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1. A portable messaging device configured to display visual messages and communicate with additional messaging devices via a local area network, the portable messaging device comprising:
a display panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, the display panel including a first LED array, wherein the display panel including the first LED array is a back panel of the portable messaging device; a control unit configured to communicate with the display panel; a first lateral side wall and a second lateral side wall, the first lateral side wall and the second lateral side wall, and the inner surface of the display panel configured to define at least part of a recessed opening; a lid having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lid configured to pivot with respect to the first lateral side wall and the second end of the lid configured to contact an edge of the second lateral side wall; a connector disposed in an inner wall of the recessed opening, wherein the connector faces into the recessed opening; the control unit configured to receive input via a user interface of the portable messaging device and, responsive to the input, provide a visual message to the first LED array for display from the outer surface of the display panel; a second LED array disposed on an outer surface of one of the first lateral side wall and the second lateral side wall; and the control unit configured to communicate with the first LED array to display the visual message on the first LED array, and the control unit configured to communicate with the second LED array to display a derivative of the visual message on the second LED array. |
