Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Nigel J Byrnes

Paul Richard Simons

Leonard H Poll

David A Bell

In a system for controlling an apparatus having a dedicated user interface, where parts of the dedicated user interface communicate with each other using a dedicated user interface message protocol, the system comprises a browser adapted to display a generic user interface, to issue requests due to user interaction with the generic user interface and to accept notifications comprising data or events. A translation system is configured to receive issued requests, to translate the requests and to communicate them using the dedicated user interface message protocol to one of the parts of the dedicated user interface, and to receive communications from the parts of the dedicated user interface using the dedicated user interface message protocol, to translate the communications into notifications and to pass them to the browser.

System and method for controlling an apparatus having a dedicated user interface from a browser

An electronic device, such as a portable telephone or PDA, has a display in the form of a pixel display with an image deflection system overlying the display. The display is controlled to provide at least two independent display images which, when displayed through the image deflection system, are individually visible from different viewing positions relative to the screen. Suitably, the image deflection system comprises a lenticular screen with the lenticles extending horizontally or vertically across the display such that the different views may be seen through tilting of the device.

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Reigate, United Kingdom

Nigel J Byrnes