Electronic device operating external device in low-power mode using pattern information and control method thereof

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a communication interface, comprising communication circuitry, a memory storing use pattern information corresponding to a plurality of users, respectively, and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to: identify whether the respective users are absent within a specified area based on a specified condition, and control the communication interface to transmit a control command operating a first external device from among a plurality of external devices in a low-power mode to the first external device based on first use pattern information corresponding to a first user identified as absent within the specified area from among the plurality of users.