Electronic visually-assisted driver communication system

An electronic driver courtesy, comprising:

• a driver courtesy housing, wherein said driver courtesy housing is coupled to a vehicle and positioned to be viewable to an outside audience;
• said driver courtesy housing containing at least an emissive display, a power source, a control module coupled to said emissive display, and at least one communication module coupled to said control module;
• an electronic device for user operation, said electronic device having a screen displaying a graphic user interface, at least one microphone, a processor, a memory, and at least one communication module capable of selectively pairing with said communication module in said driver courtesy housing, whereby said communication module of said electronic device for user operation includes a means for transmitting and receiving data packets to and from said communication module coupled to said control module of said driver courtesy housing, and said communication module of said driver courtesy housing includes a means for transmitting and receiving data packets to and from said electronic device for user operation;
• a mounting bracket connectable to the vehicle having a plurality of connection points and a structural skeletal frame;
• at least one emissive display securement bracket coupling the emissive display to the mounting bracket;
• a plurality of channel brackets mounted to said mounting bracket and positioned around a circumference of the emissive display, whereby said channel brackets house electronic components, including an electronics housing, containing at least one communication module and at least one control module;
• a housing frame mounting to and covering said plurality of channel brackets;
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• said housing frame having said solar panels embedded within its outer surfaces and a power port integrated therewith.

An electronic driver courtesy system, comprising:

• a driver courtesy housing, wherein said driver courtesy housing is coupled to a vehicle and positioned to be viewable to an outside audience;
• said driver courtesy housing containing at least an emissive display, a power source, a control module coupled to said emissive display, and at least one communication module coupled to said control module;
• an electronic device for user operation, said electronic device having a screen displaying a graphic user interface, at least one microphone, a processor, a memory, and at least one communication module capable of selectively pairing with said at least one communication module in said driver courtesy housing, whereby said at least one communication module of said electronic device for user operation includes a means for transmitting and receiving data packets to and from said at least one communication module coupled to said control module of said driver courtesy housing, and said at least one communication module of said driver courtesy housing includes a means for transmitting and receiving data packets to and from said electronic device for user operation;
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• said memory of said electronic device for user operation includes at least one program stored thereon that, when executed by said processor, performs the steps of:
• initiating a connection between said at least one communication module of said electronic device for user operation and said at least one communication module in said driver courtesy housing;
• receiving at least one of:
• (i) a voice command by said at least one microphone of said electronic device for user operation, wherein said voice command includes a message to be displayed as a textual message on said emissive display of said driver courtesy housing;
• (ii) an input received through user engagement of said graphic user interface of said screen of said electronic device for user operation, wherein said input received through user engagement of said graphic user interface of said screen includes a typed message to be displayed as a textual message on said emissive display of said driver courtesy housing;
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• (iii) an input received through user engagement of said graphic user interface of said screen of said electronic device for user operation, wherein said input received through user engagement of said graphic user interface of said screen includes a selection of one pre-programmed message in a list of pre-programmed messages to be displayed as a textual message on said emissive display of said driver courtesy housing;
• displaying a received textual message to be displayed on said emissive display of said driver courtesy housing on the screen of said electronic device for user operation;
• transmitting a data packet containing said received textual message to be displayed on said emissive display of said driver courtesy housing to said at least one communication module coupled to said control module of said driver courtesy housing;
• receiving said data packet containing said received textual message to be displayed on said emissive display by said at least one communication module coupled to said control module of said driver courtesy housing;
• processing said data packet containing said received textual message to be displayed on said emissive display of said driver courtesy housing by said control module;
• displaying on said emissive display of said driver courtesy housing, said received textual message, received from said electronic device for user operation;
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• removing said received textual message from said emissive display upon receiving a communication prompting removal of said received textual message from said emissive display.