Multi-Level Marketing Streaming Video Surveillance Security

Abstract

A method for creating a network with a large number or people to view or review live or recorded video streaming from surveillance cameras to document thefts, other criminal acts or other activities which could create a loss to individuals, companies or others. People are recruited to view the videos with a multi-level marketing organization with different levels of membership. Compensation occurs to the multi-level marketing organization when loss through theft or other action is prevented or when the recorded video from members is used to secure payment to the individual, company or other that suffered a loss. Compensating to the multi-level organization is a contracted percentage of the loss prevented or payment(s) received from the offending party, and the compensation to members is a contracted percentage of the compensation received by the multi-level marketing organization. The effectiveness of process may be improved with a social media game highlighting each member's performance to the members at large and by adding a private policing network capable of both locating offending parties and reaching settlement between the offending party and individuals, companies or others who suffered a loss.

Claims

1. A method of operating a multi-level marketing company offering services to customers of members that view or review live or recorded videos from video surveillance cameras, comprising: a. founding members forming the multi-level marketing company, b. forming a multi-level viewing members force based upon sponsorship of participants into a member viewing force, c. the multilevel marketing company acquires or dedicates a central computer server to handle the data from both members and customers d. members signing agreements with designated membership costs and compensation rates based on their level within the organization; with a requirements for each member to have their own computer and Internet access to view videos; e. a computer data processing program to run on the server to record pertinent member data regarding, name, level, what surveillance networks they have access to, and records of their document recorded videos submitted to the multi-level marketing company for possible compensation; f. written or verbal contract is established for individuals, companies or others (customers) looking to prevent losses from theft or other acts; g. a computer data processing program to run on the server to record pertinent customer data, regarding name, percentage the customer will pay for potential losses or recovered payments, number of cameras, Internet address of each camera, key contact information for business negotiation and contact information in case of a security issues raised by members h. A compensation and collection program to run on the server to determine amount owed to the multi-level marketing company and amount owed to the members for recorded document videos they produced to either prevent loss or to recover partial or complete compensation. i. locating and signing contracts with individuals, companies or others (customers) who need a better or more cost effective review of their video from surveillance cameras; j. those contracts with customers committing customers to paying as compensation fees a percentage of losses avoided, or compensation for losses occurred and then recovered, by customers from documented videos recorded and collected by members; k. established procedures for collecting those fees from customers; l. viewing members being given Internet access to live and recorded video streams from surveillance cameras of a specified group of customers; m. viewing members being given instructions on how to record and document video recordings of potential or actual loss events to the customers n. fees from customers placed into a revenue sharing pool at the multi-level marketing company; o. the compensation of each viewing member based upon the revenue generated, and their level in the organization by the recorded and document videos of loss or potential loss events sale to customers;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the membership costs for the first membership level is greater than the membership fee for the second membership level, and the membership costs for subsequent membership levels is lower than the preceding level.

1. The method of claim 1 where members are also rewarded for signing up customers for the service of having the videos from their surveillance cameras viewed either live as recordings.

2. The method of claim 1 where the multi-level marketing company sets up a reward system/game to highlight high performance from members in recording potential theft and or other loss generating acts.

3. Method of claim 1 where a private policing is established by the multi-level marketing company comprising: a. Customer may sign contracts agreeing to private policing policies b. Private investigators located in regions with a high number customers; c. Mediators located in the regions who may attempt to mediate settlements in minor misdemeanor cases; d. Customers and persons causing losses to customers agree to proposed settlement s or agree to an alternative settlement; e. When settlement monies are received, payment is made to the multi-level marketing company and the customer per contract terms.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0062] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the step of forming a multi-level sales force in the method of the present invention.

[0063] FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating the steps of the method of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0064] FIG. 1. 1 details the first step of the present invention forming a multilevel viewing force. This step is illustrated in FIG. 2 as step 21, and FIG. 1 illustrates one such force. Assuming that the original founders of the multi-level marketing company initially comprise three viewing members or participants A, B and C. After organization of the multilevel marketing company, participant A recruited three agents A-1-a, A-1-b and A-1-c to view videos from surveillance cameras. Members B and C also directly brought in members B-1-a and C-1-a. The five viewing members who are directly hired by the founders, therefore, form the first or generation level of multi-level viewing members after the founders.

[0065] Agent A-1-a can be seen to have recruited two members, namely, A-2-a and A-2-b, while participant or agent A-1-b also brought a viewing member, participant A-2-c, into the system and agent C-1-a brought in a second level participant C-2-b. There are, in the example of FIG. 1, therefore, four participants in the second level of the multi-level viewing member force.

[0066] As is shown in the illustration of FIG. 1, the viewing members continues to levels 3, 4 and 5, and it will be seen that founder or original sponsoring participant A has many more viewing members and levels or generations of viewing members than the other two founders, B and C.

[0067] FIG. 2 shows the flow of steps in setting up and then operating the multilevel marketing company's operation.

[0068] 21 revolves around the signing of viewing members wo provide the key element of this invention, a large and diverse population of people capable and able to view or review videos from surveillance cameras to observe theft or other loses to individuals, companies or others.

[0069] 22 covers the inputting of data regarding each members particular data including but not limited to member level, who sponsors them, what videos are available for them to screen, past reports of possible problems and training received.

[0070] 23 is the step where member fees are collected based on a participants level, with the first level being the highest and requiring the highest membership cost.

[0071] 24 is the process of locating customers who would appreciate extra sets of eyes viewing their live streaming, or checking recorded video for incidents of theft or other loss to the customer.

[0072] 25 is input of customer data into the computer processing device for each customer including but not limited location of video cameras, the Internet address for each camera, agreed percentage for fees paid, viewing members with access to video feeds. Key contact information and other particular characteristics of the customer.

[0073] 26 is the process by which the multi-level company collects fees for customers based on an event where a viewing member either prevented a loss, or helped the customer recover his or her losses. Compensation is based on a share of the loss prevention or recovering due to a loss that the customer receives.

[0074] 27 is the point on which a percentage of the fees paid to the multi-level marketing company are paid to the viewing member who saw, recorded and documented an event that resulted in a fee paid by the customer as well as paid to a viewing member who sponsored the viewing member who recorded an event that produced fees.