Patent ID: 9619779
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a distribution device, an application description prequalification request comprising an application description describing an application stored at a developer device, the application description identifies one or more symbols used by the application, and where the application description is distinct from the application; determining, by the distribution device, that the application description is not in compliance with one or more application development policies, wherein the application development policies comprise general policy data and specific policy data, the general policy data applicable for all application descriptions and the specific policy data applicable to the received application description, and where compliance is determined based on comparing the one or more symbols identified in the application description and the general policy data and specific policy data of the application development policies; generating, by the distribution device, at least one error when the application description is not in compliance with at least one of the general policy data and the specific policy data of the application development policies; and in response to generating the error, preventing, by the distribution device, the application from being uploaded from the developer device to the distribution device for review, approval, and distribution.