Premium-Based Civilly-Catastrophic Event Threat Assessment

• US 20080275308A1
• Filed: 10/09/2006
• Published: 11/06/2008
• 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:
  US11/539,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20080275308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40

Abstract

One accepts (101) consideration-based private civil security subscriptions with respect to providing the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment. One gathers (102) information regarding specific civilly-catastrophic event causation agents. One may optionally gather (103) information regarding an authorized beneficiary. One then uses (104) the gathered information, at least in part, to formulate a civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment. One then provides (105) a civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment. One may optionally provide (106) the authorized beneficiary with communication equipment. One may optionally provide (107) survival instructions to the authorized beneficiary. One may optionally prompt (108) anticipatory steps by the authorized beneficiary. One may optionally provide (109) access to at least one life-sustaining resource. One may optionally provide (110) corresponding services and/or information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accepting consideration-based private civil security subscriptions from subscribers with respect to providing the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessments to an authorized beneficiary;

gathering information regarding specific civilly-catastrophic event causation agents;

using the information, at least in part, to formulate a civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment;

providing to the authorized beneficiary of one of the consideration-based private civil security subscriptions the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment related to any of a plurality of categorically different civilly-catastrophic events having at least one of;

occurred; and

potentially occurring;

such that an authorized beneficiary of a consideration-based private civil security subscription is able to reliably and predictably receive specific information regarding potential civilly-catastrophic events.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein an entity providing the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment also provides civilly-catastrophic event-based access to at least one life-sustaining resource.

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

hydration;

nourishment;

a life-sustaining shelter;

transport away from an area of substantially sudden civil upheaval;

environmentally-borne threat abatement;

compressed or stored air; and

a rescue service to come to an authorized beneficiary as corresponds to one of the subscriptions and move the authorized beneficiary away from a location of substantially sudden civil upheaval.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein gathering information regarding specific civilly-catastrophic event causation agents comprises gathering information from at least one of:

a public resource;

a non-public resource.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the non-public resource comprises an authorized beneficiary input.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the non-public resource comprises at least one monitoring instrument pre-positioned in a specific geographic area.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the at least one monitoring instrument is a local sensor configured and arranged to detect at least one of the following:

ionizing radiation;

a chemical agent;

a biological agent;

a seismic event;

a weather condition;

a sonic event;

a thermal event;

a civil disturbance;

a biological disturbance.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein using the information, at least in part, to formulate a civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment comprises using the information to formulate a civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment that is specifically targeted for individuals who comprise at least one of:

individuals within a particular geographic area;

individuals of a particular cultural affiliation;

individuals of a particular religious affiliation;

individuals of a particular economic affiliation;

individuals of a particular ethnic affiliation;

individuals of a particular tribal affiliation;

individuals of a particular group affiliation;

individuals of a particular corporate affiliation.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein:

using the information, at least in part, to formulate a civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment comprises using the information to formulate a civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment that is local to a particular limited geographic area;

providing to an authorized beneficiary of one of the consideration-based private civil security subscriptions the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment comprises providing the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment that is local to a particular limited geographic area in a limited manner that tends to include authorized beneficiaries located within the particular limited geographic area and exclude authorized beneficiaries located outside the particular limited geographic area.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein gathering the information, comprises, at least in part, gathering information regarding at least one of the following:

a category of threat;

geographic location of threat;

existing weather conditions;

past civilly-catastrophic events of a given nature;

predicted weather conditions;

seasonal-based conditions;

geographic circumstances;

terrain;

a time of day;

a day of the week;

season;

road conditions;

transport conditions;

a particular person;

a particular political group;

a particular religious group;

a particular country;

population size;

a number of persons affected by a given potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a level of governmental preparedness for a given potential civilly-catastrophic event;

location(s) of pre-positioned relief supplies;

supply chain locations for at least one life-sustaining resource;

external threats to rescue personnel;

residual threats to rescue personnel;

light data;

preparedness to combat spread of disease after a given potential civilly-catastrophic event.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein accepting consideration-based private civil security subscriptions from subscribers comprises accepting the consideration-based private civil security subscriptions at a for-profit business.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the civilly-catastrophic event comprises an event that substantially disrupts society'"'"'s infrastructure and ability to provide at least one life-sustaining resource.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the civilly-catastrophic event is one that is likely to persist in substantial form for more than a predetermined period of time.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the civilly-catastrophic event comprises at least one of:

a natural disaster;

a non-naturally-caused disaster.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the natural disaster comprises at least one of:

a severe weather event;

a severe geological event;

a severe geophysical event;

a severe astronomical event;

a severe disease-based event;

a severe natural shortage of a life-sustaining resource.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the non-naturally-caused disaster comprises at least one of:

an intentional act of aggression;

an unintentional act of aggression;

an unintended event that results in public dispersal of a severe environmentally borne danger;

a release of nuclear radiation event;

a release of at least one dangerous biological agent event;

a release of at least one dangerous chemical agent event;

a severe widespread conflagration event;

an act of war event;

an act of terrorism event;

an act of madness;

a severe concussive event;

an event that results in widespread exposure to a mutagenic danger.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment provided to an authorized beneficiary comprises at least one of:

a location of a potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a location of an already having occurred civilly-catastrophic event;

a likely magnitude of civil impact of a given potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a likelihood of a given civilly-catastrophic event to trigger another civilly-catastrophic event;

a likelihood of a civilly-catastrophic event occurring;

a geographic scope of a potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a likely timing of a potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a likely scope of societal disruption due to a potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a likelihood that a potential civilly-catastrophic event will disrupt a supply chain for at least one life-sustaining resource;

a likely duration of a given potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a likely long-term effect of a given potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a likely short-term effect of a given potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a likelihood of a given potential civilly-catastrophic event to affect habitability of a given geographic area;

predicted weather conditions.

18. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing survival instructions to the authorized beneficiary.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the survival instructions comprise at least one of:

identification of particular supplies that are useful to obtain prior to a civilly-catastrophic event;

identification of particular suppliers of recommended survival supplies;

identification of particular precautions to take to better facilitate surviving a civilly-catastrophic event;

identification of recommended actions to take to better facilitate surviving a civilly-catastrophic event;

identification of recommended usage of survival-related supplies when surviving a civilly-catastrophic event;

identification of recommended evacuation routes.

20. The method of claim 1 further comprising prompting particular anticipatory steps by the authorized beneficiary.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the particular anticipatory steps by the authorized beneficiary comprise at least one of:

training to better facilitate surviving a civilly-catastrophic event;

stockpiling particular commodities;

pre-placement of particular evacuation supplies;

an adjustment with respect to ordinary daily behaviors;

evacuation;

locating, boarding, and traveling in pre-arranged subscription-based transport;

usage of survival-related supplies;

contacting and locating family members of authorized beneficiaries;

formulating an emergency shelter using substantially only commonly available household items.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein prompting particular anticipatory steps by the authorized beneficiary comprises providing instructions regarding specific actions that an authorized beneficiary can take in a relatively immediate timeframe in order to better protect himself or herself from a given civilly-catastrophic event.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment is provided via at least one of the following modes of communication:

email;

facsimile;

voicemail;

text messaging;

a secure website;

telephony;

a public radio broadcast;

a private radio broadcast;

a two-way radio broadcast;

a satellite radio broadcast;

a personal data assistant;

a public television broadcast;

a private television broadcast;

a portable electronic wireless receiver;

a point-to-multipoint telecommunication;

a briefing on a predetermined basis;

a non-verbal symbol;

printed media;

an in-person communication;

a smoke signal;

a siren;

a loudspeaker;

a flag;

a banner;

an electronic sign;

a digital sign;

a light.

24. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing the authorized beneficiary with communication equipment operable to receive civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment information.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising using the communication equipment to obtain information about the authorized beneficiary.

26. The method of claim 24 further comprising using the communication equipment to facilitate two-way communication between the authorized beneficiary and at least one of:

other authorized beneficiaries;

a private civil-defense service;

a public emergency service;

a public member.

27. The method of claim 1 further comprising gathering information about the authorized beneficiary, wherein the gathered information comprises at least one of:

identification information;

contact information;

location information;

environmental condition information;

health condition information;

preferred destination information;

evacuation plan information.

28. The method of claim 1 wherein the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment is provided at a predetermined cost as a function of at least one of the following:

a category of threat assessment information provided;

a source of threat assessment information;

a number of persons affected by a given potential civilly-catastrophic event;

a geographic condition;

a seasonal-based condition;

a level of detail of the threat assessment provided;

a mode of communicating the threat assessment;

a day of week;

a time of day;

weather conditions;

light data;

a frequency of the provision of the threat assessment.

29. The method of claim 1 wherein providing the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment related to any of a plurality of categorically different civilly-catastrophic events comprises providing the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment on a relatively frequent and periodic basis.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein providing the civilly-catastrophic event threat assessment on a relatively frequent and periodic basis comprises transmitting information regarding civilly-catastrophic event threat assessments on a relatively frequent and periodic basis notwithstanding a present relatively low likelihood of a civilly-catastrophic event occurring.

31. 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;

option-based rights of access.