Method for downloading a message in a mobile terminal, method for forwarding message, and mobile terminal for performing the same

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a transceiver for receiving a notification message comprising information indicating whether a media file in a transmitted message is modified;

a controller configured to:

set a message reception mode as to whether to receive or reject a message including a modified media file;

selectively request downloading of the transmitted message after determining that the media file included in the transmitted message has been modified, based on the setting of the message reception mode of the mobile terminal; and

cause the transceiver to download the transmitted message after determining that the message reception mode is set to receive the message including the modified media file;

a display for displaying the modified media file; and

an input device for requesting to forward a message in the mobile terminal,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

check whether the message to be forwarded includes the modified media file;

cause the display to display information indicating that the message is different from an original message when the message includes the modified media file;

cause the display to display a menu screen for selecting either the original message or the message comprising the modified media file; and

cause the transceiver to forward the selected message when either the original message or the message comprising the modified media file is selected via the input device.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:

a memory for storing the message reception mode comprising information indicating whether the mobile terminal receives a message comprising a modified media file,

wherein when the message reception mode is not set to receive the message comprising the modified media file, the controller does not requests request downloading of the message.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein when the message is downloaded through the transceiver, the controller stores the modified media file in the memory.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:

an audio processor for executing the modified media file.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the notification message is an ‘M-notification.ind’ message, and the controller checks whether the message includes the modified media file by checking a specific field in the notification message.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller generates a response message requesting to delete or store the modified media file, and controls the transmission of the response message.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein when the response message requesting to store the modified media file is transmitted, the controller sets information defining a storage period for the modified media file in the response message.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller checks whether the message includes the modified media file by parsing a synchronized markup integration language (SMIL) file included in the message.