Electronic device and method for sharing image with external device using image link information

An image sharing method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving information on an image selected to be shared with another external electronic device from an external device;
• ascertaining link information of the image that is stored as part of attribute information of the image based on the received information;
• transmitting, if the link information is stored as part of the attribute information of the image, the link information to the other external electronic device;
• and
• storing the information on the other external electronic device as part of the attribute information in association with the link information.

An electronic device comprising:

• a communication module comprising communication circuitry;
• an input device comprising input circuitry;
• a display device;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor,
• wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to:
• receive information on an image database containing at least one image, display the image database on the display device and display, if an input for selecting at least one image from the image database is received via the input device, the selected image and a representative image associated with the link information of the selected image on the display device.

An image sharing method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving information on an image database containing at least one image from a cloud server;
• displaying the image database on a display device;
• and
• displaying, if an input for selecting at least one image from the image database is received via an input device, the selected image and a representative image associated with the link information of the selected image on the display device.

An electronic device comprising:

• a communication circuit;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor,
• wherein the processor is configured to cause the electronic device to:
• control the communication circuit to transmit an image stored in the memory to an external electronic device, ascertain link information associated with the external electronic device corresponding to the transmitted image, and store the link information associated with the external electronic device as part of attribute information of the image.