Patent Publication Number: US-11050829-B2

Title: Method for sharing information on conditional action and electronic device therefor

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a 371 National Stage of International Application No. PCT/KR2017/012569, filed Nov. 8, 2017, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0162767, filed Dec. 1, 2016, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method for sharing information for a conditional action, and an electronic device thereof. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     With the gradual performance increase in a portable electronic device such as a smart phone, various services are being provided through the electronic device. Specifically, in addition to a basic service such as phone calls, text messaging, or the like, a service area is expanding to more complex services such as games, messengers, document editing, image/video playback and editing, or the like. 
     Further, in addition to services defined by designers of electronic devices and applications, there is a service being developed to provide functions defined by users. For example, a service in which a specific function or operation is executed conditionally is presented by giving a specific condition to a function provided in the electronic device. 
     SUMMARY 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for providing information regarding a more improved conditional action, and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for providing information regarding conditional actions defined consecutively, and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for protecting creator&#39;s rights for a conditional action, and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for improving an advertising effect for a conditional action, and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for sharing information regarding a conditional action having a limited permission, and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for generating a ruleset including a conditional action having a limited permission, and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for changing a permission for a conditional action, and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for executing a conditional action associated with a plurality of devices, and an electronic device thereof. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device includes a communication module for processing a signal for communication with other devices, and a processor. Herein, the at least one processor receives a ruleset including information regarding at least one conditional action from another electronic device via the communication module, and executes the ruleset. The ruleset may include at least one ruleset of which a permission for at least one of reading, modification, and deletion is limited. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device includes a communication module for processing a signal for communication with other devices, and a processor. Herein, the at least one processor transmits a ruleset including information regarding at least one conditional action via the communication module. The ruleset may include at least one ruleset of which a permission for at least one of reading, modification, and deletion is limited. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, a method of operating an electronic device includes transmitting a request for a ruleset including information regarding at least one conditional action, receiving the ruleset, and executing the ruleset. The ruleset may include at least one ruleset of which a permission for at least one of reading, modification, and deletion is limited. 
     A method and electronic device thereof according to various embodiments can share and execute a ruleset including at least one action or ruleset having a limited permission for at least one of reading, modification, and deletion, thereby protecting creator&#39;s rights and providing an advertising effect. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a functional structure of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 5B  illustrate an example of conditional actions executed in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a functional structure of a server according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  is a flowchart for an operation of an electronic device for generating a ruleset according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart for an operation of a server for managing a ruleset according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 9  is a flowchart for an operation of an electronic device which uses a ruleset according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  is a flowchart for generating a ruleset in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart for executing a ruleset and changing a permission in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 12A  illustrates a signal flow for a permission change according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 12B  illustrates an example of screens which request for a permission change in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 12C  illustrates an example of screens which inquire whether to accept a permission change in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 12D  illustrates an example of a screen which reports a result of a permission change in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 13A  illustrates a signal exchange for executing a ruleset associated with a plurality of devices according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIGS. 13B and 13C  illustrate example rulesets associated with a plurality of devices according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 14A  illustrates a signal exchange for controlling consecutive actions based on a user&#39;s act in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 14B  illustrates an example of rulesets associated with a user&#39;s act according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 15A  is a flowchart for controlling an action based on whether a device exists in a server according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 15B  illustrates an example of an environment where all devices required to execute a ruleset is present according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 15C  illustrates an example of an environment where some devices required to execute a ruleset are not present according to various embodiments of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 16  is a flowchart for requesting and downloading a ruleset between electronic devices according to various embodiments of the disclosure; and 
         FIG. 17  illustrates another signal exchange for executing a ruleset associated with a plurality of devices according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, various example embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments and terms used to describe the embodiments should be understood that there is no intent to limit the present disclosure to the particular forms disclosed herein; rather, the present disclosure should be understood to cover various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of embodiments of the embodiments. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used to designate similar constituent elements. The singular expression may include plural expressions, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present disclosure, the expression “A or B”, “at least one of A or/and B”, or “one or more of A or/and B” may include all possible combinations of the items listed. The expression “a first”, “a second”, “the first”, or “the second” used in various embodiments of the present disclosure may modify various components regardless of the order and/or the importance but does not limit the corresponding components. It should be understood that when an element (e.g., first element) is referred to as being (operatively or communicatively) “connected,” or “coupled,” to another element (e.g., second element), it may be directly connected or coupled directly to the other element or any other element (e.g., third element) may be interposed between them. In contrast, it may be understood that when an element (e.g., first element) is referred to as being “directly connected,” or “directly coupled” to another element (second element), there are no element (e.g., third element) interposed between them. 
     The expression “configured to” used in the present disclosure may be used interchangeably with, for example, “suitable for”, “having the capacity to”, “designed to”, “adapted to”, “made to”, or “capable of” hardware or software according to the situation. In some situations, the expression “device configured to” may refer to a situation in which that the device, together with other devices or components, “is able to”. For example, the phrase “processor adapted (or configured) to perform A, B, and C” may refer, for example, to a dedicated processor (e.g. embedded processor) only for performing the corresponding operations or a generic-purpose processor (e.g., central processing unit (CPU) or application processor (AP)) that can perform the corresponding operations by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. 
     An electronic device according to various example embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of, for example, a smart phone, a tablet Personal Computer (PC), a mobile phone, a video phone, an electronic book reader (e-book reader), a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Portable Multimedia Player (PMP), a MPEG-1 audio layer-3 (MP3) player, a mobile medical device, a camera, and a wearable device, or the like, but is not limited thereto. According to various example embodiments, the wearable device may include at least one of an accessory type (e.g., a watch, a ring, a bracelet, an anklet, a necklace, a glasses, a contact lens, or a Head-Mounted Device (HMD)), a fabric or clothing integrated type (e.g., an electronic clothing), a body-mounted type (e.g., a skin pad, or tattoo), and a bio-implantable type (e.g., an implantable circuit), or the like, but is not limited thereto. According to some example embodiments, the electronic device may be a home appliance. The home appliance may include at least one of, for example, a television, a Digital Video Disk (DVD) player, an audio, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a vacuum cleaner, an oven, a microwave oven, a washing machine, an air cleaner, a set-top box, a home automation control panel, a security control panel, a TV box (e.g., Samsung HomeSync™, Apple TV™, or Google TV™), a game console (e.g., Xbox™ and PlayStation™), an electronic dictionary, an electronic key, a camcorder, and an electronic photo frame, or the like, but is not limited thereto. 
     According to another example embodiment, the electronic device may include at least one of various medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measuring devices (a blood glucose monitoring device, a heart rate monitoring device, a blood pressure measuring device, a body temperature measuring device, etc.), a Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA), a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), a Computed Tomography (CT) machine, and an ultrasonic machine), a navigation device, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, an Event Data Recorder (EDR), a Flight Data Recorder (FDR), a Vehicle Infotainment Devices, an electronic devices for a ship (e.g., a navigation device for a ship, and a gyro-compass), avionics, security devices, an automotive head unit, a robot for home or industry, an automatic teller&#39;s machine (ATM) in banks, point of sales (POS) in a shop, or internet device of things (e.g., a light bulb, various sensors, electric or gas meter, a sprinkler device, a fire alarm, a thermostat, a streetlamp, a toaster, a sporting goods, a hot water tank, a heater, a boiler, etc.), or the like, but is not limited thereto. According to some example embodiments, the electronic device may include at least one of a part of furniture or a building/structure, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, and various kinds of measuring instruments (e.g., a water meter, an electric meter, a gas meter, and a radio wave meter), or the like, but is not limited thereto. The electronic device according to various example embodiments of the present disclosure may be a combination of one or more of the aforementioned various devices. The electronic device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may be a flexible device. Further, the electronic device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the aforementioned devices, and may include a new electronic device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device) according to the development of technology. 
     An electronic device  101  within a network environment  100 , according to various embodiments, will be described with reference to  FIG. 1 . The electronic device  101  may include a bus  110 , a processor (e.g., including processing circuitry)  120 , a memory  130 , an input/output interface (e.g., including input/output circuitry)  150 , a display  160 , and a communication interface (e.g., including communication circuitry)  170 . According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  101  may omit at least one of the above components or may further include other components. The bus  110  may include, for example, a circuit which interconnects the components  110  to  170  and delivers a communication (e.g., a control message and/or data) between the components  110  to  170 . The processor  120  may include various processing circuitry, such as, for example, and without limitation, one or more of a dedicated processor, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an Application Processor (AP), and a Communication Processor (CP). The processor  120  may carry out, for example, calculation or data processing relating to control and/or communication of at least one other component of the electronic device  101 . 
     The memory  130  may include a volatile memory and/or a non-volatile memory. The memory  130  may store, for example, commands or data relevant to at least one other component of the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory  130  may store software and/or a program  140 . The program  140  may include, for example, a kernel  141 , middleware  143 , an Application Programming Interface (API)  145 , and/or application programs (or “applications”)  147 . At least some of the kernel  141 , the middleware  143 , and the API  145  may be referred to as an Operating System (OS). The kernel  141  may control or manage system resources (e.g., the bus  110 , the processor  120 , or the memory  130 ) used for performing an operation or function implemented in the other programs (e.g., the middleware  143 , the API  145 , or the application programs  147 ). Furthermore, the kernel  141  may provide an interface through which the middleware  143 , the API  145 , or the application programs  147  may access the individual components of the electronic device  101  to control or manage the system resources. 
     The middleware  143 , for example, may serve as an intermediary for allowing the API  145  or the application programs  147  to communicate with the kernel  141  to exchange data. Also, the middleware  143  may process one or more task requests received from the application programs  147  according to priorities thereof. For example, the middleware  143  may assign priorities for using the system resources (e.g., the bus  110 , the processor  120 , the memory  130 , or the like) of the electronic device  101 , to at least one of the application programs  147  and may perform the one or more task requests. The API  145  is an interface through which the applications  147  control functions provided from the kernel  141  or the middleware  143 , and may include, for example, at least one interface or function (e.g., instruction) for file control, window control, image processing, character control, and the like. The input/output interface  150 , for example, may transfer commands or data input from a user or another external device to the other element(s) of the electronic device  101 . Furthermore, the input/output interface  150  may output the commands or data received from the other element(s) of the electronic device  101  to the user or another external device. 
     Examples of the display  160  may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a Light-Emitting Diode (LED) display, an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display, a MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) display, and an electronic paper display, or the like, but is not limited thereto. The display  160  may display, for example, various types of contents (e.g., text, images, videos, icons, or symbols) to users. The display  160  may include a touch screen, and may receive, for example, a touch, gesture, proximity, or hovering input using an electronic pen or a user&#39;s body part. The communication interface  170  may include various communication circuitry and may establish communication, for example, between the electronic device  101  and an external device (e.g., a first external electronic device  102 , a second external electronic device  104 , or a server  106 ). For example, the communication interface  170  may be connected to a network  162  through wireless or wired communication, and may communicate with an external device (e.g., the second external electronic device  104  or the server  106 ). According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the server  106  may refer to the electronic device. 
     The wireless communication may include a cellular communication protocol using at least one of, for example, Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advance (LTE-A), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Wireless Broadband (WiBro), and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the wireless communication may include at least one of, for example, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), Magnetic Secure Transmission, Radio Frequency and Body Area Network (BAN). According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the wireless communication may include Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). GNSS may include, for example, at least one of global positioning system (GPS), global navigation satellite system (Glonass), Beidou Navigation satellite system (Beidou) or Galileo, and the European global satellite-based navigation system. Hereinafter, in the present disclosure, the “GPS” may be interchangeably used with the “GNSS”. The wired communication may include, for example, at least one of a Universal Serial Bus (USB), a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Recommended Standard 232 (RS-232), power wire communication, and a Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS). The network  162  may include at least one of a telecommunication network such as a computer network (e.g., a LAN or a WAN), the Internet, and a telephone network. 
     Each of the first and second external electronic devices  102  and  104  may be of a type identical to or different from that of the electronic device  101 . According to various example embodiments of the present disclosure, all or some of the operations performed in the electronic device  101  may be executed in another electronic device or a plurality of electronic devices (e.g., the electronic devices  102  and  104  or the server  106 ). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the electronic device  101  has to perform some functions or services automatically or in response to a request, the electronic device  101  may request another device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104  or the server  106 ) to execute at least some functions relating thereto instead of or in addition to autonomously performing the functions or services. Another electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104 , or the server  106 ) may execute the requested functions or the additional functions, and may deliver a result of the execution to the electronic device  101 . The electronic device  101  may process the received result as it is or additionally, and may provide the requested functions or services. To this end, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technologies may be used. 
     The server  106 , according to an embodiment, may be an entity which manages information regarding conditional actions. For example, the server  106  may store information regarding the conditional actions and provide upload and download services. For example, the server  106  may provide various functions such as uploading, sharing, downloading, editing, expiration date management, permission cancellation request, permission cancellation verification, permission cancellation approval or rejection, or the like for the information regarding the conditional actions. In addition, the electronic device  102  may also be a device for which an Internet connection is possible through a network, such as a mobile device, a Personal Computer (PC), an Internet of Things (IoT) device. Further, the electronic device  102  may have access to the server  106  through a site or application and write and edit a ruleset which uses consecutive actions and triggers according to various embodiments. 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an example electronic device  201  according to various example embodiments of the present disclosure. The electronic device  201  may include, for example, all or a part of the electronic device  101  illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The electronic device  201  may include one or more processors (e.g., including processing circuitry)  210  (e.g., Application Processors (AP)), a communication module (e.g., including communication circuitry)  220 , a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM)  224 , a memory  230 , a sensor module  240 , an input device (e.g., including input circuitry)  250 , a display  260 , an interface (e.g., including interface circuitry)  270 , an audio module  280 , a camera module (e.g., including a camera)  291 , a power management module  295 , a battery  296 , an indicator  297 , and a motor  298 . The processor  210  may include various processing circuitry configured to control a plurality of hardware or software components connected to the processor  210  by driving an operating system or an application program, and perform processing of various pieces of data and calculations. The processor  210  may be embodied as, for example, a System on Chip (SoC). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor  210  may further include a Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) and/or an image signal processor. The processor  210  may include at least some (for example, a cellular module  221 ) of the components illustrated in  FIG. 2 . The processor  210  may load, into a volatile memory, commands or data received from at least one (e.g., a non-volatile memory) of the other components and may process the loaded commands or data, and may store various data in a non-volatile memory. 
     The communication module  220  may have a configuration equal or similar to that of the communication interface  170  of  FIG. 1 . The communication module  220  may include various communication circuitry, such as, for example, and without limitation, a cellular module  221 , a Wi-Fi module  223 , a BT module  225 , a GNSS module  227 , an NFC module  228 , and a Radio Frequency (RF) module  229 . The cellular module  221 , for example, may provide a voice call, a video call, a text message service, or an Internet service through a communication network. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cellular module  221  may distinguish and authenticate the electronic device  201  in a communication network using the subscriber identification module  224  (for example, the SIM card). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cellular module  221  may perform at least some of the functions that the AP  210  may provide. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cellular module  221  may include a communication processor (CP). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least some (e.g., two or more) of the Wi-Fi module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227 , and the NFC module  228  may be included in one Integrated Chip (IC) or IC package. The RF module  229 , for example, may transmit/receive a communication signal (e.g., an RF signal). The RF module  229  may include, for example, a transceiver, a Power Amplifier Module (PAM), a frequency filter, a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), and an antenna. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one of the cellular module  221 , the WIFI module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227 , and the NFC module  228  may transmit/receive an RF signal through a separate RF module. The subscriber identification module  224  may include, for example, a card including a subscriber identity module and/or an embedded SIM, and may contain unique identification information (e.g., an Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID)) or subscriber information (e.g., an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)). 
     The memory  230  (e.g., the memory  130 ) may include, for example, an embedded memory  232  and/or an external memory  234 . The embedded memory  232  may include at least one of a volatile memory (e.g., a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), a Static RAM (SRAM), a Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM), and the like) and a non-volatile memory (e.g., a One Time Programmable Read Only Memory (OTPROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable and Programmable ROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM (EEPROM), a mask ROM, a flash ROM, a flash memory (e.g., a NAND flash memory or a NOR flash memory), a hard disc drive, a Solid State Drive (SSD), and the like). The external memory  234  may further include a flash drive, for example, a Compact Flash (CF), a Secure Digital (SD), a Micro Secure Digital (Micro-SD), a Mini Secure Digital (Mini-SD), an eXtreme Digital (xD), a MultiMediaCard (MMC), a memory stick, or the like. The external memory  234  may be functionally and/or physically connected to the electronic device  201  through various interfaces. 
     The sensor module  240 , for example, may measure a physical quantity or detect an operation state of the electronic device  201 , and may convert the measured or detected information into an electrical signal. The sensor module  240  may include, for example, at least one of a gesture sensor  240 A, a gyro sensor  240 B, an atmospheric pressure sensor (barometer)  240 C, a magnetic sensor  240 D, an acceleration sensor  240 E, a grip sensor  240 F, a proximity sensor  240 G, a color sensor  240 H (e.g., red, green, and blue (RGB) sensor), a biometric sensor (medical sensor)  2401 , a temperature/humidity sensor  240 J, an illuminance (e.g., light) sensor  240 K, and a Ultra Violet (UV) sensor  240 M. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module  240  may include, for example, an E-nose sensor, an electromyography (EMG) sensor, an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, an Infrared (IR) sensor, an iris scan sensor, and/or a finger scan sensor. The sensor module  240  may further include a control circuit for controlling one or more sensors included therein. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  201  may further include a processor configured to control the sensor module  240 , as a part of the processor  210  or separately from the processor  210 , and may control the sensor module  240  while the processor  210  is in a sleep state. 
     The input device  250  may include various input circuitry, such as, for example, and without limitation, a touch panel  252 , a (digital) pen sensor  254 , a key  256 , or an ultrasonic input device  258 . The touch panel  252  may use, for example, at least one of a capacitive type, a resistive type, an infrared type, and an ultrasonic type. The touch panel  252  may further include a control circuit. The touch panel  252  may further include a tactile layer, and provide a tactile reaction to the user. The (digital) pen sensor  254  may include, for example, a recognition sheet which is a part of the touch panel or is separated from the touch panel. The key  256  may include, for example, a physical button, an optical key or a keypad. The ultrasonic input device  258  may detect, through a microphone (e.g., the microphone  288 ), ultrasonic waves generated by an input tool, and identify data corresponding to the detected ultrasonic waves. 
     The display  260  (e.g., the display  160 ) may include a panel  262 , a hologram device  264 , a projector  266 , and/or a control circuit to control thereof. The panel  262  may be implemented to be, for example, flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel  262  may be embodied as a single module with the touch panel  252 . The hologram device  264  may show a three dimensional (3D) image in the air by using an interference of light. The projector  266  may project light onto a screen to display an image. The screen may be located, for example, in the interior of or on the exterior of the electronic device  201 . The interface  270  may include various interface circuitry, such as, for example, and without limitation, a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)  272 , a Universal Serial Bus (USB)  274 , an optical interface  276 , or a D-subminiature (D-sub)  278 . The interface  270  may be included in, for example, the communication interface  170  illustrated in  FIG. 1 . Additionally or alternatively, the interface  270  may include, for example, a Mobile High-definition Link (MHL) interface, a Secure Digital (SD) card/Multi-Media Card (MMC) interface, or an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) standard interface. 
     The audio module  280 , for example, may bilaterally convert a sound and an electrical signal. At least some components of the audio module  280  may be included in, for example, the input/output interface  150  illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The audio module  280  may process voice information input or output through, for example, a speaker  282 , a receiver  284 , earphones  286 , or the microphone  288 . The camera module  291  may include various circuitry including, for example, and without limitation, a camera, a device which may photograph a still image and a video, or the like. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the camera module  291  may include one or more image sensors (e.g., a front sensor or a back sensor), a lens, an Image Signal Processor (ISP) or a flash (e.g., LED or xenon lamp). The power management module  295  may manage, for example, power of the electronic device  201 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the power management module  295  may include a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC), a charger Integrated Circuit (IC), or a battery or fuel gauge. The PMIC may use a wired and/or wireless charging method. Examples of the wireless charging method may include, for example, a magnetic resonance method, a magnetic induction method, an electromagnetic wave method, and the like. Additional circuits (e.g., a coil loop, a resonance circuit, a rectifier, etc.) for wireless charging may be further included. The battery gauge may measure, for example, a residual quantity of the battery  296 , and a voltage, a current, or a temperature while charging. The battery  296  may include, for example, a rechargeable battery and/or a solar battery. 
     The indicator  297  may display a particular state (e.g., a booting state, a message state, a charging state, or the like) of the electronic device  201  or a part (e.g., the processor  210 ) of the electronic device  201 . The motor  298  may convert an electrical signal into a mechanical vibration, and may generate a vibration, a haptic effect, or the like. The electronic device  201  may include a mobile TV supporting device (e.g., a GPU) to process media data according to a certain standard such as, for example, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), or mediaFLO™. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, some of the above-described elements may be omitted from the electronic device, or the electronic device may further include additional elements, or some of the hardware components according to various embodiments may be combined into one entity, which may perform functions identical to those of the relevant components before the combination. 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating an example program module according to various example embodiments of the present disclosure. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the program module  310  (e.g., the program  140 ) may include an Operating System (OS) for controlling resources related to the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  101 ) and/or various applications (e.g., the application programs  147 ) executed in the operating system. The operating system may be, for example, Android™, iOS™, Windows™, Symbian™, Tizen™, Bada™, or the like. According to  FIG. 3 , the program module  310  may include a kernel  320  (e.g., the kernel  141 ), middleware  330  (e.g., the middleware  143 ), an API  360  (e.g., the API  145 ), and/or applications  370  (e.g., the applications  147 ). At least some of the program module  310  may be preloaded on an electronic device, or may be downloaded from an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104 , or the server  106 ). 
     The kernel  320  may include, for example, a system resource manager  321  and/or a device driver  323 . The system resource manager  321  may control, allocate, or collect system resources. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the system resource manager  321  may include a process management unit, a memory management unit, a file system management unit, and the like. The device driver  323  may include, for example, a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth driver, a shared memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a Wi-Fi driver, an audio driver, or an Inter-Process Communication (IPC) driver. For example, the middleware  330  may provide a function required in common by the applications  370 , or may provide various functions to the applications  370  through the API  360  so as to enable the applications  370  to efficiently use the limited system resources in the electronic device. According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the middleware  330  (e.g., the middleware  143 ) may include at least one of a run time library  335 , an application manager  341 , a window manager  342 , a multimedia manager  343 , a resource manager  344 , a power manager  345 , a database manager  346 , a package manager  347 , a connectivity manager  348 , a notification manager  349 , a location manager  350 , a graphic manager  351 , and a security manager  352 . 
     The runtime library  335  may include a library module that a compiler uses in order to add a new function through a programming language while an application  370  is being executed. The runtime library  335  may perform input/output management, memory management, the functionality for an arithmetic function, or the like. The application manager  341  may manage, for example, a life cycle of at least one of the applications  370 . The window manager  342  may manage Graphical User Interface (GUI) resources used by a screen. The multimedia manager  343  may recognize a format required for reproduction of various media files, and may perform encoding or decoding of a media file by using a codec suitable for the corresponding format. The resource manager  344  may manage resources of a source code or a storage space of the memory. The power manager  345  may manage, for example, a battery or power source and may provide power information or the like required for the operations of the electronic device. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the power manager  345  may operate together with, for example, a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). The database manager  346  may generate, search for, and/or change a database to be used by at least one of the applications  370 . The package manager  347  may manage installation or an update of an application distributed in a form of a package file. 
     For example, the connectivity manager  348  may manage wireless connectivity such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The notification manager  349  may display or notify of an event such as an arrival message, promise, proximity notification, and the like in such a way that does not disturb a user. The location manager  350  may manage location information of an electronic device. The graphic manager  351  may manage a graphic effect which will be provided to a user, or a user interface related to the graphic effect. The security manager  352  may provide, for example, system security or user authentication. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the middleware  330  may further include a telephony manager for managing a voice call function or a video call function of the electronic device or a middleware module that forms a combination of various functions of the above-described components. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the middleware  330  may provide a module specialized for each type of OS in order to provide a differentiated function. Further, the middleware  330  may dynamically remove some of the existing components or add new components. The API  360  (e.g., the API  145 ) is, for example, a set of API programming functions, and may be provided with a different configuration according to an OS. For example, in the case of Android™ or iOS™, one API set may be provided for each platform. In the case of Tizen™, two or more API sets may be provided for each platform. 
     The application  370  may include, for example, a home  371 , a dialer  372 , a Short Message Service (SMS)/Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)  373 , an Instant Message (IM)  374 , a browser  375 , a camera  376 , an alarm  377 , a contact  378 , a voice dial  379 , an e-mail  380 , a calendar  381 , a media player  382 , an album  383 , a watch  384 , a ruleset management  385 , a health care (e.g., an application for measuring a physical activity level, a blood sugar level, etc.), or an application for providing environment information (e.g., providing atmospheric pressure, humidity, or temperature information). Herein, the ruleset management  385  may be an application capable of writing, editing, and storing a ruleset of the consecutive actions and events, and may be an application which provides an environment capable of using this. According to an embodiment, the application  370  may include an information exchanging application capable of supporting information exchange between the electronic device and an external electronic device. The information exchange application may include, for example, a notification relay application for relaying specific information to the external electronic device or a device management application for managing the external electronic device. For example, the notification relay application may relay notification information generated in another application of the electronic device to the external electronic device, or may receive notification information from the external electronic device and may provide it to the user. The device management application may install, delete, or update a function (e.g., turning on/turning off the external electronic device itself (or some components thereof) or adjusting a display illumination (or a resolution)) of an external electronic device which communicates with the electronic device, or an application which operates in the external electronic device. According to an embodiment, the application  370  may include an application specified according to an attribute of the external electronic device (e.g., a health management application of a mobile medical device). According to an embodiment, the application  370  may include an application received from the external electronic device. At least part of the program module  310  may be implemented (e.g., executed) in software, firmware, hardware (e.g., the processor  210 ), or at least two or more of combinations thereof, and may include modules, programs, routines, sets of instructions, or processes for performing one or more functions. 
     Hereinafter, various embodiments for executing and managing a conditional action will be described. Terms used in the following description are defined as follows. 
     A ‘ruleset’ may imply information indicating content of an action performed by the electronic device  101  and a condition for triggering the action. That is, the ruleset may be a set of one or more conditional actions. Herein, the action may be defined as a condition of another action. That is, the ruleset according to various embodiments may include a definition of consecutive actions. The ruleset may be referred to as ‘information regarding a conditional action’, ‘a condition and action set’, ‘a trigger and action set’, ‘action information’, ‘recipe’, or other terms having the same technical meaning. 
     A ‘condition’ may imply an event which must be precedent to execute an action in the electronic device  101 . The condition may be defined as an internal change, an external change, or a combination of them. In various embodiments, the condition may be a target of modification, deletion, and addition. The condition may be referred to as a ‘trigger event’, a ‘trigger’, an ‘event’, or any other terms having the same technical meaning. 
     An ‘action’ may imply at least one function executed in the electronic device  101 . The action may be initiated under a condition defined by the ruleset. Content of the ruleset may be defined as a specific function of a specific application or data used in the specific function. In various embodiments, the action may be a target of modification, deletion, and addition. The action may be referred to as an ‘operation’, a ‘function’, ‘processing’, a ‘computation’, or other terms having the same technical meaning. 
     A ‘connector service’ may imply a service for which at least one conditional action is executed according to a ruleset. In addition, the connector service may provide functions for managing the ruleset, such as storing, modifying, executing, or the like of the ruleset. The connector service may be referred to as a ‘ruleset service’, a ‘conditional action service’, or other terms having the same technical meaning. 
     The conventional connector service is not optimized to consecutive environments (e.g., an IoT environment, a healthcare platform, etc.) which are increasingly complex and diverse because of a structure in which one or multiple actions are executed simultaneously due to one trigger event, i.e., one condition. In addition, in the case of the conventional connector service, since rights protection and advertising effect of a creator who generates a ruleset including an event and an action are insignificant, there is a limitation in leading participation of third party developers and ruleset creators. 
     Accordingly, various embodiments of the disclosure provide an improved connector service capable of configuring a permission to disable modification or deletion for at least part of conditions or actions included in the ruleset. Therefore, the rights protection and advertising effect of the ruleset creator can be improved. In addition, reliability can be improved in the use of the ruleset by disabling modification for a sensitive action directly associated with life and security. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates a functional structure of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A structure of the electronic device  101  or the electronic device  102  is illustrated in  FIG. 4 . The structure of  FIG. 4  may be understood as the structure of the electronic device  101  or electronic device  102 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the electronic device  101  or the electronic device  102  may include a display  410 , a communication module  420 , a memory  430 , and a processor  440 . 
     The display  410  may be a component for displaying a screen of the electronic device  101 . For example, the display  410  may be constructed of at least one of an OLED, a Quantum-dot Light Emitting Diode (QLED), and an LCD. The display  410  may be a component corresponding to the display  160  of  FIG. 1  or the display  260  of  FIG. 2 . 
     The communication module  420  may perform functions for communicating with other devices. The communication module  420  may provide an interface through which the electronic device  101  or the electronic device  102  performs communication through a wired channel or a wireless channel. For example, the communication module  420  may perform conversion between data and a physical signal. The communication module  420  may be a component corresponding to the communication interface  170  of  FIG. 1  or the communication module  220  of  FIG. 2 . 
     The memory  430  may store data such as a basic program, application program, configuration information, or the like for an operation of the electronic device  101  or the electronic device  102 . The memory  430  may be constructed of a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, or a combination of the volatile memory and the non-volatile memory. In addition, the memory  430  may provide the stored data according to a request of the processor  440 . The memory  430  may be a component corresponding to the memory  130  of  FIG. 1  or the memory  230  of  FIG. 2 . 
     The processor  440  may control overall operations of the electronic device  101  or electronic device  102 . For example, the processor  440  may control screen displaying of the display  410 , and may control signal processing of the communication module  420 . In addition, the processor  440  may read or write data in the memory  430 , and may execute an application, code, or the like stored in the memory  430 . For example, the processor  440  may control the electronic device  101  or the electronic device  102  to perform an operation according to various embodiments described below. The processor  440  may be a component corresponding to the processor  120  of  FIG. 1  or the processor  210  of  FIG. 2 . 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  440  may include a ruleset execution module  442  to execute a ruleset. The ruleset execution module  442  may have a permission to control functions of other applications to execute the ruleset. In this case, the ruleset executed by the ruleset execution module  442  may have the same structure as shown in  FIG. 5A  or  FIG. 5B . Referring to  FIG. 5A , a trigger  501  may be defined, and an action and trigger  503  corresponding to the trigger  501  may be defined. The action and trigger  503  may include an action, and may be used as a trigger for another action at the same time. That is, a plurality of actions may be defined consecutively, and an action  505  which does not operate as at least one trigger may be defined. Referring to  FIG. 5B , a first sub-ruleset  511  may include at least one trigger, at least one action and trigger, and at least one action. In this case, the first sub-ruleset  511  may be used as a trigger of another second sub-ruleset  513 . Similarly to  FIG. 5A , the plurality of sub-rulesets  511 ,  513 , and  515  may be defined consecutively. However, unlike in  FIG. 5A , the ruleset of  FIG. 5B  is a set of the plurality of sub-rulesets  511 ,  513 , and  515 , and some rulesets (e.g., the first sub-ruleset  511 , the second sub-ruleset  513 ) may function as a trigger. In the executing of the ruleset as described above, the ruleset execution module  442  may execute the ruleset stored in the memory  430 , or may execute the ruleset through interaction with an external server (e.g., the server  106 ) having the ruleset. 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  440  may include a ruleset management module  444  to manage the ruleset. The ruleset management module  444  may provide a function such as ruleset generation, modification, permission configuration, deletion, or the like. For example, in case of the ruleset generation, the ruleset management module  444  may provide functions such as action generation, trigger generation, or permission configuration for the action or the trigger, uploading to an external service, processing for a permission change request, or the like. For another example, in case of using the ruleset, the ruleset management module  444  may provide functions such as downloading of the ruleset, deleting or modifying an action or trigger included in the ruleset, changing of a permission for the action or trigger included in the ruleset, or the like. 
     The ruleset execution module  442  and the ruleset management module  444  may be an instruction or the like resided at least temporarily in the processor  440  or a storage space for storing the instruction or the like, as an application, instruction set, or execution code stored in the memory  430 . Alternatively, the ruleset execution module  442  and the ruleset management module  444  may be part of a circuitry constituting the processor  440 . The processor  440  may perform functions related to the ruleset according to various embodiments via the ruleset execution module  442  and the ruleset management module  444 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates a functional structure of a server according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A structure of the server  106  is exemplified in  FIG. 6 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , the server  106  may include a communication module  610 , a memory  620  (e.g., the memory  130 , the memory  230 ), and a processor  630  (e.g., the processor  120 , the processor  210 ). 
     The communication module  610  may perform functions for communicating with other devices. The communication module  610  may provide an interface through which the server  106  performs communication through a wired channel or a wireless channel. For example, the communication module  610  may perform conversion between data and a physical signal. 
     The memory  620  may store data such as a basic program, application program, configuration information, or the like for an operation of the server  106 . The memory  620  may be constructed of a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, or a combination of the volatile memory and the non-volatile memory. In addition, the memory  620  may provide the stored data according to a request of the processor  630 . According to various embodiments, the memory  620  may store at least one of permission information, ruleset information, action information, and user information. The permission information may include information regarding a permission configured for an action or trigger. The information regarding the permission may include at least one of a limitation item (e.g., modification, deletion), a limitation duration, and a limitation cancelation duration. Ruleset information may include information regarding mapping for at least one trigger and at least one action. For example, the ruleset information may indicate a mapping relation in pair of a trigger index and an action index. The action information may include information regarding actions and triggers available to define the ruleset. In the action information, each of the actions and triggers may have a unique index. User information may have account information of users subscribed to a service for sharing the ruleset. In this case, the account information may include at least one of identification information of a corresponding user and information regarding devices constituting an internal network of the corresponding user. 
     The processor  630  may control operations of the server  106 . For example, the processor  630  may control signal processing of the communication module  610 . In addition, the processor  630  may read or write data in the memory  620 , and may execute an application, code, or the like stored in the memory  620 . For example, the processor  630  may control the server  106  to perform an operation according to various embodiments described below. 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  630  may include a permission duration management module  632  to control a duration related to a permission. The permission duration management module  632  may delete, generate, or modify ruleset information and the permission-related duration included in the permission information. For this, the permission duration management module  632  may have access to the ruleset information and permission information stored in the memory  620 . 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  630  may include a ruleset-action mapping module  634  to manage information on the ruleset. The ruleset-action mapping module  634  may manage mapping information between at least one trigger and at least one action which define the ruleset. For this, the ruleset-action mapping module  634  may have access to the permission information, action information, and ruleset information stored in the memory  620 . 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  630  may include an action permission management module  636  to control an action-related permission. The action permission management module  636  may delete, generate, or modify a permission for each of actions or triggers. For this, the action permission management module  636  may have access to permission information, action information, and user information stored in the memory  620 . 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  630  may include a user management module  638  to manage information regarding a user. The user management module  638  may store user information when a user is registered, and may update or delete user information according to a request or the like. For this, the user management module  638  may have access to permission information and user information stored in the memory  620 . 
     Hereinafter, various embodiments for generating, sharing, using, permission changing, or the like of a ruleset will be described. For convenience of explanation, as a device of using the ruleset, the ‘electronic device  102 ’ is exemplified as a device for generating the ruleset, and the ‘server  106 ’ is exemplified as a device for providing a function for sharing. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, the electronic device  101  may download and use a ruleset generated by another device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or the electronic device  104 ). In this case, a permission for the ruleset, the action, the trigger, or the like may be configured, and the ruleset may be managed as follows according to content of the configured permission. 
     In an embodiment, upon generating the ruleset including the trigger and the action, the electronic device  102  may exclude modification and deletion permissions for any action. Therefore, a creation of a ruleset creator can be protected, and is prevented from being modified randomly, thereby having an advertising effect for the creator. Since the ruleset including the action excluding the modification and deletion permissions is shared via the server  106 , the electronic device  101  may download the ruleset from the server  106  and may execute it. The electronic device  101  may perform management, such as reading, modification, deletion, or the like, for any action included in the ruleset. However, when the electronic device  102  corresponds to an action excluding the modification and deletion permissions, the electronic device  101  may perform only reading. Therefore, in order to adapt to a unique operating environment of the electronic device  101 , the electronic device  101  may request the electronic device  102  to change the permission, and may use it after performing optimization for the operating environment or may download another ruleset according to the operating environment. 
     In another embodiment, upon generating the ruleset including the trigger and the action, the electronic device  102  may exclude the modification permission for any action. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation where security cannot be guaranteed or copyright is violated by randomly modifying an action sensitive to the security and the copyright. The ruleset including the action excluding the modification permission may be shared via the server  106 , and the electronic device  101  may download and execute the ruleset. The electronic device  101  can read and delete the action excluding the modification permission, but cannot modify it. To modify the action, the electronic device  101  may request the electronic device  102  to change the permission. 
     In another embodiment, upon generating the ruleset including the trigger and the action, the electronic device  102  may exclude the reading and modification permissions for any action. Therefore, in case of including an action sensitive to copyright and rights protection, a copyright owner and a rights holder can be protected. The ruleset excluding the reading and modification permissions may be shared via the server  106 , and the electronic device  101  may download and execute the ruleset. The electronic device  101  may perform only detection of a corresponding action of which reading and modification are prohibited, and may request the electronic device  102  to change the reading and modification permissions. 
     In another embodiment, upon generating the ruleset including the trigger and the action, the electronic device  102  may exclude all of the reading, modification, and deletion permissions for any action. Therefore, reading is not supported for an action which may have a security issue, and all of reading, modification, and deletion may be impossible for a user who does not acquire an approval. A ruleset including an action excluding all permissions may be shared via the server  106 , and the electronic device  101  may download and execute the ruleset. The electronic device  101  cannot use any function of a corresponding action, and may request the electronic device  102  to change the reading, modification, and deletion permissions. 
     In another embodiment, upon generating the ruleset including the trigger and the action, the electronic device  102  may be configured such that any action is automatically deleted after a duration of validity. Therefore, in case of an action sensitive to copyright and rights protection, a usage thereof may be approved only during a specific duration. The electronic device  101  may read, modify, and delete a corresponding action only during the duration of validity, and the action may be automatically deleted when the duration of validity expires. In addition, the electronic device  102  may receive information indicating that any action of which a duration of validity is determined in the electronic device  101  is deleted from the server  106 . 
     In another embodiment, upon generating the ruleset including the trigger and the action, the electronic device  102  may enable the reading and modification for any action after the duration of validity. Therefore, an act based on a specific action may be configurable if it disappears after a specific duration elapses. The ruleset including an action configured such that reading and modification are possible after the duration of validity may be shared with the server  106 , and the electronic device  101  may download and execute the ruleset. The electronic device  101  cannot perform reading and modification during the duration of validity. When the duration of validity expires, the electronic device  101  may read and modify a corresponding action. In addition, the electronic device  102  may receive information indicating that there is a change in a permission configuration of a corresponding action of a corresponding ruleset from the server  106 . 
       FIG. 7  is a flowchart for an operation of an electronic device for generating a ruleset according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A method of operating the electronic device  102  is exemplified in  FIG. 7 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , in operation  701 , the electronic device  102  may generate a ruleset and configure a permission. The electronic device  102  is a device used by a creator of the ruleset, and the electronic device  102  generates the ruleset by mapping at least one trigger and at least one action according to an input of the creator. In addition, the electronic device  102  may configure a permission (e.g., a limitation for modification, a limitation for deletion) for at least one trigger and at least one action according to the input of the creator. 
     In operation  703 , the electronic device  102  may update the ruleset. In other words, the electronic device  102  may have access to the server  106  and transmit the ruleset to the server  106  according to the input of the creator. In this case, the ruleset may be uploaded to be shared with another electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  101 ). Herein, the ruleset may include at least one trigger and at least one action of which a permission is limited. 
     In operation  705 , the electronic device  102  may verify whether a request for a permission change is received. The request for the permission change may be received from the server  106 , and may be initiated from another electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  101 ). Herein, the request for the permission change may include at least one of identification information regarding an action or trigger which is a target of modification, content (e.g., modification, deletion, or the like) of a permission to be acquired, and identification information of a requester. 
     Upon receiving the request for the permission change, in operation  707 , the electronic device  102  may display a screen for inquiry and may identify selection of the creator. That is, in order to verify an intention of the creator for the permission change, the electronic device may display a screen which requests for the selection of the user. The screen may include information regarding a permission to be acquired by a request target and a requester and an interface component (e.g., a button) for detecting the selection of the creator. 
     In operation  709 , the electronic device  102  may transmit a selection request. That is, the electronic device  102  may identify whether the permission change of the creator is approved, and may report an identification result to the server  106 . In addition, the electronic device  102  may store the selection result. 
       FIG. 8  is a flowchart for an operation of a server for managing a ruleset according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A method of operating the server  106  is exemplified in  FIG. 8 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , in operation  801 , the server  106  may receive a ruleset and store the ruleset. In other words, the server  106  may store the ruleset uploaded from an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102 ) of a creator. Since the ruleset is stored to be shared, the server  106  may release information regarding the ruleset through a medium (e.g., a webpage, etc.) accessible from the outside. Accordingly, another device (e.g., the electronic device  101 ) may verify the ruleset stored in the server  106 . 
     In operation  803 , the server  106  may verify whether a request for the ruleset is received. The request for the ruleset may include identification information regarding the ruleset. For example, another device (e.g., the electronic device  101 ) may transmit a message for downloading the ruleset to the server  106  by identifying the ruleset stored in the server  106 . The server  106  may receive the request for the ruleset, i.e., a sharing request. 
     Upon receiving the request for the ruleset, in operation  805 , the server  106  may perform a procedure for sharing the ruleset. Specifically, the server  106  may verify the requested ruleset and identify data of a ruleset requested in the memory  620 , and thereafter may packetize data and transmit it to the requester (e.g., the electronic device  101 ). In addition, the server  106  may store a log for downloading of the ruleset into user information or ruleset information. 
     Thereafter, in operation  807 , the server  106  may verify whether a request for a permission change is received. The request for the permission change may be received from a device (e.g., the electronic device  101 ) which has downloaded the ruleset. The request for the permission change may include information regarding a target ruleset, information regarding a target action or trigger, content of a permission for modification, or the like. 
     Upon receiving the request for the permission change, in operation  809 , the server  106  may perform a procedure for the permission change. Specifically, the server  106  may transmit a message for verifying an intention of a creator to a device (e.g., the electronic device  102 ) of the creator, and may verify a response for the intention verification from the device of the creator. If there is an approval of the creator, the server  106  may change a permission of a corresponding action or trigger according to an intention of a user who has requested for the permission change. The permission may be modified by at least one of updating of the permission information and issuing of a token. 
       FIG. 9  is a flowchart for an operation of an electronic device which uses a ruleset according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A method of operating the electronic device  101  is exemplified in  FIG. 9 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , in operation  901 , the electronic device  101  may download a ruleset. For this, the processor  440  may have access to a server (e.g., the server  106 ) for sharing the ruleset, may request the server to provide at least one ruleset selected by a user, and may receive at least one ruleset from the server. The received ruleset may be stored in the memory  430 . 
     In operation  903 , the electronic device  101  may verify whether an input for a permission change is detected. The input for the permission change is generated by a user, and the processor  440  may detect the input for the permission change by detecting an input for an object (e.g., a button) defined for modification in a screen which displays the ruleset. For example, the permission change may include at least one of change and deletion of content for an action or trigger. 
     Upon detecting the input for the permission change, in operation  905 , the electronic device  101  may perform a procedure for the permission change. Specifically, the processor  440  may verify content of a permission change, which is intended by a user, a target ruleset, and a target action or trigger, may generate a message for requesting for the permission change, and thereafter may transmit the message to the server  106 . Thereafter, upon receiving a positive response for the permission change, the processor  440  may display a screen for reporting to the user that the permission change is accepted. Upon receiving a negative response for the permission change, the processor  440  may display a screen for reporting that the permission change is not accepted. 
     In operation  907 , the electronic device  101  may determine whether a trigger is detected. In other words, the processor  440  may verify whether there is an event conforming to a trigger defined in the ruleset. In this case, the trigger may be an independent trigger, a trigger involving an action, or a trigger involving a ruleset. 
     Upon detecting the trigger, in operation  909 , the electronic device  101  may execute the ruleset. In other words, the processor  440  may execute at least one action included in the ruleset corresponding to the trigger. In this case, when the action is defined as the trigger, the processor  440  may determine again the occurrence of the trigger according to the execution of the action, and may execute a plurality of actions consecutively. The processor  440  may transmit information indicating a result of executing the action to the server  106 . 
       FIG. 10  is a flowchart for generating a ruleset in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A method of operating the electronic device  102  is exemplified in  FIG. 10 . Specifically,  FIG. 10  exemplifies a method of creating a ruleset in the electronic device  102  and sharing the ruleset via the server  106 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , in operation  1001 , the electronic device  102  may have access to a site or execute an application. Herein, the site may be provided by a server (e.g., the server  106 ) for sharing a ruleset, and may provide a function for generating the ruleset. That is, the electronic device  102  may execute a tool for generating the ruleset. Through the site or the application, the electronic device  102  may write a ruleset including at least one trigger and at least one action. 
     In operation  1003 , the electronic device  102  may generate the ruleset, and may configure a permission. In this case, the electronic device  102  may generate the ruleset on the basis of an action and trigger pre-stored in the server  106  or newly-defined action and trigger information. In addition, the electronic device  102  may configure the permission of the ruleset. In other words, the electronic device  102  may limit a permission of modification and deletion for the ruleset. 
     In operation  1005 , the electronic device  102  may determine whether the generated ruleset is a trigger. The electronic device  102  may determine the ruleset as the trigger or an independent ruleset. If the ruleset is the trigger, a new ruleset or a subsequent action after the execution of the ruleset may be executed. If the ruleset is not the trigger, there may be no subsequent action. 
     If the ruleset is the trigger, in operation  1007 , the electronic device  102  may designate a next ruleset or action. That is, if it is determined that the ruleset is the trigger, since the ruleset generated in operation  1003  is a trigger of a next-step action or ruleset, the next-step action or ruleset may be designated. If the next step is not designated, operations based on consecutive connectors may stop. 
     If the ruleset is not the trigger, in operation  1009 , the electronic device  102  may generate the action and configure the permission. In other words, the electronic device  102  may generate at least one action included in the ruleset. 
     In operation  1011 , the electronic device  102  may determine whether the action is the trigger. That is, the electronic device  102  may determine the action as the trigger or the independent action. If the action is the trigger, a next action or ruleset may start after the execution of the action. If the action is not the trigger, there may be no more next action. 
     If the action is the trigger, in operation  1013 , the electronic device  102  may designate a next ruleset or action. That is, if it is determined that the action is the trigger, since it is possible to define the next action or ruleset, the next ruleset or action may be designated. 
     In operation  1015 , the electronic device  102  may share the ruleset through the site or the application. That is, the electronic device  102  may transmit at least one ruleset including at least one action and at least one trigger to the server  106 . Accordingly, the server  106  may release a ruleset generated by the electronic device  102  through the site or the like, and another device (e.g., the electronic device  101 ) may download the ruleset. 
       FIG. 11  is a flowchart for executing a ruleset and changing a permission in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A method of operating the electronic device  101  is exemplified in  FIG. 11 . Specifically,  FIG. 11  exemplifies a method of downloading a ruleset in the electronic device  101  and requesting the server  106  to change a permission. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , in operation  1101 , the electronic device  101  may download a ruleset. The electronic device  101  may be coupled to the server  106  by having access to the site or executing the application, and may download a ruleset including a trigger and/or an action. Thereafter, in operation  1103 , the electronic device  101  may determine whether modification and/or detection of the action is required. In order to optimize the ruleset in an operating environment, modification and/or deletion of any action may be required. Accordingly, a user of the electronic device  101  may determine whether modification and/or deletion is required for each action. If the modification and deletion is unnecessary for the action, the procedure may end. 
     In operation  1105 , the electronic device  101  may verify whether modification and/or detection of the action is possible. In other words, the electronic device  101  may determine whether there is a permission of modification and/or deletion for a corresponding action. 
     If it is determined in operation  1105  that there is a permission for modifying an action and/or a permission for deleting the action, or if an approval of a creator is verified in operation  1109 , in operation  1111 , the electronic device  101  may modify or delete the action. 
     If the electronic device  101  has the permission of modification and/or deletion for the action, in operation  1111 , the electronic device  101  may optimize the ruleset to the operating environment by modifying and/or deleting the action. However, if the permission is limited so that the modification and/or deletion of the action is not free, the electronic device  101  may request the electronic device  102  to change the permission. 
     In operation  1107 , the electronic device  101  may determine whether to transmit to the electronic device  102  a signal which requests for a permission change to modify or delete the action. The electronic device  101  may end an operation for modifying or deleting the action in response to the determining not to transmit the signal. The electronic device  101  may transmit a signal for requesting for the permission change in response to the determining to transmit the signal. The signal may be transmitted from the electronic device  101  to the electronic device  102  via the server  106 . 
     In operation  1109 , the electronic device  101  may receive a signal indicating a creator&#39;s response related to a ruleset from the electronic device  102 . The electronic device  101  may identify whether the creator has accepted the permission change on the basis of receiving of the signal indicating the response of the creator. 
       FIG. 12A  illustrates a signal flow for a permission change according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A signal exchange among the electronic device  101 , the electronic device  102 , and the server  106  which process a permission change requested by the electronic device  101  is exemplified in  FIG. 12A . 
     Referring to  FIG. 12A , in operation  1201 , the electronic device  101  may request the server  106  to change a permission for an action or ruleset. In other words, when a user requests for the permission change, the electronic device  101  may transmit information on a ruleset and action requested to be modified, user information, information regarding the requested permission, or the like to the server  106 . 
     For example, when the electronic device  101  executes a ruleset downloaded from the server  106 , as shown in a first screen  1210  of  FIG. 12B , a ruleset consisting of a trigger  1211 , an action &amp; trigger  1212 , and an action  1213  may be displayed on the display  160 . In this case, icons  1214  to  1216  related to the action  1213  may be displayed. Specifically, the icon  1214  for a duration of validity, the icon  1215  for modification, and the icon  1216  for deletion may be displayed. Although not shown in  FIG. 12B , according to a permission configuration of the creator, the electronic device  101  may display whether it has a permission according to visual effects (e.g., a presence/absence of shading, a color change, indication addition, or the like) or object attribute control (e.g., inactivation) to the icons  1214  to  1216 . In some embodiments, if there is no permission of deletion for the action  1213 , the icon  1216  for deletion may be shaded, and may be set to an inactive state. 
     Upon instructing a management corresponding to the permission not owned by the electronic device  101 , the electronic device  101  may report that the user does not have the permission. For example, as shown in a second screen  1220  of  FIG. 12B , if there is a touch input for the icon  1216  for deletion, a pop-up window  1222  for inquiring whether to request for the permission change may be displayed on the display  160  of the electronic device  101 . Accordingly, the user may instruct the request for the permission change. The pop-up window  1222  may disappear when ‘no’ is selected. In addition, the electronic device may transmit a permission change request to the server  106  when ‘yes’ is selected. 
     In operation  1203 , the server  106  transmits a notification for the permission change request to the electronic device  102 . That is, the electronic device  102  may receive request information regarding the permission change of the electronic device  101  from the server  106 . Upon receiving the request information from the server  106 , the electronic device  102  may display a screen for inquiring a creator of whether to approve this. In some embodiments, as shown in  FIG. 12C , a pop-up window  1232  for inquiring whether the request is approved may be displayed on the display  160  of the electronic device  102 . In the pop-up window  1232 , a user of the electronic device  102  may select approval or rejection for the request of the permission change. The user of the electronic device  102  may select ‘no’ if the request of the permission change is rejected, and may select ‘yes’ if the request of the permission change is approved. In this case, a duration of validity for the permission change may be set at the same time of approval. For this, the user of the electronic device  102  may select an object  1234  for determining an additional duration of validity. Upon selecting the object  1234  for setting the duration of validity, a validity duration list  1242  may be displayed. Accordingly, the user may select a desired duration of validity, or if there is no desired duration of validity, may directly input it through a ‘user input’ region. If the duration of validity is set, the permission change is maintained only during the duration of validity, and if the duration of validity expires, the permission may be restored to a previous state of being changed. Otherwise, if the user of the electronic device  102  selects ‘yes’ without the setting of the duration of validity, a permission may be changed without a limitation in the duration of validity in the permission configuration of the ruleset. 
     In operation  1205 , the electronic device  102  may transmit a response for the permission change request to the server  106 . The electronic device  102  may transmit to the server  106  a message for reporting a creator&#39;s intention verified through the interface of  FIG. 12C . In this embodiment, it is assumed that the permission change request is approved. According to an embodiment, the server  106  may change the permission by updating stored permission information of a user of the electronic device  101 . Specifically, the server  106  may change content regarding the pre-stored permission. For example, if a request for modifying an action having only a reading permission is approved, the server  106  may consider the permission change for the electronic device  101  by excluding a limitation of a permission for modification and deletion of a pre-stored corresponding action. According to another embodiment, the server  106  may not update information regarding a permission owned by the user of the electronic device  101 . For example, a process for the permission change in the server  106  may be complete by transmitting data (e.g., a token, a password for the permission change) required for the permission change to the electronic device  101 . 
     In operation  1207 , the server  106  may transmit a permission change response to the electronic device  101 . Accordingly, the electronic device  101  may display an additional pop-up to the display  160  according to approval response information received from the server  106 . For example, as shown in a third screen  1250  of  FIG. 12D , icons  1252  for reporting the permission change may be displayed on an upper end of the icons  1214  to  1216  for functions having the changed permission. For another example, the electronic device  101  may display content of the changed permission as a list. If a creator rejects the permission change, the electronic device  101  may display a pop-up window reporting that the permission change request has rejected on the display  160 , or may not change the screen to express that there is no permission change. 
     As described with reference to  FIG. 12A  to  FIG. 12D , a permission for processing (e.g., reading, modifying, deleting, or the like) of an action or trigger included in a ruleset may be limited, and a permission may be given by an approval of the creator. Accordingly, since it becomes difficult for the user to change the ruleset indiscriminately, it is possible to protect rights of the creator. Further, when the ruleset is distributed in a state of being created, there may be an advertising effect for the creator. Furthermore, in the presence of an action for advertisement among actions of the ruleset, there is a limitation in modification or deletion of an action for advertisement by limiting the permission, thereby also having an advertising effect. 
     In the embodiment described with reference to  FIG. 12C , the screen may include the object  1234  for setting the duration of validity. Accordingly, the user of the electronic device  102  may set the duration of validity for the permission change, or may change the permission without the duration of validity. According to another embodiment, the object  1234  for setting the duration of validity may be excluded from the screen. In this case, a process of approving the permission change may not include the procedure for setting the duration of validity. 
     The ruleset according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include actions executed by a plurality of devices, instead of being constructed of only actions executed by one device. Hereinafter, embodiments related to the ruleset associated with the plurality of devices will be described. 
       FIG. 13A  illustrates a signal exchange for executing a ruleset associated with a plurality of devices according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A signal exchange for consecutive actions of a device A  1310  and a device B  1320  is exemplified in  FIG. 13A . 
     Referring to  FIG. 13A , in operation  1301 , the device A  1310  may transmit state information to the server  106 . The state information may be transmitted in an event driven manner or may be transmitted cyclically. A transmission cycle of the state information may be determined by a user. If the cycle is short, the server may be overloaded due to excessive information reception, and if the cycle is long, a response may be late or a trigger may be lost even if the trigger occurs. Therefore, a user preferably selects any transmission cycle suitable for an operating environment. By receiving the state information, the server  106  may determine whether the trigger occurs. According to an embodiment, the device A  1310  may be a front door  1312  of  FIG. 13B . The front door  1312  may recognize door open or close information through a sensor. The front door  1312  may transmit, to the server  106 , state information indicating closing during the door is closed, and may transmit state information indicating opening during the door is open. Since an opening trigger does not occur during the information indicating closing is received from the front door  1312 , the server  106  may do not perform any operation. When the user opens the door to enter, the first door  1312  may transmit the state information indicating opening to the server  106 , and the server  106  may determine that the trigger occurs. According to another embodiment, the device A  1310  may be a blind  1314  of  FIG. 13C . The blind  1314  may measure brightness of a hospital room through an illumination sensor. In this case, the state information may include an illumination value. Therefore, the server  106  may determine that the trigger occurs, when state information indicating a lux value received from the blind  1314  indicates a value less than any brightness. 
     In operation  1303 , the server  106  may transmit a command for an action A to the device A  1310 . In other words, the server  106  may determine the trigger occurrence on the basis of the state information received from the device A  1310 , and may provide control to execute the action A on the basis of the trigger by transmitting information regarding the action A. In case of no trigger occurrence, the server  106  may not transmit any information to the device A  1310 . However, in case of being used only as the trigger as in the first door  1312  of  FIG. 13B , operation  1307  may be skipped. However, any other embodiments may be possible within a range which does not limit the scope of the disclosure. For example, the action A may include content of changing a door lock of the front door  1312  from automatic to manual. For another example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , the action A may include content of displaying a logo of a manufacturer on a display of a refrigerator  1322  for 3 seconds. For another example, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the action A may include content of allowing the blind  1314  to have intermediate brightness. That is, when an illumination measured in the hospital room is less than or equal to a specific lux value which can be determined as being dark, the action A may include content of allowing the blind  1314  to have the intermediate brightness. 
     In operation  1305 , the device A  1310  may execute the action A. In other words, the device A  1310  may receive information regarding the action A, and may perform a corresponding operation. For example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , according to action information received from the server  106 , the refrigerator  1322  may display the logo of the manufacturer on the display for 3 seconds. In addition, in another embodiment shown in  FIG. 13C , according to action information received from the server  106 , the blind  1314  may perform a motion function in a downward direction, or may operate to change the brightness of the hospital room to the intermediate brightness through other functions. 
     In operation  1307 , the device A  1310  may transmit a completion report message to the server  106 . By transmitting the completion report message, it may be reported to the server  106  that information regarding the action A has been successfully received from the device A  1310  and the action A has been performed. For example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , the refrigerator  1322  may display the logo on the display for 3 seconds, and may transmit a completion report message based thereon to the server  106 . In addition, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the blind  1314  may control the brightness, and may transmit a completion report message based thereon to the server  106 . 
     In operation  1309 , the server  106  may transmit a command for an action B to the device B  1320 . That is, the server  106  may verify the execution of the action A which corresponds to an action and a trigger, upon receiving the completion report message from the device A  1310  in the previous operation. Accordingly, the server  106  may instruct to execute the action B, by transmitting information regarding the action B. For example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , the device B  1320  may be the refrigerator  1322 . The server  106  may know that the action A which displays the logo will be performed upon receiving the completion report message from the refrigerator  1322 , and thus may transmit information of an action which displays a family drawing board. For another example, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the device B  1320  may be a light bulb  1324 . The server  106  may receive the completion report message from the blind  1314 , and thus may instruct the light bulb  1324  to execute the action B. 
     In operation  1311 , the device B  1320  may execute the action B. That is, the device B  1320  may receive information regarding the action B, and may perform a corresponding operation. For example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , the refrigerator  1322  may perform an operation of displaying a family drawing board. For another example, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the light bulb  1324  may perform an operation of emitting warm light with intermediate brightness. 
     In operation  1313 , the device B  1320  may transmit the completion report message to the server  106 . By transmitting the completion report message, it may be determined that the action B has been performed in the device B  1320  via the server  106 . For example, in an embodiment according to  FIG. 13B , the refrigerator  1322  may transmit the completion report message to the server  106 . For another example, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the light bulb  1324  may transmit the completion report message to the server  106 . 
     As described with reference to  FIG. 13A  to  FIG. 13C , consecutive connector services associated with a plurality of devices may be provided. For this, as a preliminary operation, information regarding devices for performing actions for the consecutive connector services may be provided to the server  106 . In other words, the electronic device  101  may transmit a device list to the server  106 . Accordingly, the server  106  may recognize devices belonging to a network to which a rule will be applied. Herein, the device list may include at least one of identification information of each device, a device type, and an address (e.g., an IP address) for communication. Accordingly, the devices and the server  106  may be in a state in which communication can be performed with each other. The electronic device  101  may transmit the device list to the server  106  during a procedure of registering an account, during a procedure of receiving a ruleset, or when an event occurs (e.g., when there is a change in information regarding devices). The device list may be provided once or twice. For example, when the device list is transmitted again after the device list is transmitted during the procedure of registering the account, the device list transmitted again may have a meaning of verifying validity of the device list. 
     As described with reference to  FIG. 13A  to  FIG. 13C , consecutive connector services associated with a plurality of devices may be provided. In this case, similarly to the aforementioned procedure of modifying the ruleset, the ruleset associated with the plurality of devices may be modified. For example, referring to  FIG. 13C , according to a ruleset  1350  of a hospital A, a heater is configured to operate when a temperature of a hospital room is less than or equal to 23 degrees Celsius. Thus, the user may modify the ruleset  1350  similarly to a modified ruleset  1360  so that it is optimized for an environment for applying the ruleset. Specifically, the electronic device  101  may add an action of an air conditioner  1362 . Accordingly, the modified ruleset  1360  may provide control such that the temperature of the hospital room always remains in 23 to 28 degrees Celsius. In addition, the electronic device  101  may modify an action of an air cleaner  1352  of the ruleset  1350  to an action having content from a ‘clean mode’ to a ‘perfect clean mode’. Accordingly, a hospital room of an asthma patient can be maintained to have more fresh air. 
     Further, according to other embodiments, the electronic device  101  may change a permission of an action or trigger. For example, in the hospital room of the asthma patient, quality of the air may be a factor directly sensitive to the life. Accordingly, in order to increase safety, the electronic device  101  may be capable of changing a permission of a ruleset which blocks modification and deletion of an action of the air cleaner  1352 . 
       FIG. 14A  illustrates a signal exchange for controlling consecutive actions based on a user&#39;s act in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A signal exchange between the electronic device  101  and the server  106  according to a user&#39;s act is exemplified in  FIG. 14A . 
     Referring to  FIG. 14A , in operation  1401 , the electronic device  101  may receive ruleset information from the server  106 . The electronic device  101  may have access to a site or execute an application, and may select a ruleset to be used. The server  106  may transmit the ruleset information based on a user&#39;s selection to the electronic device  101 . For example, as shown in  FIG. 14B , the ruleset may include a ruleset  1410  for an exercise or a ruleset  1420  for a diet. 
     In operation  1403 , the electronic device  101  may transmit act start information to the server  106 . Since it is a consecutive operation based on a user&#39;s act, start information of a first act may be required to be input by the user. The act start information may be generated by selecting a specific object on a screen displayed on a display of the electronic device  101 . When the ruleset  1410  for the exercise or the ruleset  1420  for the diet are used as shown in  FIG. 14B , an object having a meaning such as ‘exercise start’ or ‘diet start’ or the like may be used. 
     In operation  1405 , the server  106  may transmit information indicating an act A to the electronic device  101 . That is, the server  106  may determine that a trigger has occurred upon receiving user&#39;s start information. Therefore, the server  106  may transmit information regarding the act A to the electronic device  101  of the user, and may allow the user to start the act A. For example, as shown in  FIG. 14B , the act A may be repetition of 3 sets of an exercise 1. In this case, the electronic device  101  may display ‘repetition of 3 sets of the exercise 1’ on the display  160 . 
     In operation  1407 , the electronic device  101  may verify an input for completion of the user&#39;s act A. Since an action is defined as a user&#39;s act, the electronic device  101  cannot directly know the completion of the act A. Therefore, the user may input the complete of the act A to the electronic device  101 , and the electronic device  101  may verify the completion. However, according to another embodiment, the electronic device  101  may determine the completion of the user&#39;s act A by using at least one sensor such as a camera or the like. In this case, operation  1407  may be replaced with an operation of detecting the completion of the act A. 
     In operation  1409 , the electronic device  101  may transmit a completion report message of the act A to the server  106 . The input of the completion of the user&#39;s act A may be received by the electronic device  101 , and may not be received by the server  106 . Therefore, the electronic device  101  may allow the server  106  to determine whether a trigger occurs, by transmitting the completion report message to the server  106 . 
     In operation  1411 , the server  106  may transmit information indicating an act B to the electronic device  101 . That is, the server  106  may determine that the trigger has occurred upon receiving the completion report message of the user&#39;s act A. Therefore, the server  106  may transmit information on the act B of the electronic device  101  of the user, and may allow the user to start the act B. For example, as shown in  FIG. 14B , the act B may be a one-minute break. In this case, the electronic device  101  may display ‘one-minute break’ on the display  160 . 
     In operation  1413 , the electronic device  101  may verify an input for completion of the user&#39;s act B. The user may complete the act B, and may input complete information of the act B to the electronic device  101 . Thus, the electronic device  101  may verify the completion of the act B. In the embodiment according to  FIG. 14B , the electronic device  101  may display an object (e.g., a button) for the input of the completion on the display  160 , and may receive the user&#39;s input. 
     In operation  1415 , the electronic device  101  may transmit the completion information of the act B to the server  106 . That is, since the electronic device  101  only receives the input for completion information of the user&#39;s act B, the electronic device  101  may allow the server  106  to determine whether a trigger has occurred by transmitting again the received completion input to the server  106 . 
     In operation  1417 , the server  106  may transmit information indicating an act C to the electronic device  101 . That is, completion information of the act B may be a trigger of the act C, and information regarding the act C may be transmitted to the electronic device  101 . For example, as shown in  FIG. 14B , the act C may be repetition of 3 sets of an exercise 2. In this case, the electronic device  101  may display ‘repetition of the 3 sets of the exercise 2’ on the display  160 . 
     In operation  1419 , the electronic device  101  may verify the completion of the user&#39;s act C. The user may input the completion of the act C to the electronic device  101 , and if there is a completion input based thereon, the electronic device  101  may verify the completion of the act C. 
     In operation  1421 , the electronic device  101  may transmit a completion report message of the act C to the server  106 . That is, the electronic device  101  only receives the user&#39;s completion input, and the server  106  may determine whether a trigger has occurred by transmitting the received completion input to the server  106 . 
     In operation  1423 , the server  106  may transmit information indicating an act D to the electronic device  101 . That is, this may be a case where the completion of the act C is a trigger of the act D. Therefore, the server  106  may transmit information regarding the act D and control the electronic device  101  such that content of the act D is displayed on the display  160 . Thus, the user can execute the act D. For example, as shown in  FIG. 14B , the act D may be a one-minute break. 
     In operation  1425 , the electronic device  101  may verify a completion input of the user. The user may input the completion of the one-minute break to the electronic device  101 . Therefore, the electronic device  101  may verify the completion of the one-minute break. 
     In operation  1427 , the electronic device  101  may transmit a completion report message of the act D to the server  106 . Since the electronic device  101  only receives the completion input of the user, the server  106  may determine whether a trigger has occurred by transmitting the received completion input to the server  106 . 
       FIG. 15A  is a flowchart for controlling an action based on whether a device exists in a server according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A method of operating the server  106  is exemplified in  FIG. 15A . Specifically,  FIG. 15A  exemplifies a method of ignoring a corresponding action when there is no device for a specific action. 
     Referring to  FIG. 15A , in operation  1501 , the server  106  may verify a device to be controlled to perform a corresponding action. That is, the server  106  may control consecutive actions associated with different devices, and may verify which type of a device is used to execute an action to be performed next. That is, the server  106  may verify which device is used to perform a specific action. For example, when using a ruleset  1510  as shown in  FIG. 15B  and  FIG. 15C , if an action in which a heater  1512  is set to a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius is performed, an action for controlling a blind  1514  to intermediate brightness may be triggered as a next action. In this case, the server  106  may verify the blind  1512  as a device to be controlled. 
     Thereafter, in operation  1503 , the server  106  may verify whether there is a device for performing a corresponding action. Upon downloading the ruleset from the server  106  or registering an account, the electronic device  101  may transmit information of devices belonging to networks, to which the ruleset is applied, to the server  106 . Therefore, the server  106  may have information of the devices, and may determine whether there is a required device. For example, a device list received by the server  106  from the electronic device  101  and a type of a device for performing a corresponding action may be compared. The comparison may be possible since information regarding a type of a device required in the execution of the ruleset is pre-stored in the server and the list information of the user&#39;s device is received when the ruleset is downloaded. For example, the blind  1514  exists in case of an environment of  FIG. 15B . However, in case of an environment of  FIG. 15C , the blind  1514  does not exist. As shown in  FIG. 15B , there may be no problem when the blind  1514  exists. However, as shown in  FIG. 15C , in the absence of the device, if it is not controlled to perform a next action by ignoring this, a situation where the execution of the ruleset stops may occur due to the absence of the device. Therefore, operation  1509  may be performed as follows for a case where there is no device for performing a corresponding action. 
     In the presence of the device, in operation  1506 , the server  106  may determine whether the device is capable of performing a function of a corresponding action. For example, in case of  FIG. 15B , although brightness control of the blind  1514  is included in content of the action, the blind  1514  may not support the brightness control. In this case, similarly to a case where the device does not exist, a situation where the execution of the ruleset stops may occur. Therefore, operation  1509  may be performed as follows for a case where the device does not support a function required to execute a corresponding action. 
     When the function of the corresponding action can be performed, in operation  1507 , the server  106  may control the device to execute the corresponding action. That is, the server  106  may determine that the device for performing the corresponding action exists and supports a function required to execute the action, and may control the device. If the device exists and supports the function, there is no problem in performing a corresponding action, and there is no case where the ruleset itself does not operate but stops, the server  106  may control the device to perform an action of content designated content. For example, as shown in  FIG. 15B , the ruleset is triggered by a motion sensor, and an action of the heater  1512  is executed, thereby requiring an action of the blind  1514 . In this case, since the blind  1514  exists and supports a brightness control function, the action of the blind  1514  may be executed. 
     In operation  1509 , the server  106  may ignore a corresponding action. That is, the server  106  may skip the action and proceed to a next action. That is, the server  106  may provide control to execute the next action under the assumption that an action has been performed for a case where there is no device or there a device exists but does not support a corresponding function. In order to avoid a situation where the execution of the ruleset stops since a specific action cannot be performed, subsequent consecutive actions may be executed by ignoring the action. Specifically, if there is no device for a corresponding action, the server  106  may ignore the action. In addition, if there is a device for the action but a function required for the action is not supported, the server  106  may ignore the action. For example, as shown in  FIG. 15C , if the blind  1514  does not exist, the server  106  may skip the action and may provide control to execute a next action, i.e., an action of a light bulb  1516 . In addition, even if the blind  1514  exists but does not support the brightness control function according to a specific embodiment, the server  106  may provide control to execute a next action, i.e., an action of the light bulb  1516 . 
     According to the aforementioned various embodiments, a connector service using conditional actions executed consecutively may be provided. In the aforementioned embodiments, a device (e.g., the electronic device  102 ) which accepts a permission change and a device (e.g., the server  106 ) which manages a ruleset have been described as separate devices. However, according to another embodiment, the device which generates the ruleset and the device which manages the ruleset may be the same device. In addition, the device which accepts the permission change of the ruleset and the device which manages the ruleset may be the same device. For example, the electronic device  102  of the creator may perform the function of the server  106 . In this case, in the aforementioned embodiments, a signal exchange between the electronic device  102  and the server  106  may be understood as a signal exchange inside the electronic device  102 , and a signal exchange between the server  106  and the electronic device  101  may be understood as a signal exchange between the electronic device  102  and the electronic device  101 . Specifically, functions of the server  016  may be performed by the electronic device  102 , and in this case, a procedure of sharing a ruleset may be performed as shown in  FIG. 16 , and consecutive connector services may be performed as shown in  FIG. 17 . 
       FIG. 16  is a flowchart for requesting and downloading a ruleset between electronic devices according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A method of operating the electronic devices  101  and  102  is exemplified in  FIG. 16 . Specifically,  FIG. 16  exemplifies downloading of a ruleset of the electronic device  102  which may be the server  106  and the electronic device  101  of a user. 
     Referring to  FIG. 16 , in operation  1601 , the electronic device  101  may transmit to the electronic device  102  a request for a ruleset to be downloaded. That is, through a ruleset list received from the electronic device  102 , the electronic device  101  may select a ruleset to be used and, for the selected ruleset, may request the electronic device  102  to provide ruleset information. Before this, although not shown in  FIG. 16 , the electronic device  101  may have access to or log in the electronic device  102 . The electronic device  101  which requests for the access may require a login procedure or the like through a user&#39;s account. In the login procedure of the electronic device  101 , the electronic device  102  may store account information or the like of the electronic device  101 . In addition, the electronic device  101  may input a list of devices coupled to the electronic device  101  together with the login. The electronic device  102  which may be the server  106  may transmit information of a ruleset stored in the logged-in electronic device  101 . That is, since the electronic device  102  may have a plurality of rulesets stored therein due to uploading of ruleset creators, a list of rulesets may be transmitted to the electronic device  101  to select a ruleset to be used. 
     In operation  1603 , the electronic device  102  may transmit information regarding the requested ruleset to the electronic device  101 . In other words, the electronic device  102  may specify which ruleset is the ruleset requested by the electronic device  101  specifically through the received ruleset request information, and may allow the user of the electronic device  101  to use the ruleset by transmitting information regarding the requested ruleset to the electronic device  101 . 
       FIG. 17  illustrates another signal exchange for executing a ruleset associated with a plurality of devices according to various embodiments of the disclosure. A signal exchange for consecutive actions of the device A  1310  and the device B  1320  is exemplified in  FIG. 17 . In the example of  FIG. 17 , the electronic device  102  may be the server  106 . That is, the electronic device  102  may store information regarding a ruleset selected by a user of the ruleset and may play a role of the server  106 . For example, as shown in  FIG. 13B  or  FIG. 13C , the ruleset information stored in the electronic device  102  may be a home ruleset  1330  applicable in a home network and a hospital room ruleset  1350  applicable in a hospital. 
     Referring to  FIG. 17 , in operation  1701 , the device A  1310  may transmit state information to the electronic device  102 . The state information may be transmitted in an event driven manner or may be transmitted cyclically. A transmission cycle of the state information may be determined by a user. If the cycle is short, the server may be overloaded due to excessive information reception, and if the cycle is long, a response may be late or a trigger may be lost even if the trigger occurs. Therefore, a user preferably selects any transmission cycle suitable for an operating environment. By receiving the state information, the electronic device  102  may determine whether the trigger occurs. According to an embodiment, the device A  1310  may be the front door  1312  of  FIG. 13B . The front door  1312  may recognize door open or close information through a sensor. The front door  1312  may transmit, to the server  106 , state information indicating closing during the door is closed, and may transmit state information indicating opening during the door is open. Since an opening trigger does not occur during the information indicating closing is received from the front door  1312 , the electronic device  102  may do not perform any operation. When the user opens the door to enter, the first door  1312  may transmit the state information indicating opening to the electronic device  102 , and the electronic device  102  may determine that the trigger occurs. Herein, the electronic device  102  may determine whether a trigger occurs on the basis of self-stored ruleset information. According to another embodiment, the device A  1310  may be the blind  1314  of  FIG. 13C . The blind  1314  may measure brightness of a hospital room through an illumination sensor. In this case, the state information may include an illumination value. Therefore, the electronic device  102  may determine that the trigger occurs, when state information indicating a lux value received from the blind  1314  indicates a value less than any brightness. 
     In operation  1703 , the electronic device  102  may transmit a command for an action A to the device A  1310 . In other words, the electronic device  102  may determine the trigger occurrence on the basis of the state information received from the device A  1310 , and may provide control to execute the action A on the basis of the trigger by transmitting information regarding the action A. In case of no trigger occurrence, the electronic device  102  may not transmit any information to the device A  1310 . However, in case of being used only as the trigger as in the first door  1312  of  FIG. 13B , operation  1303  may be skipped. However, any other embodiments may be possible within a range which does not limit the scope of the disclosure. For example, the action A may include content of changing a door lock of the front door  1312  from automatic to manual. For another example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , the action A may include content of displaying a logo of a manufacturer on a display of the refrigerator  1322  for 3 seconds. Alternatively, according to contention of the created ruleset, content for displaying a logo of another competitor other than the manufacturer may be included. For another example, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the action A may include content of allowing the blind  1314  to have intermediate brightness. That is, when an illumination measured in the hospital room is less than or equal to a specific lux value which can be determined as being dark, the action A may include content of allowing the blind  1314  to have the intermediate brightness. 
     In operation  1705 , the device A  1310  may execute the action A. In other words, the device A  1310  may receive information regarding the action A, and may perform a corresponding operation. For example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , according to action information received from the electronic device  102 , the refrigerator  1322  may display the logo of the manufacturer on the display for 3 seconds. In addition, in another embodiment shown in  FIG. 13C , according to action information received from the electronic device  102 , the blind  1314  may perform a motion function in a downward direction, or may operate to change the brightness of the hospital room to the intermediate brightness through other functions. 
     In operation  1707 , the device A  1310  may transmit a completion report message to the electronic device  102 . By transmitting the completion report message, it may be reported to the electronic device  102  that information regarding the action A has been successfully received from the device A  1310  and the action A has been performed. For example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , the refrigerator  1322  may display the logo on the display for 3 seconds, and may transmit a completion report message based thereon to the electronic device  102 . In addition, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the blind  1314  may control the brightness, and may transmit a completion report message based thereon to the electronic device  102 . 
     In operation  1709 , the electronic device  102  may transmit a command for an action B to the device B  1320 . That is, the electronic device  102  may verify the execution of the action A which corresponds to an action and a trigger, upon receiving the completion report message from the device A  1310  in the previous operation. Accordingly, the electronic device  102  may instruct to execute the action B, by transmitting information regarding the action B. For example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , the device B  1320  may be the refrigerator  1322 . The electronic device  102  may know that the action A which displays the logo will be performed upon receiving the completion report message from the refrigerator  1322 , and thus may transmit information of an action which displays a family drawing board. For another example, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the device B  1320  may be the light bulb  1324 . The electronic device  102  may receive the completion report message from the blind  1314 , and thus may instruct the light bulb  1324  to execute the action B. 
     In operation  1711 , the device B  1320  may execute the action B. That is, the device B  1320  may receive information regarding the action B, and may perform a corresponding operation. For example, as shown in  FIG. 13B , the refrigerator  1322  may perform an operation of displaying a family drawing board. For another example, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the light bulb  1324  may perform an operation of emitting warm light with intermediate brightness. 
     In operation  1713 , the device B  1320  may transmit the completion report message to the electronic device  102 . By transmitting the completion report message, the electronic device  102  may determine that the action B has been performed in the device B  1320 . For example, in an embodiment according to  FIG. 13B , the refrigerator  1322  may transmit the completion report message to the electronic device  102 . For another example, in another embodiment according to  FIG. 13C , the light bulb  1324  may transmit the completion report message to the server  106 . 
     A term “module” used in the document includes a unit consisting of hardware, software, or firmware, and may be interchangeably used with a term such as a unit, a logic, a logical block, a component, a circuit, and the like. The “module” may be an integrally constructed component or a minimum unit or one part thereof for performing one or more functions. The “module” may be mechanically or electrically implemented, and may include, for example, an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip, a Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), or a programmable-logic device, which is known or to be developed to perform certain operations. At least part of an apparatus (e.g., modules or functions thereof) or method (e.g., operations) according to various exemplary embodiments may be implemented with an instruction stored in a computer-readable storage media (e.g., the memory  130 ). If the instruction is executed by one or more processors (e.g., the processor  120 ), the one or more processors may perform a function corresponding to the instruction. The computer-readable storage media may include a hard disk, a floppy disk, magnetic media (e.g., a magnetic tape), optical media (e.g., a Compact Disc-ROM (CD-ROM), a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), magnetic-optic media (e.g., a floptical disk)), an internal memory, or the like. The instruction may include a code created by a compiler or a code executable by an interpreter. The module or programming module according to various exemplary embodiments may further include at least one or more constitutional elements among the aforementioned constitutional elements, or may omit some of them, or may further include additional other constitutional elements. According to various exemplary embodiments, operations performed by a module, programming module, or other constitutional elements may be executed in a sequential, parallel, repetitive, or heuristic manner. At least some of the operations may be executed in a different order or may be omitted, or other operations may be added. 
     In the aforementioned specific embodiments of the disclosure, a component included in the disclosure is expressed in a singular or plural form according to the specific example embodiment proposed herein. However, the singular or plural expression is selected properly for a situation proposed for the convenience of explanation, and thus the various embodiments of the disclosure are not limited to a single or a plurality of components. Therefore, a component expressed in a plural form can also be expressed in a singular form, or vice versa. 
     While the disclosure has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the scope of the disclosure is defined not by the detailed description thereof but by the appended claims, and all differences within equivalents of the scope will be construed as being included in the disclosure.