Communication control method, electronic device, and storage medium
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1. A method of controlling communication of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- in response to wirelessly searching for at least one peripheral device by using a first communicator of the electronic device, detecting, by a processor of the electronic device, a first peripheral device through the first communicator, which supports a first communication type;
acquiring group information on peripheral devices in a group, to which the first peripheral device belongs, among at least two groups registered in the electronic device, based on first identification information of the first peripheral device;
detecting a second peripheral device belonging to the group through a second communicator, of the electronic device, which supports a second communication type, based on the group information;
establishing a first communication connection with the first peripheral device through the first communicator;
establishing a second communication connection with the second peripheral device through the second communicator;
detecting a release of the first communication connection through the first communicator after the establishing of the first communication connection and the second communication connection; and
deactivating the second communicator or releasing the second communication connection through the second communicator according to the release of the first communication connection.
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Abstract
A method of controlling communication of an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a first peripheral device through a first communication module of the electronic device, which supports a first communication type, acquiring group information on a group of peripheral devices, to which the first peripheral device belongs, based on first identification information of the first peripheral device, and detecting a second peripheral device belonging to the group through a second communication module of the electronic device, which supports a second communication type, based on the group information.
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1. A method of controlling communication of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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in response to wirelessly searching for at least one peripheral device by using a first communicator of the electronic device, detecting, by a processor of the electronic device, a first peripheral device through the first communicator, which supports a first communication type; acquiring group information on peripheral devices in a group, to which the first peripheral device belongs, among at least two groups registered in the electronic device, based on first identification information of the first peripheral device; detecting a second peripheral device belonging to the group through a second communicator, of the electronic device, which supports a second communication type, based on the group information; establishing a first communication connection with the first peripheral device through the first communicator; establishing a second communication connection with the second peripheral device through the second communicator; detecting a release of the first communication connection through the first communicator after the establishing of the first communication connection and the second communication connection; and deactivating the second communicator or releasing the second communication connection through the second communicator according to the release of the first communication connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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in response to wirelessly searching for at least one peripheral device by using a first communicator of an electronic device, detecting, by a processor of the electronic device, a first peripheral device through the first communicator, which supports a first communication type; acquiring group information on peripheral devices in a group, to which the first peripheral device belongs, among at least two groups registered in the electronic device, based on first identification information of the first peripheral device; detecting a second peripheral device belonging to the group through a second communicator, of the electronic device, which supports a second communication type, based on the group information; establishing a first communication connection with the first peripheral device through the first communicator; establishing a second communication connection with the second peripheral device through the second communicator; detecting a release of the first communication connection through the first communicator after the establishing of the first communication connection and the second communication connection; and deactivating the second communicator or releasing the second communication connection through the second communicator according to the release of the first communication connection.
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10. An electronic device comprising:
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a first communicator configured to support a first communication type; a second communicator configured to support a second communication type; and a processor configured to; in response to wirelessly searching for at least one peripheral device by using a first communicator of the electronic device, detect a first peripheral device through the first communicator, acquire group information on peripheral devices in a group, to which the first peripheral device belongs, among at least two groups registered in the electronic device, based on first identification information of the first peripheral device, detect a second peripheral device belonging to the group through the second communicator based on the group information, establish a first communication connection with the first peripheral device through the first communicator, establish a second communication connection with the second peripheral device through the second communicator, detect a release of the first communication connection through the first communicator after the establishing of the first communication connection and the second communication connection, and deactivate the second communicator or release the second communication connection through the second communicator according to the release of the first communication connection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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