SECURITIZATION OF PRE-PAID CONFERENCE AND REGISTRATION FEES IDEA

• US 20090234680A1
• Filed: 03/16/2009
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dale C. Newton
• Original Assignee: Dale C. Newton
• Inventors: NEWTON, DALE C.
• Application Number:
  US12/404,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20090234680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A method for the securitization of pre-paid fees for an event is presented. The method includes the steps of registering for at least one event through an interactive medium and a non-interactive medium; providing financial and non-financial information relating to the at least one event; submitting a prepaid fee as a payment to register for the at least one event; processing the payment into at least one cash flow; and utilizing the at least one cash flow to create a special purpose vehicle as collateral to issue and sell at least one bond. A method for securitizing cash flows associated with the payment of airline tickets and a method for offsetting event-related attrition based upon financial and non-financial information are also presented.

Claims

1. A method for securitizing pre-paid fees for an event, comprising:

registering for at least one event through an interactive medium and a non-interactive medium;

providing financial and non-financial information relating to the at least one event;

submitting a prepaid fee as a payment to register for the at least one event;

processing the payment into at least one cash flow; and

utilizing the at least one cash flow to create a special purpose vehicle as collateral to issue and sell at least one bond.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the financial information includes any one or more of the following:

the registration fee per person for the at least one event, the exhibitor fee per exhibitor for the at least one event, and the historical registration fee of the at least one event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-financial information includes any one or more of the following:

the date and location of the at least one event, the venue of the at least one event, the entity hosting the at least one event, the expected number of attendees for the at least one event, and the historical attendance record of the at least one event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the payment includes any one or more of the following:

a credit card, a debit card, a bank wire, a money order, and cash.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing event-related revenue into the cash flow payment.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the event-related revenue is a prepaid deposit for accommodation at the location of the at least one event.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing the value of a trademark relating to the at least one event into the cash flow payment.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a joint seller agreement that stipulates sharing of cost savings resulting from the special purpose vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the special purpose vehicle is a master trust.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the master trust is a master note trust.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the master trust is a master owner trust.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the master trust further includes a tranche of at least one subordinate classes for the purpose of share enhancement.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing further includes evaluating the payment to determine if the at least one event meets certain eligibility criteria.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising selling the right, title, and interest of the at least one cash flow into the special purpose vehicle.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising pooling the right, title, and interest of each of the at least one events into the special purpose vehicle.

16. A method for offsetting event-related attrition based upon financial and non-financial information, comprising:

providing financial and non-financial information via an interactive medium and a non-interactive medium;

storing the financial and non-financial information in a database;

creating at least one shared interest group based upon the financial and non-financial information;

presenting each of the at least one shared interest groups to an event-related party;

inviting at least one member of the at least one shared interest group to attend the at least one event based upon the financial and non-financial information; and

offsetting event-related attrition based upon the result of inviting the at least one member.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the non-financial information includes any one or more of the following:

a name, an address, an email address, a telephone number, a home residence, current and future travel plans, hobbies, interests, pursuits, and profession.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the event-related party includes any one or more of the following:

an event planner, an event sponsor, and an event organizer.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the event-related attrition is directed towards food and beverage consumption at the at least one event.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the event-related attrition is directed towards fees for accommodation at the location of the at least one event.

21. A method for securitizing cash flows associated with the payment of airline tickets, comprising:

providing specified information, through an interactive medium, for air travel from a specified point of origin to a specified point of destination on a specified departure date at a specified departure time;

aggregating the specified information into at least one shared interest group;

submitting a prepaid fee as a first payment to register with the shared interest group;

presenting each of the at least one shared interest groups to the at least one airline for the right to become the scheduled airline carrier for the at least one shared interest groups;

receiving at least one offer from the at least one airline;

determining the lowest at least one offer;

accepting the lowest offer from the at least one airline;

submitting a second payment to fulfill the difference between the offer and the first payment;

processing the second payment into at least one cash flow; and

utilizing the at least one cash flow to create a special purpose vehicle as collateral to issue and sell at least one bond.