A

• Agent or Korbyt Agent

  • The Korbyt Signage Application, when installed onto hardware, so that it can act as a Korbyt Media Player

• API, aka Application Programming Interface

  • A set of rules and protocols that allow different software applications to communicate and share data with one another.

  • Korbyt uses other systems APIs to operate features such as Couriers and Data Adapters

  • Access to Korbyt’s APIs is a subscription-based feature

  Aries

  • A series of Korbyt Digital Appliance (KDA) Media Players

  • Includes Aries I, Aries II, and Aries III

• Asset Manager

  • A system in Korbyt that allows a user to search for any items in the CMS by their tag information

• Assignements

  • A section of the CMS where Desktop Messages are programmed to specific Desktop Audiences

• Audiences

  • An organization of End Users of the Desktop and, Mobile & Web systems

  • Controlled and set by CMS users who are at an Approver level or higher

  • Used to have targeted content that is specific to a group of people

  • The Global Audience is an available default that will show communications to all users

  • See Managing End Users for Desktop(InView) / Mobile&Web

• Audit Trail

  • A specific report in the Reports section that details all system activity

B

• BrightSign

  • A manufacturer of signage media devices

  • There are several models of BrightSign media players that are compatible with Korbyt

C

• Clever Playlist

  • An advanced playlist that has the ability to set dynamic instructions for the selection of content

  • The preferred type of playlist to use whenever a media player is running software version 2.0 or higher

  • See Creating and Managing Playlists

• Cloud or Cloud Implementation

  • Having your entire Korbyt service hosted in the cloud.

  • One of the three hosting options, the others are Hybrid and On-Prem

• CMS or Content Management System

  • The Korbyt management portal, accessed through your web browser

  • used to control all Korbyt systems

• CMS Users and CMS User Roles

  • A person who has access to log in to the CMS management portal is a CMS User

  • The access level assigned to them is their CMS User Role

  • Sets the things you can do in the system

  • See Content Managers (CMS Users) Roles And Abilities

• Courier

  • A system in Korbyt that allows a CMS user to create content retrieval routines from web-based content repositories.

  • Couriers support integration with Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and Box.

  • Couriers automatically drop content files (images or videos) into the Korbyt Media Library.

  • See Couriers for Automatic Content Import

D

• Dashbaord

  • The homescreen of the CMS that provides high-level information about the tenant

• Data Adapter

  • A specific set of instructions written to connect Korbyt to some external data or information source

  • A tenant can have multiple Data Adapters

• Data Integration

  • The section of the CMS where you can view and create Data Adapters

• Data Subscription

  • The connection in a specific Layout or Message to retrieve and then display information that is being provided by Data Adapters

• Desktop aka InView

  • A system that allows Messages to be programmed to display through an application running on a Windows Computer

• Directories

  • The section of the Korbyt CMS where administrators configure SSO (Single Sign On) settings

• Draft

  • A status of media indicated it is not yet ready/approved to be seen on screen

  • The opposite of Draft is Published

E

• ECA or Employee Communication Application

  • A system that allows a company to create an internal platform for the sharing of news and updates

  • Korbyts ECA application is also called Korbyt Mobile & Web

• Elements

  • Items that can be added to a Layout or Message design by dragging and dropping the tile from the control panel to the canvas

  • See Layout And Message Builder Elements

• End Users, or Users

  • Individuals who do not have access to the CMS, but log into either the Desktop application or the Mobile & Web service to consume the content that has been assigned

I

• InView aka Desktop

  • The older name for the Desktop service

  • A system that allows Messages to be programmed to display through an application running on a Windows Computer

• Interrupt

  • A method for scheduling a playlist so that it will begin its playback at a specific time, interrupting other content that might be playing at that moment

  • See Playlist Priority Scheduling - Interrupt and Override

K

• KDA or Korbyt Digital Appliance

  • a purpose-built and branded Korbyt media player

  • Can include different devices and device operating systems

• KWP or Korbyt Windows Player

  • Any capable Windows PC that has had the Korbyt Agent Application installed

  • See Korbyt Windows Player (KWP) Requirements and Installation

• Kiosk Builder

  • A system in the Korbyt CMS that is used to bind multiple Layouts together and create navigation instructions so that they operate as an interactive kiosk

  • See Kiosk Builder

• Korbyt Anywhere

  • The Android and Apple App that connects a user to their organization’s Mobile & Web feed

• Korbyt Create AI

  • A feature in Korbyt that allows users to generate new signage layouts using an AI prompt

  • See Korbyt CreateAI

L

• Launchpad

  • A system in Korbyt that allows a user to select an available template and then change the portions of the design that have been set to allow it.

  • Produces a new Layout when published

  • See Streamline Your Workflow With Korbyt Launchpads

• Layout

  • A piece of content created in Korbyt, either by hand or through one of the templated workflows

• LEO

  • A specific model of KDA

M

• Media Manager

  • A section of Korbyt where Images, videos, and other documents are stored

  • Also, the name of a CMS user role

• Media Player

  • Refers to a piece of hardware acting as a Korbyt

• Messages

  • A piece of content created in Korbyt using the Builder Tool and designed specifically for use through the Desktop(InView) application

• Metadata

  • In general, it is “data that provides information about other data.”

  • In Korbyt, metadata refers to the information that a Media Player knows about itself (Address, Room, Floor, ect) that can then be used to evaluate instructions from Playlists or Player Groups

• Mobile & Web

  • A Korbyt service that creates a managed internal Newsfeed of content for members of the organization to see and interact with

  • The system also included the ability to create resources, have individuals contribute content directly, and have email-based newsletters distributed

N

• Newsfeed

  • The scroll of content seen when a user logs into their organization’s Mobile & Web system

O

• On-Target

  • A subscription service that delivers screen-ready content feeds, including weather, news, traffic, or social media

P

• Players

  • The section of the Korbyt CMS where you can manage individual Media Players

  • Also, a shorthand for Media Players

  • See Player Settings - Controlling and Configuring Media Players in the CMS

• Player Groups

  • The section of Korbyt CMS where you can bundle multiple players together, allowing for programming content to the group, or managing user access

  • See Player Groups and Access Permissions

• Playlist

  • The instructions for what should play on screen, and which media players should show them

  • They can contain Images, Videos, and Layouts that are selected by hand or that are selected through Clever Rules

  • See Creating and Managing Playlists

• Posts

  • The items added to the Mobile & Web newsfeed of content

• Provision

  • The act of connecting a Media Player to your Korbyt tenant

• Published

  • A media status indicating it is ready/approved to be seen on screen.

  • It does not mean that it IS being seen, it is Playlist instructions that make specific Published items seen

  • The opposite of Published is Draft

• PWA or Progressive Web Application

  • A website built with standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) that functions like a native Korbyt Media Player

  • Often deployed onto Hardware that does not have the capability of installing a specific separate client application

R

• Reports

  • A section of the CMS where different reports can be found that catalog different types of behavior in the Korbyt System

  • See Reports And Analytics For Signage & Desktop(InView)

S

• Scriptlet

  • A small coded instruction loaded to a Korbyt Media Player to allow users to create external data integrations or specific events at the player level

• Service Catalog

  • The section of the Korbyt CMS that shows the Korbyt API commands available

  • Access to the Service Catalog is a subscription-based service

• Sonar

  • A subscription service in Korbyt that allows content to be displayed through a URL instead of to a defined Media Player

  • See How To Create A Sonar

• Surveys

  • A system in Korbyt for creating and sending surveys

  • Question types include multiple choice, True/False, Text Area, and Numeric Scale.

  • Surveys can be added to interactive Signage or assigned to end users through the Desktop, and Mobile & Web systems

T

• Tag

  • Information added to content, players, users, or other items in Korbyt

  • Can be used to automate specific instructions or behaviors, such as in a Playlist looking for Images with a specific tag, or create a group of players based on the tag they are assigned

• Tenant

  • A client’s specific section of the Korbyt service containing all your content, equipment, and users

U

• Urgent Alert

  • A system in Korbyt where messages can be created in advance and then activated to take over the screen in different emergency scenarios

• Users

  • The section of the CMS where the individuals who can log into the Desktop, Mobile & Web systems are managed

  • Also, a way to refer to the individuals (End Users) who do not have access to the CMS, but log into either the Desktop application or the Mobile & Web service to consume the content that has been assigned

• User Group

  • A set group of CMS users created by administrators or through SSO integration

  • Used to define access permission to folders and Player Groups