Subscription-Based Private Civil Security Resource Customization Method

• US 20070219426A1
• Filed: 08/23/2006
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barrett H. Moore
• Original Assignee: Barrett H. Moore
• Inventors: Moore, Barrett H.
• Application Number:
  US11/466,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20070219426A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40

Abstract

A private civil security subscription mechanism serves to facilitate the provision of customized life-sustaining resources for corresponding authorized beneficiaries. The customization of these resources may be the based on the needs, requirements, or preferences of the subscriber, authorized beneficiary, expert, and/or another third party. The life-sustaining resources may or may not be delivered with additional non-necessity resources. A personal profile may be created to track the characterizing attributes, needs, requirements, and preferences of the authorized beneficiary and may also store information regarding the customized resources.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accepting pre-catastrophe consideration-based private civil security subscription from a subscriber with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to at least one life-sustaining resource to an authorized beneficiary;

customizing the at least one life-sustaining resource based on characterizing attributes of the authorized beneficiary.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one life-sustaining resource comprises at least one of:

hydration supplies;

nourishment supplies;

medical supplies;

environmentally borne threat abatement supplies.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising establishing a personal profile for the authorized beneficiary using the characterizing attributes of the authorized beneficiary.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the characterizing attributes comprise at least one of:

gender;

age;

dietary needs;

medical needs;

clothing needs;

physical needs;

personal preference.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising procuring and maintaining the life-sustaining resource.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one life-sustaining resource comprises a plurality of life-sustaining resources.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing an additional non-necessity resource.

8. A method comprising:

accepting pre-catastrophe consideration-based private civil security subscription from a subscriber with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to at least one life-sustaining resource to an authorized beneficiary;

customizing the at least one life-sustaining resource based on preferences of the authorized beneficiary.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising establishing a personal unit profile for the authorized beneficiary that catalogs the preferences of the authorized beneficiary with respect to the at least one life-sustaining resource.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising procuring the life-sustaining resource to be received by the authorized beneficiary in accordance with the personal unit profile.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising maintaining the life-sustaining resource to be received by the authorized beneficiary in accordance with the personal unit profile.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the at least one life-sustaining resource comprises at least one of:

a consumable necessity of human life;

a non-consumable necessity of human life.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the at least one life-sustaining resource comprises a plurality of life-sustaining resources.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the consumable necessity of human life comprises at least one of:

hydration supplies;

nourishment supplies;

medical supplies.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the hydration supplies comprise at least one of:

non-luxury hydration supplies;

luxury hydration supplies.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the hydration supplies comprise at least one of:

generic hydration supplies;

brand-name hydration supplies.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the nourishment supplies comprise at least one of:

non-luxury nourishment supplies;

luxury nourishment supplies.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the nourishment supplies comprise at least one of:

generic nourishment supplies;

brand-name nourishment supplies.

19. The method of claim 14 wherein the consumable medical supplies comprise at least one of:

non-luxury medical supplies;

luxury medical supplies.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the consumable medical supplies comprise at least one of:

generic medical supplies;

brand-name medical supplies.

21. The method of claim 12 wherein the non-consumable necessity of human life comprises at least one of:

medical supplies;

environmentally borne threat abatement supplies;

personal protection supplies.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the non-consumable medical supplies comprise at least one of:

non-luxury medical supplies;

luxury medical supplies.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein the non-consumable medical supplies comprise at least one of:

generic medical supplies;

brand-name medical supplies.

24. The method of claim 21 wherein the environmentally borne threat abatement supplies comprise at least one of:

generic environmentally born threat abatement supplies;

brand-name environmentally borne threat abatement supplies.

25. The method of claim 21 wherein the environmentally borne threat abatement supplies comprise at least one of:

non-luxury environmentally borne threat abatement supplies;

luxury environmentally borne threat abatement supplies.

26. The method of claim 21 wherein the personal protection supplies comprise at least one of:

a face mask;

a gas mask;

gloves;

foul-weather gear;

head gear.

27. The method of claim 8 further comprising providing at least one additional non-necessity resource available upon a civilly-catastrophic event wherein an authorized beneficiary is able to customize the at least one additional non-necessity resource to be received.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the at least one additional non-necessity resource comprises a plurality of additional non-necessity resources.

29. The method of claim 27 further comprising customizing the at least one additional non-necessity resource based on the preferences of the authorized beneficiary.

30. The method of claim 27 wherein providing at least one additional non-necessity resource comprises providing at least one of:

clothing;

sundries;

hunting and gathering tools;

food preparation and serving items;

water purification apparatus;

a personal communication device;

a personal hygiene item;

healthcare products;

non-human nourishment;

barter medium;

fuel supplies;

power generation equipment;

an entertainment apparatus;

physical conditioning, exercise, and maintenance training and equipment;

bedding, towels, and fabric supplies;

repair and maintenance tools;

shelter supplies;

child care supplies;

navigation equipment;

educational tools;

computer;

personal effects;

crafts supplies;

furniture;

transportation vehicle;

related parts, accessories, and supplies.

31. The method of claim 30 wherein the at least one additional non-necessity resource comprises at least one of:

a generic additional non-necessity resource;

a brand-name additional non-necessity resource;

a designer additional non-necessity resource.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein the clothing comprises at least one of:

a coat;

a jacket;

a poncho;

a top;

pants;

trousers;

jeans;

shorts;

a belt;

undergarments;

socks;

footwear;

cold-weather wear;

a skirt;

a dress

swimwear;

head gear.

33. The method of claim 31 wherein the sundries comprise at least one of:

batteries

flash lights;

threads;

buttons;

snaps;

pins;

make-up;

hair care products;

hair styling tools;

nail care products;

facial care products;

body care products.

34. The method of claim 31 wherein the food preparation items comprises at least one of:

cookware;

bakeware;

a can opener;

a heat source;

eating utensils;

cutlery;

dinnerware;

glassware;

a coffee maker;

a blender

a juicer;

a food processor;

refrigeration device;

freezing device.

35. The method of claim 31 wherein the personal communication device comprises at least one of:

one-way communication facilities;

two-way communication facilities;

a wireless communication device.

36. The method of claim 31 wherein the personal hygiene item comprises at least one of:

soap;

a dental care product;

a wash cloth;

towels;

shampoo;

conditioner;

a razor;

a shaver;

tissues;

sanitary products;

cotton swabs;

contact lens solution.

37. The method of claim 31 wherein the healthcare products comprise at least one of:

vitamins;

a hearing-aid;

glasses;

contact lenses;

prescription medicine;

non-prescription medicine;

at least one of removable and non-removable dental implants;

a blood-pressure monitor;

a thermometer;

a first-aid kit;

a walking cane;

a walker;

incontinence supplies;

crutches;

wheel chair;

limb brace;

pacemaker;

stent;

a structural implant;

birth control product;

sunscreen.

38. The method of claim 37 wherein the glasses comprise at least one of:

prescription glasses;

sunglasses;

reading glasses.

39. The method of claim 31 wherein the entertainment apparatus comprises at least one of:

a media console;

a media display;

media accessories;

a videogame console;

videogames;

videogame accessories;

an audio player;

headphones;

a camera;

a video recorder;

a board game;

playing cards;

card game accessories;

dice;

chips;

jacks

string;

a yo-yo;

a wheeled vehicle;

a ball;

coins;

sports equipment;

reading material;

a musical instrument;

gambling equipment;

gambling accessories;

racing equipment (remote control cars);

racing accessories.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein the reading material can comprise one of:

hardback book;

paperback book;

periodical;

magazine;

newspaper;

newsweekly;

periodical publications;

scientific journal;

artistic journal;

academic journal;

special interest journal;

manual;

educational text;

reference material;

encyclopedia;

dictionary;

pamphlet;

review;

book on tape;

book on CD;

comic book;

papers;

literature;

fiction;

non-fiction;

historical;

memoirs;

drama;

poetry;

prose;

ballad;

epic;

legend;

myth;

folklore;

essay.

41. The method of claim 31, wherein the personal effects comprise at least one of:

photographs;

memorabilia;

jewelry;

a writing instrument;

an heirloom;

engraved objects.

42. The method of claim 31 further comprising updating the personal unit profile of according to the preferences of the authorized beneficiary.

43. The method of claim 42 further comprising maintaining the at least one life-sustaining resource and additional non-necessity resource in accordance with the updated personal unit profile.

44. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing the subscriber with an option to acquire an additional life-sustaining resource.

45. The method of claim 44, further comprising providing the subscriber with an option to acquire an additional non-necessity resource.

46. The method of claim 8, further comprising maintaining the resources by at least one of:

in aggregation with resources for other authorized beneficiaries;

individually such that at least substantially all of the resources for one authorized beneficiary are bundled into a unit.

47. The method of claim 8 further comprising storing at least substantially all resources as have been customized with respect to the preferences for a given authorized beneficiary in a substantially bundled form factor that is separate and discrete with respect to resources as are stored for other entities.

48. The method of claim 8 further comprising storing the at least one life-sustaining resource at a location chosen by the subscriber or authorized beneficiary.

49. The method of claim 8 further comprising providing access to the at least one life-sustaining resource in a manner chosen by the subscriber or authorized beneficiary.

50. A method comprising:

accepting pre-catastrophe consideration-based private civil security subscription from a subscriber with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to at least one life-sustaining resource to an authorized beneficiary;

customizing the at least one life-sustaining resource based on needs and requests of the authorized beneficiary.

51. The method of claim 50 wherein the needs are determined based upon at least one of:

gender;

age;

dietary needs;

medical needs;

clothing needs;

physical needs;

personal preference.

52. The method of claim 51 wherein the preferences comprise at least one of:

dietary preferences;

medical preferences;

clothing preferences;

physical preferences.

53. A method comprising:

accepting pre-catastrophe consideration-based private civil security subscription from a subscriber with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to at least one life-sustaining resource to an authorized beneficiary;

customizing the at least one life-sustaining resource based on the requests of the subscriber.