Apparatus and method for authoring multimedia document

An apparatus for authoring multimedia messages, comprising:

• a template document floating field detecting unit that detects a floating field of a template document, which is an incomplete multimedia document having a fixed field in addition to the floating field, by parsing a control document including information identifying the floating field and a list of selectable objects;
• a control document outputting unit that renders and outputs the control document;
• a user selection information receiving unit that receives information selected by a user with respect to the control document output from the control document outputting unit;
• a multimedia message completing unit that completes the template document as a multimedia message by fixing the floating field detected by the template document floating field detecting unit to be an object designated by the information selected by the user among the list of selectable objects, when the information selected by the user is received through the user selection information receiving unit;
• a multimedia message outputting unit that renders and outputs the multimedia message completed by the multimedia message completing unit when a preview function is selected by the user;
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• a multimedia message transmitting unit that transmits the output multimedia message to a terminal having a reception number when the user selects the multimedia message output from the multimedia message outputting unit and inputs the reception number.

A method of authoring multimedia documents, comprising the steps of:

• (a) detecting a floating field of a template document, which is an incomplete multimedia document having a fixed field in addition to the floating field, by parsing a control document including information identifying the floating field and a list of selectable objects;
• (b) rendering and outputting the control document;
• (c) receiving information selected by a user with respect to the output control document;
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• (d) completing the template document as a multimedia document by fixing the detected floating field to be an object designated by the information selected by the user among the list of selectable objects, when the information selected by the user is received in step (c).

A method of authoring multimedia messages, comprising the step of:

• (a) detecting a floating field of a template document, which is an incomplete multimedia document having a fixed field in addition to the floating field, by parsing a control document including information identifying the floating field and a list of selectable objects;
• (b) rendering and outputting the control document;
• (c) receiving information selected by a user with respect to the output control document;
• (d) completing the template document as a multimedia message by fixing the detected floating field to be an object designated by the information selected by the user among the list of selectable objects, when the information selected by the user is received in step (c);
• (e) rendering and outputting the completed multimedia message when a preview function is selected by the user;
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• (f) transmitting the output multimedia message to a terminal having a reception number when the user selects the output multimedia message and inputs the reception number.