Mobile terminal and message list displaying method therein

A mobile terminal comprising:

• a wireless communication unit to receive at least one message from each counterpart terminal;
• a user input unit to receive a designation of a priority counterpart terminal;
• a controller to generate a message list that includes at least one message item corresponding to each counterpart terminal;
• and
• a display to display the generated message list, the display to display the message item corresponding to the designated priority counterpart terminal at a specific position in the message list regardless of an arrangement reference of the message item.

A method of displaying a message list in a mobile terminal, comprising:

• receiving at least one message from each counterpart terminal;
• generating the message list that includes at least one message item corresponding to each counterpart terminal;
• determining whether an unchecked message exists in the received at least one message;
• and
• when it is determined that the unchecked message exists in the received at least one message, displaying the generated message list by displaying the message item corresponding to the counterpart terminal having transmitted the unchecked message at a specific position in the message list regardless of an arrangement reference of the message item.

A method of displaying a message list in a mobile terminal, comprising:

• receiving at least one message from each of a plurality of counterpart terminals;
• generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each counterpart terminal;
• designating a priority counterpart terminal from among the counterpart terminals;
• and
• displaying the generated message list by displaying the message item corresponding to the designated priority counterpart terminal at a specific position in the message list regardless of an arrangement reference of the message item.