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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Woochul Shim, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a communication interface; a memory configured to store authentication information shared with an external electronic device; and a processor configured to: identify a loss of the external electronic device based on a failure of a communication connection to the external electronic device for a first specified time period; obtain information related to the loss of the external electronic device, and generate a remote lock request message requesting locking of the external electronic device, the remote lock request message including the information related to the loss of the external electronic device and the authentication information shared with the external electronic device; and transmit the remote lock request message to an external server through the communication interface. Other embodiments may also be available.