Electronic device and loss reporting method therefor

A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• transmitting an advertisement packet in a first attribute;
• identifying, based on identification information stored in a memory, whether or not a scan request packet is received from an external electronic device corresponding to the identification information;
• and
• in case that no scan request packet is received from the external electronic device, transmitting an advertisement packet in a second attribute comprising loss notification information.

A method of determining a loss state of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• establishing signal communication between the electronic device and a first external electronic device;
• detecting disconnection of the signal communication between the electronic device and the first external electronic device;
• transmitting a scan request packet from the first external electronic device to the electronic device;
• and
• determining by the first external electronic device that the electronic device is lost when a data packet is not received from the electronic device within a specified amount of time.