Electronic device and method for controlling the same

A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

• identifying, by at least one processor of the electronic device, a position of the electronic device based on a network in which the electronic device is disposed;
• detecting, by the at least one processor, a trigger for executing a first task;
• based on detecting the trigger, identifying, by the at least one processor, functions for each type of device required to perform the first task;
• identifying, by the at least one processor, functions capable of being performed by a plurality of external electronic devices;
• comparing, by the at least one processor, the functions capable of being performed by the plurality of external electronic devices with the functions for each type of device required to perform the first task;
• identifying, by the at least one processor, one or more external electronic devices capable of performing the first task, among the plurality of external electronic devices, based on comparing the functions capable of being performed by the plurality of external electronic devices with the functions for each type of device required to perform the first task;
• based on the position of the electronic device being identified to be in a first area:
• identifying, by the at least one processor, a first external electronic device, included in the first area, to perform the first task from among the identified one or more external electronic devices, and
• transmitting, by a communication circuit of the electronic device, at least one task execution instruction for executing the first task to the first external electronic device;
• and
• based on the position of the electronic device being identified to be in a second area, different from the first area:
• identifying, by the at least one processor, a second external electronic device different from the first external electronic device, included in the second area, to perform the first task from among the identified one or more external electronic devices, and
• transmitting, by the communication circuit, the at least one task execution instruction for executing the first task to the second external electronic device.