METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING COMMUNICATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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1. A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- identifying situation information related to the electronic device;
based on the situation information, communicating with a first external device;
based on communication with the first external device, acquiring connection information associated with the first external device; and
providing the connection information to a second external device communicating with the electronic device such that the first external device and the second external device subsequently directly communicate with each other using the connection information.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for connecting communication through an electronic device are provided. The method includes identifying situation information related to the electronic device, based on the situation information, communicating with a first external device, based on communication with the first external device, acquiring connection information on the first external device, and providing the connection information to a second external device communicating with the electronic device such that the first external device and the second external device subsequently directly communicate with each other using the connection information.
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1. A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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identifying situation information related to the electronic device; based on the situation information, communicating with a first external device; based on communication with the first external device, acquiring connection information associated with the first external device; and providing the connection information to a second external device communicating with the electronic device such that the first external device and the second external device subsequently directly communicate with each other using the connection information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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identifying situation information related to the electronic device; based on the situation information, communicating with a first external device; based on communication with the first external device, acquiring connection information associated with a second external device communicating with the first external device; and providing the connection information to a third external device communicating with the electronic device such that the second external device and the third external device subsequently communicate with each other using the connection information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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communicating with a first external device; receiving connection information, related to a second external device communicating with the first external device, through the first external device; and directly communicating, by the electronic device, with the second external device by using the connection information, wherein the connection information comprises information received at the first external device based on situation information related to the first external device, which is acquired in the first external device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An electronic device comprising:
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a sensing module configured to sense situation information related to the electronic device; a communication module configured to enable the electronic device and a first external device to communicate with each other; and at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to acquire connection information corresponding to at least one of the first external device and a second external device communicating with the first external device by using the communication module, and to provide the connection information to a third external device communicating with the electronic device such that the device to which the connection information corresponds and the third electronic device subsequently directly communicate with each other using the connection information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. An electronic device comprising:
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a communication module configured to enable the electronic device and a first external device to communicate with each other; and at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to acquire connection information, of a third external device specified by a second electronic device communicating with the first external device, from the first external device by using the communication module, and to make the electronic device directly communicate with the third external device by using the connection information, and wherein the connection information comprises information which is received at the first external device from the second external device based on situation information, related to the first external device, which is acquired in the first external device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with a program for causing an electronic device to perform operations of:
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sensing situation information related to the electronic device; based on the situation information, communicating with a first external device; based on communication with the first external device, acquiring connection information corresponding to at least one of the first external device and a second external device communicating with the first external device; and providing the connection information to a third external device communicating with the electronic device such that one of the first external device and the second external device to which the connection information corresponds and the third external device subsequently directly communicate with each other using the connection information.
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