System and Method for a Private Civil Security Loyalty Reward Program

• US 20100250352A1
• Filed: 11/01/2006
• Published: 09/30/2010
• 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:
  US11/555,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250352A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.160
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0214 Referral reward systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0227 Frequent usage incentive value reconciliation between diverse systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0231 Awarding of a frequent usage incentive independent of the monetary value of a good or service purchased, or distance travelled
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0233 Method of redeeming a frequent usage reward
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A private civil security loyalty reward program allows access to a user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a private civil security loyalty reward program; and

allowing a user access to the private civil security loyalty reward program.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining whether the user is an authorized beneficiary of the private civil security loyalty reward program and where allowing the user access comprises allowing the user access when the user is an authorized beneficiary.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a redeemable rewards metric at the private civil security loyalty reward program from the user.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the redeemable rewards metric is associated with an external loyalty rewards program.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the external loyalty rewards program is selected from a group comprising:

an airline frequent flier program;

a credit card usage program;

a retail business loyalty program;

a hotel loyalty program;

a car rental loyalty program; and

a restaurant frequent diner loyalty program.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising redeeming the redeemable rewards metric at the private civil security loyalty program for at least one private civil security loyalty reward.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the at least one private civil security loyalty reward comprises at least one reward selected from a group comprising:

a private civil security subscription;

a private civil security benefit;

a private civil security product;

a private civil security service;

a discount;

a cash reward;

a promotional product;

an extension of time for a service membership;

an increase in volume of a private civil security element;

an increase in quality of a private civil security element;

an amount of training;

an amount of instructor-led training.

8. The method of claim 3 wherein receiving a redeemable rewards metric comprises receiving a redeemable rewards metric associated with an interaction of the user with at least one private civil security element.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the interaction with the private civil security element relates to at least one action selected from a group comprising:

a purchase of a private civil security subscription;

a purchase of a private civil security benefit;

a purchase of a private civil security product; and

a purchase of a private civil security service.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising redeeming the redeemable rewards metric at the private civil security loyalty program for at least one private civil security loyalty reward.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one private civil security loyalty reward comprises at least one reward selected from a group comprising:

a private civil security subscription;

a private civil security benefit;

a private civil security product;

a private civil security service;

a discount;

a cash reward;

a promotional product; and

a benefit from an external loyalty rewards program.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein receiving a redeemable rewards metric comprises receiving an indication of an enrollment in a private civil security program training program.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward training program provides instructions as how to interact with the at least one private civil security element.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the instructions are related to at least one training topic area selected from a group comprising:

medical assistance skills, food preparation skills, farming skills, botany skills, carpentry skills, communications skills, computer skills, engineering skills, survival skills, nuclear, biological, and chemical threat mitigation skills, transportation skills, evacuation skills, shelter skills, navigation skills, civil defense skills, metal fabrication skills, hunting skills, fishing skills, field dressing of game skills, and business skills.

15. The method of claim 8 wherein receiving a redeemable rewards metric comprises receiving an indication of an initial usage of the at least one private civil security element by the user.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the redeemable rewards metric for the user is determined based at least in part upon receipts associated with subsequent subscribers as compared to the user.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising determining whether the user is an initial subscriber based upon at least one criteria selected from a group comprising:

a usage of the at least one private civil security element within a predetermined window of time and a maximum aggregate value of receipts associated with subsequent subscriptions.

18. The method of claim 8 wherein receiving a redeemable rewards metric comprises receiving an indication of at least one testimonial made by the user.

19. The method of claim 8 wherein receiving a redeemable rewards metric comprises receiving an indication of at least one referral from the user.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein a value of the redeemable rewards metric is determined by at least one criteria selected from a group comprising:

an amount of the at least one referral, an associated monetary value of the at least one referral;

a nature of services associated with the at least one referral; and

a geographic area associated with the at least one referral.

21. The method of claim 1 further comprising adjusting an amount of the redeemable rewards metric to the user in a time of need.

22. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a plurality of service levels to the user, the plurality of service levels being associated with the private civil security loyalty reward program.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the plurality of service levels provided to the user are defined by at least one criteria, the at least one criteria being selected from a group comprising:

a monetary payment by the user and a previous usage of the private civil security loyalty reward program by the user.

24. The method of claim 22 wherein each of the plurality of service levels have at least one service associated characteristic selected from a group comprising:

a length of service;

an amount of available customer support;

a quality of service; and

a type of service.

25. The method of claim 1 further comprising maintaining information associated with user interaction with the private civil security loyalty reward program in a database.

26. The method of claim 25 further comprising making at least portions of contents of the database available to outside entities.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the outside entities are selected from a group comprising:

an outside corporation, a non-beneficiary individual;

a not-for-profit entity; and

a government entity.

28. The method of claim 1 wherein the user is not a member of a private civil security network.

29. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a statement of status to the user.

30. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a catalog of available services to the user.

31. The method of claim 1 further comprising redeeming the redeemable awards metric for a private civil security membership wherein the redeemable rewards metric is accumulated via an external loyalty rewards program.

32. The method of claim 1 wherein the user can mix and match metrics to obtain one of a plurality of award levels.

33. A method comprising:

receiving a redeemable rewards metric from an external loyalty rewards program;

applying the received redeemable rewards metric to a mapping relationship to obtain at least one private civil security loyalty reward; and

providing the private civil security loyalty reward to an authorized beneficiary.

34. The method of claim 33 wherein the external loyalty rewards program is selected from a group comprising:

an airline frequent flier program;

a credit card usage program;

a retail business loyalty program;

a hotel loyalty program;

a car rental loyalty program; and

a restaurant frequent diner loyalty program

35. The method of claim 33 wherein the at least one private civil security loyalty reward comprises at least one reward selected from a group comprising:

a private civil security subscription;

a private civil security benefit;

a private civil security product;

a private civil security service;

a discount;

a cash reward; and

a promotional product.

36. The method of claim 33 wherein the mapping relationship is determined based upon at least one criteria selected from a group comprising:

a service level of the authorized beneficiary;

an amount of compensation received from the external loyalty rewards program;

a value associated with the redeemable rewards metric;

a type of service associated with the external loyalty rewards program.

37. A method comprising:

utilizing at least one private civil security element and accumulating a redeemable rewards metric based upon the utilizing;

determining a private civil security loyalty reward based upon the accumulated redeemable rewards metric; and

providing the private civil security loyalty reward to an authorized beneficiary.

38. The method of claim 37 wherein utilizing the at least one private civil security element comprises performing at least one action selected from a group comprising:

purchasing a private civil security subscription;

purchasing a private civil security benefit;

purchasing a private civil security product; and

purchasing a private civil security service.

39. The method of claim 37 wherein the at least one private civil security loyalty reward comprises at least one reward selected from a group comprising:

a private civil security subscription;

a private civil security benefit;

a private civil security product;

a private civil security service;

a discount;

a cash reward;

a promotional product;

an extension of time for a service membership;

an increase in volume of a private civil security element;

an increase in quality of a private civil security element;

an amount of training;

an amount of instructor-led training; and

a benefit from an external loyalty rewards program.

40. The method of claim 37 wherein utilizing the at least one private civil security element comprises enrolling in a private civil security program training program.

41. The method of claim 40 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward training program provides instructions as how to interact with the at least one private civil security element.

42. The method of claim 41 wherein the instructions are related to at least one training topic area selected from a group comprising:

medical assistance skills, food preparation skills, farming skills, botany skills, carpentry skills, communications skills, computer skills, engineering skills, survival skills, nuclear, biological, and chemical threat mitigation skills, transportation skills, evacuation skills, shelter skills, navigation skills, civil defense skills, metal fabrication skills, hunting skills, fishing skills, field dressing of game skills, and business skills.

43. The method of claim 37 wherein utilizing the at least one private civil security element comprises using the at least one private civil security element by the authorized beneficiary during an initial time period.

44. The method of claim 43 wherein the redeemable rewards metric for the authorized beneficiary is determined based at least in part upon receipts associated with subsequent subscribers.

45. The method of claim 43 further comprising determining whether the authorized beneficiary is an initial subscriber based upon at least one criteria selected from a group comprising:

a usage of the at least one private civil security element within a predetermined window of time and a maximum aggregate value of receipts associated with subsequent subscriptions.

46. The method of claim 37 wherein utilizing the at least one private civil security element comprises providing at least one testimonial made by the authorized beneficiary.

47. The method of claim 37 wherein utilizing the at least one private civil security element comprises providing at least one referral from the authorized beneficiary.

48. The method of claim 47 wherein a value of the redeemable rewards metric is determined by at least one criteria selected from a group comprising:

an amount of the at least one referral, an associated monetary value of the at least one referral;

a nature of services associated with the at least one referral; and

a geographic area associated with the at least one referral.

49. The method of claim 37 wherein the authorized beneficiary is not a member of a private civil security network.

50. The method of claim 37 further comprising providing a statement of status to the authorized beneficiary.

51. The method of claim 37 further comprising providing a catalog of available services to the authorized beneficiary.

52. The method of claim 37 further comprising redeeming the redeemable awards metric for a private civil security membership wherein the redeemable rewards metric is accumulated via an external loyalty rewards program.

53. A method comprising:

presenting at least one referral made by an authorized beneficiary for a private civil security element;

accumulating a redeemable rewards metric based upon the at least one referral;

determining a private civil security loyalty reward based upon the redeemable rewards metric; and

providing the private civil security loyalty reward to the authorized beneficiary.

54. The method of claim 53 wherein a value of the redeemable rewards metric is determined by at least one criteria selected from a group comprising:

an amount of the at least one referral, an associated monetary value of the at least one referral;

a nature of services associated with the at least one referral; and

a geographic area associated with the at least one referral.

55. The method of claim 53 wherein the at least one private civil security element comprises at least one element selected from a group comprising:

a private civil security subscription;

a private civil security benefit;

a private civil security product; and

a private civil security service.

56. The method of claim 53 wherein the at least one private civil security loyalty reward comprises at least one reward selected from a group comprising:

a private civil security subscription;

a private civil security benefit;

a private civil security product;

a private civil security service;

a discount;

a cash reward;

a promotional product;

an extension of time for a service membership;

an increase in volume of a private civil security element;

an increase in quality of a private civil security element;

an amount of training;

an amount of instructor-led training;

barter items; and

a benefit from an external loyalty rewards program.

57. A system comprising:

a private civil security loyalty reward program;

a database; and

a user interface coupled to the private civil security loyalty reward program and the database, the user interface being adapted to provide an authorized beneficiary with access to and allow interactions with the private civil security loyalty reward program, the private civil security loyalty reward program being configured to store information regarding the interactions of the authorized beneficiary with the private civil security loyalty reward program in the database.

58. The system of claim 57 wherein the interactions comprise presentations of a redeemable rewards metric to the private civil security loyalty reward program.

59. The system of claim 58 wherein the redeemable rewards metric is associated with an external loyalty rewards program.

60. The system of claim 59 wherein the external loyalty rewards program is selected from a group comprising:

an airline frequent flier program;

a credit card usage program;

a retail business loyalty program;

a hotel loyalty program;

a car rental loyalty program; and

a restaurant frequent diner loyalty program.

61. The system of claim 58 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward program is configured to redeem the redeemable rewards metric in order to provide at least one private civil security loyalty reward.

62. The system of claim 61 wherein the at least one private civil security loyalty reward comprises at least one reward selected from a group comprising:

a private civil security subscription;

a private civil security benefit;

a private civil security product;

a private civil security service;

a discount;

a cash reward; and

a promotional product.

63. The system of claim 58 wherein the redeemable rewards metric is associated with a usage of at least one private civil security element.

64. The system of claim 63 wherein the at least one private civil security element is selected from a group comprising:

a private civil security subscription;

a private civil security benefit;

a private civil security product; and

a private civil security service.

65. The system of claim 63 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward program is configured to redeem the redeemable rewards metric in order to provide at least one private civil security reward.

66. The system of claim 65 wherein the at least one private civil security reward comprises at least one reward selected from a group comprising:

a private civil security subscription;

a private civil security benefit;

a private civil security product;

a private civil security service;

a discount;

a cash reward;

a promotional product;

an extension of time for a service membership;

an increase in volume of a private civil security element;

an increase in quality of a private civil security element;

an amount of training;

an amount of instructor-led training;

barter items; and

a benefit from an external loyalty rewards program.

67. The system of claim 63 wherein usage of the at least one private civil security element comprises an enrollment in a private civil security program training program.

68. The system of claim 67 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward training program provides instructions as how to interact with the at least one private civil security element.

69. The system of claim 68 wherein the instructions are related to at least one training topic area selected from a group comprising:

medical assistance skills, food preparation skills, farming skills, botany skills, carpentry skills, communications skills, computer skills, engineering skills, survival skills, nuclear, biological, and chemical threat mitigation skills, transportation skills, evacuations skills, shelter skills, navigation skills, civil defense skills, metal fabrication skills, hunting skills, fishing skills, field dressing of game skills, and business skills.

70. The system of claim 63 wherein usage of the at least one private civil security element comprises an initial usage of the at least one private civil security element by the authorized beneficiary.

71. The system of claim 70 wherein the redeemable rewards metric for the authorized beneficiary is determined based at least in part upon receipts associated with subsequent subscribers.

72. The system of claim 71 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward program is configured to determine whether the authorized beneficiary is an initial subscriber based upon at least one criteria selected from a group comprising:

a usage of the at least one private civil security element within a predetermined window of time and a maximum aggregate value of receipts associated with subsequent subscriptions.

73. The system of claim 63 wherein the usage of the at least one private civil security element comprises at least one testimonial made by the authorized beneficiary.

74. The system of claim 63 wherein the usage of the at least one private civil security element comprises at least one referral from the authorized beneficiary.

75. The system of claim 74 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward program is configured to determine a redeemable rewards metric associated with the at least one referral.

76. The system of claim 75 wherein a value of the redeemable rewards metric is determined by at least one criteria selected from a group comprising:

an amount of the at least one referral, an associated monetary value of the at least one referral;

a nature of services associated with the at least one referral; and

a geographic area associated with the at least one referral.

77. The system of claim 58 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward program is configured to make at least portions of contents of the database available to outside entities.

78. The system of claim 77 wherein the outside entities are selected from a group comprising:

an outside corporation, a non-beneficiary individual;

a not-for-profit entity; and

a government entity.

79. The system of claim 57 wherein the authorized beneficiary is not a member of a private civil security network.

80. The system of claim 57 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward program is configured to provide a statement of status to the authorized beneficiary.

81. The system of claim 57 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward program is configured to provide a catalog of available services to the authorized beneficiary.

82. The system of claim 57 wherein the private civil security loyalty reward program is configured to redeem the redeemable awards metric for a private civil security membership wherein the redeemable rewards metric is accumulated via an external loyalty rewards program.

83. The system of claim 57 further comprising a web interface.

84. The system of claim 83 wherein the web interface performs a function selected from a group comprising:

allowing a user to audit information concerning a membership;

allowing a user to review account balances;

allowing a user to review reward levels;

allowing a user to request rewards;

allowing a user to ask questions;

allowing a user to access a frequently asked question page;

allowing a user to enter referral information;

allowing a user to perform a management functions.