Patent ID: 9223989
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving an indication of a problem regarding a content item, the content item being subject to a workflow including an approval protocol, wherein the approval protocol includes approval of the content item by one or more predetermined approvers; receiving a request for an emergency exception to the workflow with respect to an update to the content item, the update being associated with the problem; providing permission for circumvention of one or more aspects of the approval protocol with respect to the update, in response to receiving the request for the emergency exception, wherein the one or more aspects of the approval protocol includes publication requirements of the content item; providing a notification of the permission for circumvention of the one or more aspects of the approval protocol to an administrator associated with the workflow; receiving an indication that the administrator has requested revocation of the permission for circumvention of the one or more aspects of the approval protocol; revoking the permission for circumvention of the one or more aspects of the approval protocol based upon, at least in part, the request for revocation from the administrator; publishing the update, wherein the one or more aspects of the approval protocol are circumvented in accordance with the provided permission; providing a notification of the publishing of the update to the administrator associated with the workflow; and revoking the publishing based upon, at least in part, receiving an indication that the administrator has requested revocation of the publishing.