Patent ID: 6247032
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A tool for creating a Web site having user specified features, the tool comprising:means for accessing a database of users that are enabled to collaborate in preparing content for the Web site;means for enabling a user using the tool to specify features for a Web site, wherein the features comprise one or more content approval features;means for designating options for specified content approval features, wherein the means for designating options further comprise:means for designating an approval criterion to be satisfied before the content is published on the Web site;means for designating one or more specified collaborators from the database of users; andmeans for setting a schedule to route content to the one or more specified collaborators;means for building a Web site based on the content and the specified features;means for determining whether the approval criterion is satisfied; andmeans for posting the content to the Web site when the approval criterion is determined to be satisfied.