US 12,323,265 B2
Electronic device for providing personalized group service, and control method of same
Sungtaek Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Kyuho Shin, Suwon-si (KR); and Pyoje Cho, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/377,446.
Application 18/377,446 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/004481, filed on Mar. 30, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0045023 (KR), filed on Apr. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0031187 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 12/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/185 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a touch screen display;
communication circuitry; and
at least one processor,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
detect, via the communication circuitry, at least one external electronic device located around the electronic device;
receive a request for producing a group including the at least one external electronic device and the electronic device;
determine whether a number of times communication is performed between the at least one external electronic device and the electronic device is greater than or equal to a first predetermined number of times in response to reception of the request;
determine an attribute of the group to which the at least one external electronic device belongs based on a determination result and designate the attribute as a first type of group that shares data with the at least one external electronic device during a first period; and
display an indicator indicating the at least one external electronic device on the touch screen display according to the determined attribute of the group,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine whether a current location of the electronic device substantially corresponds to a predetermined location stored in the electronic device; and
determine the attribute in case the current location substantially corresponds to the predetermined location based at least on whether the electronic device is located in the current location at least a second predetermined number of times and whether the number of times communication is performed between the at least one external electronic device and the electronic device is greater than or equal to the first predetermined number of times, and
wherein the at least one processor is allowed to access only data designated as public data based at least on determining that the current location does not substantially correspond to the predetermined location.