Method and apparatus for communicating media information in multimedia communication system

A method for performing a multi-screen presentation by a primary device in a multimedia communication system, the method comprising:

• obtaining composition information (CI) including a view element;
• and
• presenting a view including one or more areas on a primary screen of the primary device based on spatial and temporal information provided by information for each of the one or more areas in the view element, each of the one or more areas representing a spatial region related to one or more media elements,
• wherein a first area of the one or more areas is shown at both the primary screen and a secondary screen of a secondary device, if a first attribute included in information for the first area in the view element includes a first value indicating that the first area is allowed to be used for the multi-screen presentation and to be shown at both the primary screen and the secondary screen, and
• wherein the first area is shown at the primary screen, if the first attribute includes a second value indicating that the first area is not allowed to be used for the multi-screen presentation.