Apparatus and method for transmitting handwriting animation message

A method for transmitting a handwriting animation message, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a transceiver of a server, handwriting animation message data from a first mobile terminal, wherein the handwriting animation message data includes a phone number of a second mobile terminal that is to receive the handwriting animation message data and handwriting animation data including one or more codes encoded with coordinates information and time information of points forming a handwriting animation;
• retrieving, at a controller of the server, capability information of the second mobile terminal, using the phone number of the second mobile terminal;
• analyzing the capability information to determine whether the second mobile terminal is capable of decoding the one or more codes included in the handwriting animation data to use the coordinates information and time information to sequentially reproduce the points, on a screen of the second mobile terminal, to generate the handwriting animation;
• when the second mobile terminal is not capable of using the coordinates information and time information to sequentially reproduce the points to generate the handwriting animation, converting, by the controller, the handwriting animation data into a data format which can be reproduced by the second mobile terminal, and transmitting, by the transceiver, the converted format;
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• when the second mobile terminal is capable of using the coordinates information and time information to sequentially reproduce the points to generate the handwriting animation data, transmitting, by the transceiver, the received handwriting animation data.

A system for transmitting a handwriting animation message data, the system comprising:

• a first mobile terminal for generating handwriting animation message data including a phone number of a second mobile terminal that is to receive the handwriting animation message data and handwriting animation data including one or more codes encoded with coordinates information and time information of points forming handwriting information being input from a user of the first mobile terminal, and transmitting the handwriting animation message data to a transmitting server;
• a transmitting server for transmitting the received handwriting animation message data to a handwriting animation server;
• the handwriting animation server for:
• retrieving capability information of the second mobile terminal, using the phone number of the second mobile terminal,
• analyzing the capability information to determine whether the second mobile terminal is capable of decoding the one or more codes included in the handwriting animation data to use the coordinates information and time information to sequentially reproduce the points, on a screen of the second mobile terminal, to generate the handwriting information,
• transmitting the handwriting animation data when the second mobile terminal is capable of using the coordinates information and time information to sequentially reproduce the points to generate the handwriting information, and,
• when the second mobile terminal is not capable of using the coordinates information and time information to sequentially reproduce the points to generate the handwriting information, converting the handwriting animation data into a format which can be reproduced by the second mobile terminal and transmitting the converted format;
• a receiving server for transmitting the handwriting animation data or the converted format to the second mobile terminal;
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• the second mobile terminal for receiving the handwriting animation data or the converted format from the receiving server or the handwriting animation server, and reproducing the received handwriting animation data or displaying the received converted format.