Automated system and method for approving web site content
US6247032A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/186
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software tool is provided for use with a computer system for simplifying the creation of Web sites. The tool comprises a plurality of pre-stored templates, comprising HTML formatting code, text, fields and formulas. The templates preferably correspond to different types of Web pages and other features commonly found on or available to Web sites. Each feature may have various options. To create a web site, a Web site creator (the person using the tool to create a web site) is prompted by the tool through a series of views stored in the tool to select the features and options desired for the Web site. Based on these selections, the tool prompts the web site creator to supply data to populate fields of the templates determined by the tool to correspond to the selected features and options. Based on the identified templates and supplied data, the tool generates the customized Web site without the web site creator writing any HTML or other programming code. Automated routing for site approval to authorized approvers specified during creation of the web site is provided.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.