Electronic device and method for providing service by electronic device

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first communication circuit configured to support a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) protocol;

a second communication circuit configured to support a second protocol that is different from the NAN protocol;

a memory; and

a processor configured to:

activate the NAN protocol supported by the first communication circuit,

receive data from at least one external electronic device during a discovery window (DW) interval synchronized in a cluster via the first communication circuit,

identify whether identification information of the at least one external electronic device having transmitted the data is stored in the memory,

if the identification information of the at least one external electronic device is stored in the memory, store, in the memory, information that is obtained by matching at least a part of the received data with the identification information, and

if a request for performing a service is received, display information of the at least one external electronic device configured to perform the service, based on the information stored in the memory.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises the identification information of the external electronic device and service information for services that can be provided by the external electronic device using the NAN protocol.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

if the NAN protocol is activated, generate data including identification information of the electronic device and service information for services that can be provided by the electronic device using the NAN protocol, and

transmit the generated data to the at least one external electronic device during the DW interval via the first communication circuit.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify connection possibility information for performing the service with the at least one external electronic device, and

display the identified connection possibility information.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive the data from the at least one external electronic device in an interval other than the DW interval.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the received data, identify information of the at least one external electronic device that provides service information for a service that can be provided by the electronic device using the NAN protocol.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

in a first communication state in which the second protocol supported by the second communication circuit is activated and the NAN protocol supported by the first communication circuit is activated, receive a request for displaying information of at least one external electronic device that is stored in the electronic device; and

in response to the request for displaying, display service information provided using the NAN protocol and service information provided using the second protocol, in a vicinity of where the information of the at least one external electronic device is displayed.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

in a second communication state in which the second protocol supported by the second communication circuit is deactivated and the NAN protocol supported by the first communication circuit is activated, receive a request for displaying information of a plurality of external electronic devices that is stored in the electronic device; and

in response to the request for displaying, display service information provided via the NAN protocol in a vicinity of where information of the at least one external electronic device is displayed.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a third communication circuit configured to support a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) protocol,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

in a state in which the BLE protocol is activated, activate the NAN protocol supported by the first communication circuit, based on information received via the third communication circuit; and

receive, via the BLE protocol, service information provided via the NAN protocol.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, if service information displayed in a vicinity of where information of the at least one external electronic device is displayed is selected, establish a communication connection to the external electronic device by using the NAN protocol of the first communication circuit to perform the service.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a first communication circuit configured to support a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) protocol;

a second communication circuit configured to support a second protocol that is different from the NAN protocol;

a memory; and

a processor configured to:

if deactivation of the second protocol supported by the second communication circuit is identified, activate the NAN protocol supported by the first communication circuit,

receive data from at least one external electronic device during a discovery window (DW) interval synchronized in a cluster,

based on the data, identify information of the at least one external electronic device, in information on a plurality of external electronic devices that is stored in the memory and service information that can be provided by the at least one external electronic device using the NAN protocol, and

in response to a request for displaying the service information, display the information of the at least one external electronic device and the service information that can be provided by the at least one external electronic device using the NAN protocol.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the received data comprise identification information of the at least one external electronic device and service information that can be provided by the at least one external electronic device using the NAN protocol.

13. A method for providing service information by an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, while a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) protocol supported by a first communication circuit is activated, data from at least one external electronic device during a discovery window (DW) interval synchronized in a cluster;

identifying whether identification information of the at least one external electronic device having transmitted the data is stored in a memory of the electronic device;

in response to the identification information of the at least one external electronic device being stored in the memory of the electronic device, storing, in the memory, information that is obtained by matching at least a part of the received data with the identification information;

receiving a request for performing a service; and

displaying, in response to the request, information of the at least one external electronic device configured to perform the service, based on the information stored in the memory.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the data includes the identification information of the external electronic device and service information for services that can be provided by the external electronic device using the NAN protocol.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

generating, while the NAN protocol supported by the first communication circuit is activated, data including identification information of the electronic device and service information for services that can be provided by the electronic device using the NAN protocol; and

transmitting the generated data to the at least one external electronic device during the DW interval.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

identifying connection possibility information for performing the service with the at least one external electronic device; and

displaying the identified connection possibility information on a display of the electronic device.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising identifying, based on the received data, information of the at least one external electronic device configured to provide service information for services that can be provided by the electronic device using the NAN protocol.

18. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving, in a first communication state in which a second protocol that differs from the NAN protocol and is supported by a second communication circuit is activated, and the NAN protocol supported by the first communication circuit is activated, a request for displaying information of a plurality of external electronic devices that is stored in the memory of the electronic device; and

in response to the request for displaying, displaying service information provided using the NAN protocol and service information provided using the second protocol, in a vicinity of where information of the at least one external electronic device, which is included in the information of the plurality of external electronic devices, is displayed.

19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving, in a second communication state in which a second protocol which differs from the NAN protocol and is supported by a second communication circuit is deactivated, and the NAN protocol supported by the first communication circuit is activated, a request for displaying information of a plurality of external electronic devices that is stored in the memory of the electronic device; and

in response to the request for displaying, displaying service information provided via the NAN protocol in a vicinity of where information of the at least one external electronic device, which is included in the information of the plurality of external electronic devices, is displayed.

20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

activating, in a state in which a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) protocol supported by a third communication circuit is activated, the NAN protocol supported by the first communication circuit, based on information received via the third communication circuit; and

receiving, via the BLE protocol, service information provided via the NAN protocol.