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The Marlin Co. awarded patent for confidential digital signage content security

Critical content such as production metrics and financial performance can be made accessible to employees on in-house digital signage networks without compromising security, company says.

November 5, 2014

The Marlin Co., a provider of workplace digital signage, has been granted its fourth U.S. patent, No. 8,826,168 B2 for increased security control over confidential media that is displayed on Marlin's electronic message boards, the company announced today.

According to The Marlin Co., digital signage in the workplace is used to inform, engage and motivate employees. Screens are typically located in a break room where employees congregate. Companies often use digital signage to display key performance metrics, many of which may be confidential in nature.

Marlin's SaaS-based content management software enables users to create content (typically PowerPoints, memos, charts, videos, images, etc.) via a secure login. They can post content to one screen at a single location or multiple screens enterprise-wide. In most cases content is stored on Marlin's servers and "pulled" to the screens via http transfer.

For highly confidential content, such as financial data or proprietary product or process information, users have the option to house content on their own internal servers, making it available through Marlin's proprietary method. In this way, that content never leaves the company's network, the company said.

"Digital signage is a great tool for bringing important data to life and displaying it in a relevant way so that workers understand it," The Marlin Co. President Frank Kenna said in the announcement. "As much as everyone is tapping into the power and potential of the cloud, the fact is that companies have important data that they just do not feel comfortable housing on the Internet. We've included the secure option so that critical content such as production metrics and financial performance can be made accessible to employees on their in-house digital signage networks, without compromising security."