US 12,432,548 B2
Method of managing electronic devices based on group account and electronic device for providing the same
Lyesuk Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Gajin Song, Suwon-si (KR); and Hyosung Jung, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/899,090.
Application 17/899,090 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/011870, filed on Aug. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0105158 (KR), filed on Aug. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0047571 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 76/18 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 8/186 (2013.01) [H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 76/18 (2018.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a communication circuit;
memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the communication circuit and the one or more storage media,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
receive a connection request from a short-range communication device registered with a first account of a first electronic device,
based on the connection request, request configuration information related to the short-range communication device,
receive configuration information from the short-range communication device, the configuration information comprising device identification information of the short-range communication device, and information on a group account, wherein the group account is associated with the first account of the first electronic device,
based on the information on the group account, identify whether a second account of the electronic device is associated with the group account,
in case that the second account of the electronic device is associated with the group account, refrain from updating an account registration of the short-range communication device to a server and establish a short-range communication connection with the short-range communication device, and
in case that the second account of the electronic device is not associated with the group account, request to update an account registration of the short-range communication device using the second account of the electronic device to the server with the second account and establish a short-range communication connection with the short-range communication device.