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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Jorge Mestre, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jorge Mestre, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04M 1/22 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/22 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04M 1/7253 (2013.01); H04W 4/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable messaging device is provided that can display visual messages and communicate with additional messaging devices via a local area network. The portable messaging device can include a display panel having an LED array, and a control unit. Lateral side walls, and the inner surface of the display panel can define at least part of a recessed opening configured to receive an electronic device such as a smartphone. The control unit can receive input via a user interface of the portable messaging device and, responsive to the input, provide a visual message to the LED array for display from the outer surface of the display panel.