A vehicle exterior mounted display system, comprising:
- a control unit configured to receive geolocation and time data from a global navigation satellite system as well as receive and process a signal that includes a plurality of video streams from a direct-broadcast satellite, wherein each of the plurality of video streams include at least one broadcast identifier which indicates at least one of a desired location and a time for the video stream to be broadcast;
- a mounted display defined by a plurality of discrete electronic visual displays and attached to an exterior a moving object, with a first multi panel display among the plurality of discrete electronic visual displays attached to a surface of a first part on the moving object and a second multi panel display among the plurality of discrete electronic visual displays attached to a surface of a second part on the moving object that is movable relative the first part on the moving vehicle;
- wherein the first multi panel display and the second multi panel display are each attached to the moving vehicle through a mechanical attachment to a separate rigid display mount that is mechanically attached to said moving object and are positioned relative to one another such that an edge of the first multi panel display is can be positioned adjacent to an edge of the second multi panel display by positioning at least one of the first part and the second part;
- wherein said mounted display is electrically connected to the control unit;
- wherein said control unit is configured to automatically select a selected video stream from the plurality of video streams, based on the geolocation and time data from the global navigation satellite system and the at least one broadcast identifier included with the selected video stream, to cause just the selected video stream to be displayed on the mounted display, to automatically select an alternate video stream from the plurality of video streams in real time in response to ongoing changes on the geolocation and time data and the at least one broadcast identifier included with the alternate video stream, and to cause just the alternate video stream to be displayed on the mounted display;
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- wherein said control unit is configured to determine the position of the first multi panel display and the second multi panel display relative to one another and, when causing the display of at least one of the selected video stream and the alternate video stream on the mounted display, cause each of the first multi panel display and the second multi panel display to display a different portion of the at least one of the selected video stream and the alternate video stream that corresponds to the determined relative position so that the first multi panel display and the second multi panel display operate together as the mounted display displays the at least one of the selected video stream and the alternate video stream.