Portable telephone and terminal equipment

The portable telephone (and terminal equipment) according to the present invention comprises operating means 25 having a plurality of input modes and provided with at least one operating keys, for inputting data of a type in accordance with a current input mode by operation of the operating keys, a user interface process 23 for offering a user interface allowing input of data by the operating means 25 , and input mode setup means 26 for switching the current input mode in the operating means 25 according to instructions of the user interface process 23 . The above-mentioned user interface process 23 is generated by interpreting/executing means 22 by interpreting and executing HTML data received from receiving means 21 . The type of data inputted by the operating means 25 can be switched in accordance with instructions of the user interface process 23.