Patent ID: 11941688
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. An electronic device comprising:
one or more input devices;
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform a method comprising:
displaying, via a display device, a first screen to initiate setup of a family account at an online content storage system that is to be shared between family members;
responsive to an input, via the one or more input devices, on the first screen initiating setup of the family account, initiating setup of the family account, wherein performing setup of the family account includes:
displaying, via the display device, an identifier of a family organizer and an indication of a source account of the family organizer with the online content storage system to be used as the family account, wherein the source account of the family organizer is already established with the online content storage system when the setup of the family account is initiated;
displaying, via the display device, at least one account to be selected as a purchase account for the family account, wherein purchases of content items by any family member having access to the family account are stored on the online content storage system in association with the family account, and can be accessed by any other family member having access to the family account, and wherein the at least one account to be selected as the purchase account for the family account is already established with the online content storage system when the setup of the family account is initiated;
responsive to receiving an input, via the one or more input devices, selecting an account as the purchase account, displaying, via the display device, credit card information associated with the purchase account;
responsive to receiving an input, via the one or more input devices, confirming the credit card information, sending to the online content storage system an indication to associate the credit card information for the purchase account with the family account;
displaying, via the display device, a list of family members having access to the family account, an indication of the credit card information associated with the family account, and a user interface element to add a family member to the family account, wherein the family member to be added to the family account has a corresponding account that is already established with the online content storage system when the setup of the family account is initiated; and
responsive to receiving an input at the user interface element, via the one or more input devices, to add the family member to the family account, initiating a process to send an electronic message, associated with adding the family member to the family account, to an electronic mailing address of the family member to be added to the family account.