Patent ID: 7506053
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining whether a registered user of a software distribution system is authorized to perform internal software development activity corresponding to one or more software projects in the software distribution system, where the internal software development activity includes: populating the software distribution system with data associated with downloadable software including at least product release information corresponding to the downloadable software or packaging information that maps the downloadable software to a displayable image corresponding to the downloadable software, receiving requisite supervisory authorization to proceed with a publication of the downloadable software, where the requisite supervisory authorization indicates a manager of the software distribution system, other than the registered user, approved the publication of the downloadable software, and publishing the downloadable software to the software distribution system according to the data populated in the software distribution system, the publishing performed responsive to receiving the requisite supervisory authorization to proceed with the publication; examining commercial transaction rights of the registered user; making a determination whether the registered user has entitlement to proceed with a commercial transaction; prompting the registered user to provide financial consideration for software to be downloaded or to establish a service contract for the software to be downloaded; investigating to determine whether the registered user successfully provided financial consideration for the software to be downloaded or established a service contract for the software to be downloaded; and when the registered user is not entitled to proceed with the commercial transaction, executing the commercial transaction when the registered user has provided financial consideration for the software to be downloaded or established a service contract for the software to be downloaded.