Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

A communication device and method are disclosed. The communication device includes an intention input unit, a visual object processing unit, and a message management unit. The intention input unit receives a user's intention through an interface. The visual object processing unit outputs a recommended visual object related to the user's intention to the interface, and generates the metadata of an edited visual object when the user edits the recommended visual object through the interface. The message management unit sends a message, including the generated metadata of the visual object, to a counterpart terminal.