Subscription-based multi-person emergency shelter method

• US 20070219812A1
• Filed: 05/02/2006
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barrett Moore
• Original Assignee: Barrett Moore
• Inventors: Moore, Barrett
• Application Number:
  US11/381,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20070219812A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/500
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/008 with transmission via TV or radio broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/59 for emergency or urgency
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/23 using cryptography, e.g. encryption, authentication, key distribution

Abstract

Consideration-based private civil security subscriptions are accepted (101) from subscribers with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to a secure multi-person emergency shelter (201). That shelter is then maintained (102) pending a need to permit subscription-based access to the secure multi-person emergency shelter in the event of a catastrophic event. This shelter can be as Spartan or as resplendent as desired and may be intentionally varied in this regard to reflect the needs and/or desires of different subscribers. The variety, strength, and effectiveness of the threat abatement accoutrements as characterize the shelter can also be varied as a function, at least in part, of locally recognized threats, subscriber requirements, and so forth.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a secure multi-person emergency shelter;

accepting consideration-based private civil security subscriptions from subscribers with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to the secure multi-person emergency shelter.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the subscriptions comprise at least one of:

time-limited rights of access;

event-limited rights of access;

inheritable rights of access;

rights of access predicated upon a series of periodic payments;

rights of access predicated upon a one-time payment;

ownership-based rights of access;

non-transferable rights of access;

transferable rights of access;

membership-based rights of access;

fractionally-based rights of access;

non-ownership-based rights of access.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-person emergency shelter comprises, at least in part, lodging for authorized beneficiaries of the subscriptions.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the lodging comprises, at least in part, private-lodging accommodations.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the lodging comprises, at least in part, semi-private-lodging accommodations.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the lodging comprises, at least in part, common non-private accommodations.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-person emergency shelter comprises, at least in part, food preparation facilities for authorized beneficiaries of the subscriptions.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-person emergency shelter comprises, at least in part, medical facilities for authorized beneficiaries of the subscriptions.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-person emergency shelter comprises, at least in part, water sanitation facilities for authorized beneficiaries of the subscriptions.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-person emergency shelter comprises, at least in part, environmental protection for authorized beneficiaries of the subscriptions.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the environmental protection comprises protection from dangerous airborne contaminants as correspond to the civilly-catastrophic event.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-person emergency shelter comprises, at least in part, external-communication facilities.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-person emergency shelter comprises, at least in part, a controlled point of ingress.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-person emergency shelter comprises a positive air pressure capability to discourage airborne contaminants from entering the multi-person emergency shelter.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-person emergency shelter comprises an underground multi-person emergency shelter.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the underground multi-person emergency shelter comprises a shelter that is covered by at least 2 meters of earth.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the subscription provides a right of access for a stay comprising no more than a predetermined number of days.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the predetermined number of days comprises about 30 days.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the subscriptions are transferable to another subscriber.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the subscriptions are conditionally transferable to another subscriber.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein the subscriptions are unconditionally transferable to another subscriber.

24. The method of claim 1 wherein the secure multi-person emergency shelter comprises accommodations that differ from one another and wherein the subscriptions differ from one another with respect to which accommodations are accessible as per the subscription.

25. The method of claim 1 wherein the secure multi-person emergency shelter comprises storage space.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein the consideration-based private civil security subscriptions also provide access to corresponding storage space.

27. The method of claim 1 wherein the consideration-based private civil security subscriptions is located proximal to at least one of:

an airstrip;

a helipad;

an open territory suitable to accommodate receiving an airborne passenger-carrying vehicle;

a port suitable to accommodate receiving a water-borne passenger-carrying vehicle.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the airstrip comprises an airstrip that is reserved for receiving authorized beneficiaries of the subscriptions.

29. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

maintaining the secure multi-person emergency shelter pending a need to permit subscription-based access to the secure multi-person emergency shelter in event of a catastrophic event.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein maintaining the secure multi-person emergency shelter comprises maintaining a plurality of geographical remote secure multi-person emergency shelters and wherein a subscription provides civilly-catastrophic event-based access to more than one of the plurality of multi-person emergency shelters.

31. The method of claim 1 wherein a subscription provides civilly-catastrophic event-based access to any of the plurality of multi-person emergency shelters.

32. The method of claim 1 wherein accepting consideration-based private civil security subscriptions from subscribers with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to a secure multi-person emergency shelter comprises:

assessing a likelihood of a least one particular civilly-catastrophic event occurring during a particular subscription term;

basing the consideration for the consideration-based private civil security subscriptions, at least in part, upon the likelihood.

12. The method of 11 wherein the dangerous airborne contaminants comprise at least one of:

radiological contaminants;

biological contaminants;

chemical contaminants.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the dangerous airborne contaminants comprise each of:

radiological contaminants;

biological contaminants;

chemical contaminants.