| 摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus are provided for performing on-the-fly wrapping of software for electronic distribution in a manner that is customized for the software source associated with a download request. An electronic point of sale (ePOS) receives a request for a software product from an end user and passes a modified request including information identifying the ePOS and the requested product to a wrapping facility. The wrapping facility maintains a wrap engine and a software product library containing a number of generic electronic wrappers, one wrapper for each software product serviced by the wrapping facility. Upon receiving the request from the ePOS, the wrapping facility accesses a database to retrieve a bitmap and other parameters that are specific to the requesting ePOS, and attaches the bitmap and other parameters to the appropriate generic wrapper for the requested product to form a wrapped software package. The wrapped software package includes an executable module, the attached parameters, and the source code of the software product, some or all of which may be encrypted, depending upon the type of download that is to be performed. Unwrapping of the electronic package is performed on the end user's computer system in response to a user input. In response to the user input, the executable component activates a sales agent interface that is customized for the ePOS, which controls access to the software product.</p> |
