Service sharing device and method

A first electronic device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one transceiver operatively coupled to the at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• display a user interface (UI) comprising an object for sharing contents,
• in response to an input for the object, transmit a scanning signal to another electronic device for sharing the contents and identify a threshold corresponding to the contents of the object,
• in response to transmitting the scanning signal, receive, from a second electronic device, a first signal for determining a first distance between the second electronic device and the first electronic device,
• in response to receiving the first signal, determine whether the first distance is below the identified threshold, and
• transmit, to the second electronic device, the contents using a radio access technology (RAT) selected among a plurality of RATs based on a type of the contents and the first distance, if the first distance is less than the identified threshold,
• wherein the scanning signal includes information for the threshold.

A method for operating a first electronic device, the method comprising:

• displaying a user interface (UI) comprising an object for sharing contents;
• in response to an input for the object, transmitting a scanning signal to discover another electronic device for sharing the contents and identifying a threshold corresponding to the contents of the object;
• in response to transmitting the scanning signal, receiving, from a second electronic device, a first signal for determining a first distance between the second electronic device and the first electronic device;
• in response to receiving the first signal, determining whether the first distance is below the identified threshold;
• and
• transmitting, to the second electronic device, the contents using a radio access technology (RAT) selected among a plurality of RATs based on a type of the contents and the first distance, if the first distance is less than the identified threshold,
• wherein the scanning signal includes information for the threshold,
• wherein the identifying of the threshold corresponding to the contents of the object comprises:
• identifying a first threshold corresponding to a first object for a first content or a second threshold corresponding to a second object for a second content, and
• wherein the first threshold is different from the second threshold.