Patent ID: 8069093
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a plurality of commercial website accounts maintained by a supplier of goods or services, the method comprising: receiving a structure at a computing device maintained by the supplier of goods or services via a first computer screen, wherein the structure specifies a relationship between a first one of the plurality of commercial website accounts and a second one of the plurality of commercial website accounts, so that the first one of the plurality of website accounts is configured to be a parent account of the second of the plurality of website accounts defining a child account; linking the child account and the parent account in accordance with the received structure in response to a command received via the first computer screen; receiving a rule that regulates a purchase of goods or services by a user of the child account via a second computer screen, wherein the received rule specifies an action associated with a user of the parent account; automatically detecting that the user of the child account has placed an order at the commercial website; and processing the order in accordance with the rule and the structure.