In a mobile phone, service searching means extracts a keyword(s) from
program information regarding the program currently reproduced in the
mobile phone, and searches a service registration database for all titles
and addresses of message exchange system associated with the keyword(s).
Menu displaying means displays a list of the acquired title(s) in a
display. Further, the service searching means 53 receives data for
causing the mobile phone to function as a terminal device of the message
exchange system selected by the user, allowing the user to immediately
access the message exchange system.