Portable dynamic display apparatus

A weatherproof portable display apparatus comprising:

• a self-standing substantially enclosed and weatherproof housing comprising first and second inclined surfaces, and a base extending between lower edges of the first and second inclined surfaces;
• a digital display screen mounted in and to the housing and viewable from an outside of the housing;
• one or more sensors, configured to capture data relating to surroundings of the weatherproof portable display apparatus, the one or more sensors including an image capture sensor, configured to capture image data;
• a wireless data interface, housed in the housing and coupled to the display screen and the one or more sensors, and configured to 1) enable media to be displayed on the display screen to be remotely updated 2) upload captured sensor data to a central server or a remote computing device and 3) receive sensor data from one or more other weatherproof portable display apparatus, the sensor data relating to the surroundings of the one or more other weatherproof portable display apparatus, to enable the weatherproof portable display apparatus and the one or more other weatherproof portable display apparatus to work together on one or more joint tasks;
• a processor, housed in the housing and coupled to the one or more sensors, the wireless data interface and the digital display screen, the processor configured to process received sensor data relating to the surroundings of one or more other weatherproof portable display apparatus and sensor data relating to the surroundings of the weatherproof portable display apparatus to generate an output, and update the display to include the output;
• and
• a rechargeable battery provided in the base of the housing,
• wherein the rechargeable battery is configured to power the digital display screen to thereby enable the digital display screen to display media thereon,
• wherein the weatherproof portable display apparatus is sized to be positioned on the ground so that the digital display screen is readily viewable by passersby, and
• wherein the received sensor data includes identifying data of a person previously present in surroundings of the one or more other display apparatus, and wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the person is in proximity to the portable display apparatus using the identifying data.