Device and method for handling critical events in an IoT environment

A method for handling critical events in an internet of things (IoT) environment, wherein an IoT environment includes a plurality of IoT devices and at least one ultra wide band (UWB) sensor, the method comprising:

• detecting, by an electronic device, using the at least one UWB sensor present in the IoT environment, an occurrence of an event;
• validating, by the electronic device, using at least one IoT device among the plurality of IoT devices located in a vicinity of the event, the occurrence of the event;
• determining, by the electronic device, a criticality level of the event based on at least one of a presence of a user in the IoT environment or a device data of the at least one IoT device located in the vicinity of the event, wherein determining the critical level of the event comprises:
• determining, by the electronic device, a location of the user when the event occurred;
• and
• classifying, by electronic device, the event as one of a low critical event, a medium critical event, or a high critical event based on whether the location of the user when the event occurred satisfies a proximity condition;
• and
• generating, by the electronic device, a recommendation that recommends an action for at least one of the user or the at least one IoT device of the plurality of IoT devices, based on the criticality level of the event,
• wherein the proximity condition is satisfied when the location of the user when the event occurred is within a predefined range of distance from the event,
• wherein the classifying of the event further includes classifying the event as the high critical event based on a determination that the proximity condition is not satisfied.