Method and device for identifying lost state of electronic device
Disclosed is an electronic device including a wireless communication circuit configured to support communication connections to one or multiple devices, at least one processor, and a memory which stores instructions causing, when executed, the at least one processor to identify whether a first communication connection to a second external device through the wireless communication circuit is disconnected, acquire, if disconnection of the first communication connection is identified, communication state information from a first external device connected through the wireless communication circuit, identify, based on the acquired communication state information, whether a second communication connection between the first external device and the second external device is disconnected, and operate in a loss occurrence mode for the second external device if disconnection of the second communication connection is identified.
1 . An electronic device comprising:
a wireless communication circuit configured to support communication connections to one or multiple devices;
at least one processor; and
memory
storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify whether a first communication connection to a second external device through the wireless communication circuit is disconnected,
acquire, if disconnection of the first communication connection is identified, communication state information from a first external device connected through the wireless communication circuit,
identify, based on the acquired communication state information, whether a second communication connection between the first external device and the second external device is disconnected,
if the second communication connection is maintained, determine to operate in a first loss mode or a second loss mode for the second external device, based on location information of the second external device identified while the first communication connection is maintained,
when in the first loss mode, transmit information indicating a risk of connection loss for the second external device to the first external device, and
when in the second loss mode, transmit information indicating an occurrence of connection loss for the second external device to the first external device, and
if the second communication connection is disconnected, determine to operate in the second loss mode for the second external device and transmit the information indicating the occurrence of connection loss for the second external device to the first external device.
2 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to, if the second communication connection is maintained, transmit a reconnection request to the second external device by using the wireless communication circuit.
3 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to configure a transmission period of the reconnection request to be less than a designated period, or configure a signal strength of the reconnection request to be greater than a designated signal strength.
4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further comprises at least one sensor, and
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:
acquire the location information of the second external device by using the at least one sensor,
determine, if the first communication connection is disconnected, a location of the second external device, based on the acquired location information, and
determine to operate, if the determined location of the second external device is in a risk area, in the second loss mode for the second external device without receiving the communication state information from the first external device.
5 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:
acquire, if the first communication connection is not disconnected, the communication state information from the first external device, and
determine to operate in the first loss mode for the second external device if disconnection of the second communication connection is identified based on the acquired communication state information.
6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to, if the second communication connection is disconnected, transmit information on the occurrence of connection loss for the second external device to an external server by using the wireless communication circuit in the second loss.
7 . The electronic device of claim 6 ,
wherein the electronic device further comprises a display, a speaker, or a vibration generation module, and
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to output a notification to notify a user that the second external device has been lost, by using at least one of the display, the speaker, or the vibration generation module in the second loss mode for the second external device.
8 . A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
identifying whether a first communication connection to a second external device is disconnected;
if disconnection of the first communication connection is identified, acquiring communication state information from a first external device;
based on the acquired communication state information, identifying whether a second communication connection between the first external device and the second external device is disconnected;
if the second communication connection is maintained, determining to operate in a first less mode or a second loss mode for the second external device, based on location information of the second external device identified while the first communication connection is maintained,
when in the first loss mode, transmit information indicating a risk of connection loss for the second external device to the first external device; and
when in the second loss mode, transmitting information indicating an occurrence of connection loss for the second external device to the first external device, and
if the second communication connection is disconnected, determining to operate in the second loss mode for the second external device and transmitting the information indicating the occurrence of connection loss for the second external device to the first external device.
9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising, if the second communication is maintained, transmitting a reconnection request to the second external device.
10 . The method of claim 9 ,
wherein transmitting the reconnection request to the second external device comprises configuring a transmission period of the reconnection request to be less than a designated period, or configuring a signal strength of the reconnection request to be greater than a designated signal strength.
11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
acquiring the location information of the second external device by using at least one sensor;
determining, if the first communication connection is disconnected, a location of the second external device, based on the acquired location information; and
determining, if the determined location of the second external device is in a risk area, to operate in the second loss mode for the second external device without receiving the communication state information from the first external device.
12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
acquiring the communication state information from the first external device if the first communication connection is not disconnected; and
determining to operate in the first loss mode for the second external device if disconnection of the second communication connection is identified based on the acquired communication state information.
13 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
if the second communication connection is disconnected, transmitting information on the occurrence of connection loss for the second external device to an external server in the second loss.
14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising outputting a notification to notify a user that the second external device has been lost, by using at least one of a display, a speaker, or a vibration generation module in the second loss mode for the second external device.
15 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the wireless communication module is configured to support at least one wireless communication connection of Bluetooth™, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi), near field communication (NFC), or ultra-wide band (UWB) communication.
16 . An electronic device, comprising:
a wireless communication circuit configured to support communication connections to multiple external electronic devices;
at least one process; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify a state of a communication connection to a first external device among the multiple external electronic devices,
identify a state of a communication connection to a second external device among the multiple external electronic devices, and
determine to operate in a first loss mode or a second loss mode, based on at least one of the state of the communication connection to the first external device or the state of the communication connection to the second external device.
17 . The electronic device of claim 16 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:
determine to operate in the first loss mode for the electronic device if it is identified that one of the communication connection to the first external device or the communication connection to the second external device is disconnected, and
transmit a reconnection request for the disconnected communication to the first external device or the second external device, and
wherein a transmission period of the reconnection request is configured to be less than a designated period, or a signal strength of the reconnection request is configured to be greater than a designated signal strength.
18 . The electronic device of claim 16 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:
determine to operate in the second loss mode for the electronic device if it is identified that both the communication connection to the first external device and the communication connection to the second external device are disconnected, and
transmit, to the first external device and the second external device, a reconnection request for the disconnected communication, and
wherein a transmission period of the reconnection request is configured to be greater than or equal to a designated period, or a signal strength of the reconnection request is configured to be less than or equal to a designated signal strength.
19 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to, if the second communication connection is disconnected, transmit a reconnection request to the second external device by using the wireless communication circuit in a transmission period greater than a designated period, or transmit a reconnection request to the second external device by using the wireless communication circuit with a signal strength less than a designated signal strength.
20 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
if the second communication connection is disconnected, transmitting a reconnection request to the second external device in a transmission period greater than a designated period, or transmitting a reconnection request to the second external device with a signal strength less than a designated signal strength.