To provide a portable device which can not only remotely control the operation of the body of information display equipment such as a TV set, but also capture the information displayed on the equipment body to effectively utilize it.

On the menu screen M of a portable device 10, when the icon, 'favorite Web screen' is designated, the portable device is switched to a remote control mode to control a wirelessly connected PC 20. When the icon for a desired site in the 'favorite Web screen' menu data Ma is designated, the address information, on the designated site is transmitted to the PC 20, which then displays a Web display window GW after gaining access to the designated site. As a pointer Pb is moved on the pointer control PDA 31 of the portable device 10, the pointer Pa on the Web display window GW of the PC 20 is moved. When a 'copy' button 33a is selected by designating an arbitrary data range L, the site data of the range L is read out, sent to the portable device 10, and stored as a new Web favorite site.