Portable telephone and terminal equipment

The portable telephone (and terminal equipment) according to the present invention comprises operating means 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 for offering a user interface allowing input of data by the operating means , and input mode setup means for switching the current input mode in the operating means according to instructions of the user interface process . The above-mentioned user interface process is generated by interpreting/executing means by interpreting and executing HTML data received from receiving means . The type of data inputted by the operating means can be switched in accordance with instructions of the user interface process