronic device and location information of the electronic device to the server when the first packet does not satisfy the first scan policy. 17. The method of claim 16,
The first scan policy consists of a plurality of received signal quality ranges,
The operation of transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device and the location information of the electronic device to a server includes:
checking a range of received signal quality corresponding to first information on server upload operation control included in the first packet from among the plurality of received signal quality ranges; and
and determining that the first packet satisfies the first scan policy when the received signal quality of the first packet is within the range of the checked received signal quality. 17. The method of claim 16,
After transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device and the location information of the electronic device to the server, the method further comprising changing the first scan policy to a second scan policy. 20. The method of claim 19,
The second scan policy consists of a plurality of received signal quality ranges,
A method of setting a reference value of a range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy to be higher than a reference value of a range for each received signal quality constituting the first scan policy. 21. The method of claim 20,
receiving a second packet broadcast from the external electronic device;
checking second information on server upload operation control included in the second packet;
checking whether the second packet satisfies the second scan policy based on the second information on the server upload operation control; and
When the second packet satisfies the second scan policy, the identification information of the external electronic device and the location information of the electronic device generated based at least in part on the second packet are transmitted to the server through the communication circuit A method that further includes the action of: 21. The method of claim 20,
Based on a state of the electronic device, a history of transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device to the server, a location of the electronic device, a current time, and/or a setting value according to an operation state of the electronic device, the first The method further comprising configuring a scan policy or the second scan policy. 23. The method of claim 22,
The state of the electronic device includes a remaining battery level of the electronic device,
The operation of configuring the first scan policy or the second scan policy includes:
When the remaining battery power of the electronic device exceeds a specified value and/or there is no history of transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device to the server, the reference value of the range for each received signal quality is lower than the specified reference value configuring the first scan policy or the second scan policy by setting; and
When the remaining battery level of the electronic device is less than or equal to the specified value and/or there is a history of transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device to the server, the reference value of the range for each received signal quality is lower than the specified reference value and configuring the first scan policy or the second scan policy by setting it high. 20. The method of claim 19,
checking whether a specified time elapses after changing the first scan policy to the second scan policy; and
and when the specified time elapses, setting a reference value of a range for each received signal quality constituting the second scan policy to be lower than a currently set reference value.

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