Patent ID: 6308188
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system comprising a tool for creating a Web site having user specified features, comprising:means for storing a library of templates corresponding to a plurality of predefined features available in a Web site, wherein said plurality of predefined features further comprise one or more workflow options that permit collaborative and distributed authoring of Web site content, wherein the one or more workflow options further comprise:means for setting a number of approval levels that the Web site content is to receive prior to inclusion in the Web site;means for designating an authorized content approver from which a predetermined level of approval must be granted before the Web site content can be included on the Web site;means for assigning automatic routing rules for routing the Web site content according to a predetermined approval schedule;means for assigning a time period for action by which the Web site content must be acted upon; andmeans for requesting notification of whether a predetermined event has occurred;means for enabling a web site creator using the tool to select the desired ones of said plurality of predefined features for a Web site, and to select one or more of said one or more workflow options;means for automating workflow according to said one or more of said one or more workflow options selected wherein said means for automating workflow further comprises:means for restricting the collaborative and distributed authoring according to the one or more workflow options selected;means for enabling approval of the Web site content according to the one or more workflow options selected;means for routing a Web page according to the one or more workflow options;means for determining whether any said time period for action has expired;means for notifying upon the occurrence of said predetermined event; andconsolidation means for collecting the Web page upon completion of the routing according to the one or more workflow options selected;means for building a Web site based on the templates corresponding to the selected features and the collected Web page.