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  • US 20110252415A1
  • Filed: 09/28/2010
  • Published: 10/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • (a) receiving, by a software vendor and from a requestor, a request for content, the requestor being associated with an enterprise other than the software vendor;

    (b) determining, by the software vendor, an identity of the enterprise;

    (c) selecting, by a processor executable presentation module and based on the identified enterprise, first content to be forwarded to the requestor, the first content including a plurality of possible software, software upgrade, software feature, and/or software setting options for selection by the requestor, wherein a plurality of different enterprises have a plurality of different sets of possible software, software upgrade, software feature, and/or software setting options and wherein at least one of the following is true;

    (C1) the software, software upgrade, software feature, and/or software setting options in the first content have been previously approved by the enterprise for use by enterprise members;

    (C2) the software, software upgrade, software feature, and/or software setting options in the first content are based on a knowledge of software used by at least one of the requestor and another enterprise member;

    (C3) the software, software upgrade, software feature, and/or software setting options in the first content are based on a knowledge of hardware used by at least one of the requestor and another enterprise member;

    (C4) the software, software upgrade, software feature, and/or software setting options in the first content are based on rules, policies, and/or guidelines of the enterprise;

    (C5) the software, software upgrade, software feature, and/or software setting options in the first content are based on financial arrangements between the vendor and enterprise;

    (C6) the software, software upgrade, software feature, and/or software setting options in the first content are based on an agreement between the vendor and enterprise; and

    (C7) the software, software upgrade, software feature, and/or software setting options in the first content are based on a context of the requestor.

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