IP Library Granted Patent US 9,094,403
Granted Patent B2
US 9,094,403 · App. 14/273,875 · Granted Jul 28, 2015

Electronic media distribution system and mobile device

Inventors: Frank Kenna, III (Branford, CT); Preeti Patel (Norwalk, CT)
Assignee: THE MARLIN COMPANY
H04L67/10G06Q10/10G06Q30/02G06Q30/0272H04L63/0428H04N21/23109H04N21/25816H04N21/2743H04N21/4126H04N21/41407H04W12/02H04L2463/101
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,094,403
App. No.
14/273,875
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and system for the distribution of electronic media content to employees of a subscriber include an electronic display for displaying electronic media content that may be selected, modified and/or generated by the subscriber. The system allows for increased subscriber control of the media content presented as well as for increased security for any confidential media content to be presented on the customer display. The system further provides remote access for the subscriber to select, modify and/or generate electronic media content from any geographic location via a mobile device. In addition, the system provides for individual control of multiple displays that may be located in differing geographic locations while at the same time providing for ease of information management.

Claims (20)

1. A system for transmitting and displaying electronic media from a

service provider to a subscriber comprising:

a controller for receiving an electronic media collection;

a display coupled to said controller for displaying the electronic media collection provided by said controller, said display including at least a first and a second frame where the first frame displays media data selected from the group consisting of: audio, video, text, images, animations, web pages, streaming media data and combinations thereof and the subscriber sets a sequential order and time limit for each media data to be displayed on said display;

a controller storage accessible by said controller;

a service provider computer coupled to said controller via a network connection, said service provider computer transmitting the electronic media collection to said controller;

a service provider storage accessible by said service provider computer; and

wherein a mobile device is coupleable to said service provider computer via a cellular connection for generating the electronic media collection to be transmitted to said controller;

said electronic media collection selected from the group consisting of: pre-assembled media content generated and provided by the service provider to the subscriber for selection;

modified pre-assembled media content generated by the subscriber; and/or custom generated media content generated by the subscriber;

said subscriber selecting from among said media content to generate said electronic media collection.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said mobile device provides for selecting from among said pre-assembled media content, said modified pre-assembled media content, and/or said custom generated media content.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said mobile device has a mobile storage for storing said electronic media collection.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein said electronic media collection comprises confidential media content and/or non-confidential media content, said service provider storage is adapted to store said non-confidential media content and said mobile storage is adapted to store said confidential media content.

5. The system according to claim 4 , wherein said electronic media collection includes a mobile address for establishing a cellular connection between said controller and said mobile device and pointing to a location of the confidential media content stored on said mobile storage.

6. The system according to claim 5 , where said mobile address comprises at least one of a mobile phone number, email address, sms address, and instant messaging address.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein:

a customer computer is coupled to said service provider computer via a network connection, said customer computer being adapted to generate the electronic media collection to be transmitted to said controller;

said customer computer having a customer storage for storing the electronic media collection.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said controller is adapted to transmit to said customer display said electronic media collection stored in said controller storage when the network connection coupling said service provide computer and said controller fails.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2023
From: APPSPACE, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 062321/0043 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 3, 2019
From: MARLIN SOFTWARE, LLC
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 051279/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2019
From: THE MARLIN COMPANY, INC
To: MARLIN SOFTWARE, LLC
Reel/Frame 051082/0404 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2014
From: KENNA, FRANK, III; PATEL, PREETI M.
To: THE MARLIN COMPANY
Reel/Frame 032869/0740 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation In Part 12723744 · Mar 15, 2010
Continuation 11541160 · Sep 29, 2006
Continuation In Part 11050093 · Feb 3, 2005
Continuation 09758833 · Jan 11, 2001
Provisional Application 61821934 · May 10, 2013
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