Fuente: Wipo "IOT" A method for forming a distributed social group of an Internet of things (IoT) device for a vehicle, and an IoT device therefor are disclosed. According to the present invention, a method for forming a distributed social group between IoT devices for a vehicle comprises the steps of: recognizing the vehicle number of a vehicle in front from a video image of a vehicle license plate of the vehicle in front taken by a first IoT device of the driving vehicle; generating address information for accessing a web server of a second IoT device of a vehicle in front based on the vehicle number; accessing the web server of the second IoT device using the address information and a web ID of the first IoT device, and providing profile information of the first IoT device according to a request of the second IoT device; when the second IoT device is connected based on the provided profile information, obtaining profile information of the second IoT device based on a web ID of the connected second IoT device; and forming a distributed social group with the second IoT device which has obtained the profile information of the first IoT device. COPYRIGHT KIPO 2021