Cost calculating system and method therefor

A method comprising:

• receiving, by an electronic device, an input;
• selecting, based on the input, a plurality of electronic devices;
• identifying a group based on the plurality of electronic devices selected based on the input;
• receiving, by the electronic device, cost information from each of the plurality of electronic devices, each of the cost information including a cost amount and an identification of a corresponding electronic device;
• identifying a cost amount of the group based on the received cost information and the information related to the plurality of electronic devices;
• calculating, by the electronic device, cost amounts to be allocated to the plurality of electronic devices, based on the cost amount of the group and the obtained information related to the plurality of electronic devices;
• identifying, by the electronic device, information related to the calculated cost amounts corresponding to the plurality of the electronic devices;
• and
• transmitting, by the electronic device, the identified information related to the calculated cost amounts to the plurality of electronic devices.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable recording medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause an electronic device to perform operations of:

• receiving an input;
• selecting, based on the input, a plurality of electronic devices;
• identifying a group based on the plurality of electronic devices selected based on the input;
• receiving cost information from each of the plurality of electronic devices, each of the cost information including a cost amount and an identification of a corresponding electronic device;
• identifying a cost amount of the group based on the received cost information and the information related to the plurality of electronic devices;
• calculating cost amounts to be allocated to the plurality of electronic devices, based on the cost amount of the group and the obtained information related to the plurality of electronic devices;
• identifying information related to the calculated cost amounts corresponding to the plurality of electronic devices;
• and
• transmitting the identified information related to the calculated cost amounts to the plurality of electronic devices.

An electronic device comprising:

• a communicator;
• a memory storing one or more instructions;
• and
• a processor electrically connected to the communicator and the memory,
• wherein the processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
• obtain information related to a plurality of electronic devices from at least one of the plurality of electronic devices,
• identify a group based on the obtained information related to the plurality of electronic devices,
• control the communicator to receive cost information from each of the plurality of electronic device, each of the cost information including a cost amount and an identification of a corresponding electronic device,
• identify a cost amount of the group based on the received cost information and the information related to the plurality of electronic devices,
• calculate cost amounts to be allocated to the plurality of electronic devices based on the cost amount of the group and the obtained information related to the plurality of electronic devices,
• identify information related to the calculated cost amounts corresponding to the plurality of electronic devices, and
• control the communicator to transmit the identified information related to the calculated cost amount to the electronic devices.