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A method of controlling an external display using a personal communication device, comprising: providing an external display;processing an iconic message on a personal communication device to generate at least one instruction for said display;transmitting said at least one instruction from said pers

A method of controlling an external display using a personal communication device, comprising: providing an external display;processing an iconic message on a personal communication device to generate at least one instruction for said display;transmitting said at least one instruction from said personal communication device to said external display responsive to said processing; anddisplaying on external display in response to said at least one instruction.

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1. A method of remotely controlling an external device over a communications network using a personal communication device, comprising: providing an external device for linking to a communications network;activating on the personal communication device having a messaging user interface which allows

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A method of remotely controlling an external device over a communications network using a personal communication device, comprising: providing an external device for linking to a communications network;activating on the personal communication device having a messaging user interface which allows a user to input both a textual segment and to select at least one icon from a series of icons, said textual segment and at least one icon are in a format compatible with a message service standard;composing an iconic message using both said at least one icon and said textual segment from said messaging user interface;transmitting said iconic message over said communications network from said personal communication device to instruct said external device which is located remotely from said personal communication device; andwherein a non-display function of said external device is automatically operated according to at least one instruction encoded by said iconic message from said personal communication device transmitted over said communications network. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting comprises transmitting directly from said personal communication device to said external device. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting comprises transmitting to a mediator system. 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said external device includes a non-display device operated, in response to said at least one instruction. 5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said iconic message comprises at least one icon and a number indicative of time. 6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one instruction comprises an instruction associated with at least one icon of said processed iconic message. 7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said external device display images in response to said at least one instruction. 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said external device comprises a visual display. 9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said external device comprises an audio display. 10. A method according to claim 1, wherein said external device comprises a worn display. 11. A method according to claim 1, wherein said external device comprises a networked site accessible by a plurality of personal communication devices. 12. A method according to claim 11, wherein said site comprises a web site. 13. A method according to claim 11, wherein said site comprises a WAP site. 14. A method according to claim 1 wherein said series of icons are selected from a theme that includes at least one of an icon, an animation, a sound, a background color, or any combination thereof. 15. A method according to claim 14 wherein said theme set includes any one or any combination of a set of icons, animations, sounds, and background colors. 16. A method according to claim 14, wherein said theme is editable by a user of said personal communication device. 17. A method according to claim 1 wherein said set of rules matches a background color of said displayed contents to said content of the iconic message. 18. A method according to claim 1 wherein said set of rules matches an animation in said displayed contents to said contents of the iconic message. 19. A method according to claim 1, wherein said iconic message is at least partly composed using voice input. 20. A method according to claim 1, wherein said iconic message is at least partly composed using at least one of handwriting and other manually input marks. 21. A method according to claim 1, wherein said non display function is a microwave operation function. 22. A method according to claim 1, wherein said non display function is an alarm clock. 23. A method of transmitting from a first communication device to a remote second communication device an iconic message over a communications network, comprising: providing at least one icon from a series of icons and a textual segment as said iconic message to be transmitted from said first communication device to said second communication device in a format compatible with a message service standard, over said communications network; and,automatically including in said iconic message transmitted by said first communication device over said communications network a modifying mechanism for enabling said second communication device to automatically operate a non-display function of said second communication device based on a combination of said iconic message and said textual segment. 24. A method according to claim 23, adding said modifying mechanism to said iconic message prior to a sending of said iconic message. 25. A method according to claim 23, wherein said second communication device is a non-display device. 26. A method according to claim 23, wherein said second communication device is operated in response to an identification of another object in said iconic message. 27. A method according to claim 26, wherein said another object comprises an alphanumerical character. 28. A method according to claim 23, wherein said second communication device is operated to generate a behavior code according to said iconic message. 29. A method according to claim 23, comprising downloading to said second communication device a new visualization from a server based on said iconic message. 30. A method according to claim 23, wherein said series of icons forms part of an iconic language with fewer than 1000 symbols. 31. A method according to claim 23 wherein said modifying mechanism includes one or more hints. 32. A method according to claim 31 wherein said hints include one or more non-displayable symbol codes.