SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN UPLOAD OF A PROGRAM WITH EXPORT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION

• US 20100011415A1
• Filed: 07/10/2008
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: LEFFERT, Jonathan B., MULLER, Max III, CORTES, Ricardo, CLITES, Jeffrey A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,234,692 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for processing a program with export compliance information, the method including in a process of ingesting a program from a developer to an online store, presenting a request to the developer to indicate if the program contains encryption, upon indication that the program contains encryption, presenting an interface for the developer to upload an appropriate export compliance form, blocking the program from the online store if the appropriate export compliance form is not received, and upon receipt of the appropriate export compliance form, receiving and ingesting the program from the developer into the online store. In one aspect, the method further presents an interface to the developer to upload one export compliance form associated with multiple programs. In another aspect, the export compliance form is bundled with the program for distribution in the online store. The method can include blocking the program from the online store if the program does not meet one or more additional requirements. In one aspect, the appropriate export compliance form is transmitted to a reviewing body for approval before completely ingesting the program. The reviewing body may notify the developer of approval or rejection of the export compliance form.

Claims

1. A method for processing a program with export compliance information, the method comprising:

in a process of ingesting a program from a developer to an online store, presenting a request to the developer to indicate if the program contains encryption;

upon indication that the program contains encryption, presenting an interface for the developer to upload an appropriate export compliance form;

blocking the program from the online store if the appropriate export compliance form is not received; and

upon receipt of the appropriate export compliance form, receiving and ingesting the program from the developer into the online store.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising presenting an interface to the developer to upload one export compliance form associated with multiple programs.

3. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising bundling the export compliance form with the program for distribution in the online store.

4. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising blocking the program from the online store if the program does not meet one or more additional requirements.

5. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising transmitting the appropriate export compliance form to a reviewing body for approval before completely ingesting the program.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the reviewing body notifies the developer of approval or rejection of the export compliance form.

7. A system for processing a program with export compliance information, the system comprising:

a module configured to present a request to the developer to indicate if the program contains encryption in a process of ingesting a program from a developer to an online store;

a module configured to present an interface for the developer to upload an appropriate export compliance form upon indication that the program contains encryption;

a module configured to block the program from the online store if the appropriate export compliance form is not received; and

a module configured to receiving and ingesting the program from the developer into the online store upon receipt of the appropriate export compliance form.

8. The system of claim 7, the system further comprising a module configured to present an interface to the developer to upload one export compliance form associated with multiple programs.

9. The system of claim 7, the system further comprising a module configured to bundle the export compliance form with the program for distribution in the online store.

10. The system of claim 7, the system further comprising a module configured to block the program from the online store if the program does not meet one or more additional requirements.

11. The system of claim 7, the system further comprising a module configured to transmit the appropriate export compliance form to a reviewing body for approval before completely ingesting the program.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the reviewing body notifies the developer of approval or rejection of the export compliance form.

13. A computer-readable medium storing a computer program having instructions for processing a program with export compliance information, the instructions comprising:

in a process of ingesting a program from a developer to an online store, presenting a request to the developer to indicate if the program contains encryption;

upon indication that the program contains encryption, presenting an interface for the developer to upload an appropriate export compliance form;

blocking the program from the online store if the appropriate export compliance form is not received; and

upon receipt of the appropriate export compliance form, receiving and ingesting the program from the developer into the online store.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, the instructions further comprising presenting an interface to the developer to upload one export compliance form associated with multiple programs.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, the instructions further comprising bundling the export compliance form with the program for distribution in the online store.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, the instructions further comprising blocking the program from the online store if the program does not meet one or more additional requirements.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, the instructions further comprising transmitting the appropriate export compliance form to a reviewing body for approval before completely ingesting the program.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the reviewing body notifies the developer of approval or rejection of the export compliance form.