Method for processing data and electronic device for supporting same

A method comprising:

• acquiring an image through a camera of an electronic device;
• acquiring, through a sensor of the electronic device, information on a position and an orientation of the electronic device;
• selecting one from among the electronic device and an external electronic device to produce a virtual image from the image based on a weighted value for at least one of a communication state, a battery state, a consumed power, a consumed time, or a heating state of the electronic device,
• wherein the weighted value is adjusted based on at least one of a temperature of the electronic device or whether or not the electronic device performs a charging operation, and
• wherein the electronic device and the external electronic device are capable of producing the image;
• when the external electronic device is selected:
• transmitting, through a communication circuitry of the electronic device, the information on the position and the orientation of the electronic device and the image to the external electronic device;
• receiving, through the communication circuitry, the virtual image produced by the external electronic device from the external electronic device;
• and
• displaying the virtual image through a display of the electronic device;
• and
• when the electronic device is selected:
• produce the virtual image at the electronic device using the information on the position and the orientation of the electronic device, and the image;
• and
• display the virtual image through the display.

An electronic device comprising:

• a communication circuitry;
• a camera;
• a display;
• a sensor;
• and
• at least one processor operably connected to the communication circuitry, the camera, the display, and the sensor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• acquire an image through the camera, wherein the image includes a first depiction of an external object;
• acquire, through the sensor, information on a position and an orientation of the electronic device;
• determine whether or not to produce a virtual image from the image with an external electronic device connectable to the electronic device based on a weighted value for at least one of a communication state, a battery state, a consumed power, a consumed time, or a heating state of the electronic device;
• when it is determined to produce the virtual image with the external electronic device transmit, through the communication circuitry, the information on the position and the orientation of the electronic device and the image to the external electronic device;
• receive, through the communication circuitry, the virtual image from the external electronic device, wherein the virtual image includes a second depiction of the external object, and wherein the second depiction of the external object is based on the position and the orientation of the electronic device;
• and
• display the virtual image through the display,
• wherein the weighted value is adjusted based on at least one of a temperature of the electronic device or whether or not the electronic device performs a charging operation, and
• wherein the virtual image is produced by the external electronic device by determining a position that the virtual image is to be displayed on the display of the electronic device and mapping the external object to the position.