Terminal and method of having conversation using instant messaging service therein

A mobile terminal comprising:

• a display unit;
• a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with at least one external device via a wireless network;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• display, on the display unit, a message conversation list including at least one message conversation item, wherein each of the at least one message conversation item represents a corresponding previous message conversation with a corresponding external device,
• in response to a first command of selecting a specific one of the at least message conversation item in the message conversation list, display, on the display unit, at least one received or transmitted message belonging to the specific message conversation item, wherein the at least one received or transmitted message is displayed together with a first incomplete file transceiving indicator and a second incomplete file transceiving indicator when a first file transceiving and a second file transceiving were incompletely terminated during a specific previous message conversation corresponding to the specific message conversation item, and
• in response to a second command of selecting a file transceiving option displayed together with the at least one received or transmitted message on the display unit, resume the first file transceiving with respect to a specific external device corresponding to the selected message conversation item.

A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

• communicating with at least one external device via a wireless network;
• displaying, on a display unit, a message conversation list including at least one message conversation item, wherein each of the at least one message conversation item represents a corresponding previous message conversation with a corresponding external device;
• in response to a first command of selecting a specific one of the at least message conversation item in the message conversation list, displaying, on the display unit, at least one received or transmitted message belonging to the specific message conversation item, wherein the at least one received or transmitted message is displayed together with an incomplete file transceiving indicator when a file transceiving was incompletely terminated during a specific previous message conversation corresponding to the specific message conversation item;
• and
• in response to a second command of selecting a file transceiving option displayed together with the at least one received or transmitted message on the display unit, resuming the file transceiving with respect to a specific external device corresponding to the selected message conversation item,
• wherein the at least one received or transmitted message is displayed together with a second incomplete file transceiving indicator when a second file transceiving was incompletely terminated during the specific previous message conversation corresponding to the specific message conversation item.

A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

• communicating with at least one external device via a wireless network;
• displaying, on the display unit, a message conversation list comprising at least one message conversation item, wherein each of the at least one message conversation item represents a corresponding previous message conversation with a corresponding external device;
• in response to a first command of selecting a specific one of the at least message conversation item in the message conversation list, displaying, on the display unit, at least one received or transmitted message belonging to the specific message conversation item, wherein the at least one received or transmitted message is displayed together with a first incomplete file transceiving indicator and a second incomplete file transceiving indicator when a first file transceiving and a second file transceiving were incompletely terminated during a specific previous message conversation corresponding to the specific message conversation item;
• and
• in response to a second command of selecting a file transceiving option displayed together with the at least one received or transmitted message on the display unit, resuming the first file transceiving with respect to a specific external device corresponding to the selected message conversation item.