Patent ID: 7870075

Claim:
A system of an internal developer for managing external content, comprising: a database of the internal developer that seeks to use the external content that is developed by an external developer that is not the internal developer, wherein the database is configured to track information regarding the external content by issuing a query against one or more repositories of the internal developer to check one or more requirements of the external content against one or more products developed by the internal developer; a first system component, the first system component configured to manage the information in the database, wherein at least a part of the information stored in the database is identified by at least analyzing contents of the external content; and a second system component configured to manage approval for using the external content with the one or more products developed by the internal developer, in which the approval is based at least in part upon analyzing the information in the database, and the act of using the external content comprises using the external content in conjunction with the product or integrating a form of the external content into the product of the internal developer.