Patent ID: 6957388

Claim:
A scenario editing device for editing a scenario of multimedia contents which include a plurality of materials represented by data sets, said scenario editing device comprising: a scenario memory for memorizing the scenario, a scenario rule memory for memorizing a scenario basic rule which defines specifications of a complete state of the multimedia contents, a receiving unit for receiving an additional data set which represents an additional material necessary to complete the multimedia contents, a scenario supplementing unit connected to said scenario memory, said scenario rule memory, and said receiving unit for supplementing the scenario according to the scenario basic rule so that the additional material is included in the multimedia contents to make the multimedia contents approach the complete state; a scenario converting unit connected to said scenario memory and said scenario rule memory for converting the scenario memorized in said scenario memory with the scenario basic rule into an exhibiting electronic document which is used for exhibiting the multimedia contents; and a scenario analyzing unit connected to said scenario memory, said scenario rule memory, and said scenario converting unit for analyzing the scenario memorized in the scenario memory with the scenario basic rule memorized in the scenario rule memory to produce a lacking data list and to supply the lacking data list for said scenario converting unit, said scenario converting unit including the lacking data list with the multimedia contents as one of the materials.