System and method for multiple user advertisement accounts

Abstract

A multiple user advertisement account system includes an advertisement account database for storing information related to the account. The system is configured to grant multiple users access to the account and allow the users to view or update the information stored in the account database. The system tracks the updates to the information and generates a display of an activity log that contains entries related to the updates received.

1 . A computer-implemented method for monitoring user actions related to a network-based advertisement account, the method comprising:
 inviting a plurality of users to the advertisement account in response to an input received from a creator of the advertisement account;   granting access to the advertisement account to the plurality of users;   recording information associated with actions taken by the plurality of users, the actions being associated with the advertisement account; and   generating a display of the information such that the plurality of users may view the information.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein granting access to the advertisement account includes receiving a unique identification code from each of the plurality of users. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein granting access to the advertisement account further includes confirming that an email address matches an email address stored in an advertisement account database. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein generating the display includes maintaining a network-based user activity log configured to display the information for a period of time. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising providing the plurality of users with the same level of access to campaign information in the advertisement account. 
     
     
         6 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving an input from a user, the input relating to an advertisement account, wherein the input includes a request to grant billing responsibility or grant administrative responsibility for the advertisement account;   updating information stored in a database in response to the input, the information stored in the database being related to the advertisement account; and   providing information for display containing information related to the input;   wherein the information related to the input includes a time, a date, a description of the input, and a name of the user.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the input includes a request to add a new user to the advertisement account. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the input includes a request to remove a current user from the advertisement account. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the input includes the request to grant administrative responsibility for the advertisement account. 
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the input includes the request to grant billing responsibility for the advertisement account. 
     
     
         12 . A computer-implemented method for managing a multiple user network-based account, the method comprising:
 inviting a plurality of users to the account in response to an input received from a creator of the account;   granting access to the account to the plurality of users based on receiving a unique identification code from each of the plurality of users, the access including access to financial information related to the account;   storing information related to actions taken by the plurality of users, the actions relating to the account; and   generating a display of the information such that the information is viewable via a network by the plurality of users.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein inviting the plurality of users to the account includes sending electronic invitations to the plurality of users. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein granting access to the account further includes comparing an email address for each of the plurality of users to a set of email addresses used to send the electronic invitations to the plurality of users. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein storing the information related to actions taken by the plurality of users includes storing a time, a date, a user name, and a description for each of the actions taken by the plurality of users. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising deleting the information related to the actions taken by the plurality of users after a period of time. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein inviting the plurality of users to the advertisement account includes sending an electronic invitation including a link to an access web page to the plurality of users. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing the plurality of users with the same level of access to at least one of user information, profile information, or activity and reporting information in the advertisement account. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein granting access to the advertisement account further includes sending a verification email to the creator of the advertisement account to confirm the grant of access. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the input is received from the user to whom billing responsibility or administrative responsibility is to be granted. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising receiving the period of time from one of the plurality of users.