Patent ID: 11937158
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method for transmitting information of an external electronic device by an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving at least one advertisement (ADV) packet from the external electronic device through short-range wireless communication;
determining whether to upload identification information of the external electronic device based on information of a channel through which the at least one ADV packet is received; and
transmitting the identification information of the external electronic device and location information of the electronic device to an external server device, in response to the determination to upload the identification information,
wherein the determining of whether to upload the identification information of the external electronic device includes determining to transmit the identification information of the external electronic device to the external server device in response to determining a number of channels through which the at least one ADV packet is received is equal to or greater than a specified number and a reception strength of the at least one ADV packet is equal to or greater than a specified strength.