Electronic device for providing information on item based on category of item

An electronic device, comprising:

• a communication interface;
• a memory storing a database;
• at least one processor electrically coupled to the communication interface and the memory, the at least one processor configured to:
• receive, through the communication interface, a text corresponding to an item, category information for the item, and an image of the item from an external electronic device;
• execute a first determination method on the text corresponding to the item to determine a category of the item;
• when the first determination method fails to identify a category of the item, execute a second determination method on the received category information for the item to determine the category of the item;
• when the second determination method fails to identify the category of the item, execute a third determination method on the image of the item to determine the category of the item;
• and
• when the category of the item is determined, store the item in the database including the determined category of the item.

An electronic device comprising:

• a communication circuit;
• a camera module;
• a memory;
• a display;
• and
• at least one processor electrically coupled to the communication circuit, the camera module, the memory, and the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• transmit an image of a first item to an external server through the communication circuit,
• wherein the image of the first item is captured through the camera module, or previously stored in the memory,
• receive, via the communication circuit, a transmission from the external server, the transmission including information corresponding to one or more second items matching the transmitted image, and
• display the information corresponding to the one or more second items on the display,
• wherein the one or more second items are selected as matches for the transmitted image by the external server from among a plurality of second items stored on the external server, based on a parent category of the first item, a child category of the first item, and an extracted feature of the first item as depicted in the image.