1. A mobile phone-based system for providing on-demand security to a requester primarily via non-voice communication, the system comprising: a. a database having i. requester data, ii. security escort data, iii. engagement data, iv. review data, and v. at least one request factor; b. at least one requester mobile phone having i. at least one non-voice communication channel, ii. at least one voice communication channel, iii. an interface adapted to— A. request security escorts for at least one time period in at least one location, B. select at least one request factor and send a request to an engagement engine, C. receive a response from the engagement engine, D. enable the requester to meet and identify an escort, E. declare an emergency, F. terminate security escort for one time period in one location, and G. close an engagement; c. a screening facility adapted to— i. qualify at least one selected from security escort, requester, and ii. review qualifications of at least are selected from escort and requestor; d. at least one security escort mobile phone having— i. at least one non-voice communication channel, ii. at least one voice communication channel, iii. an interface adapted to— A. receive a proposed security engagement, B. respond to the proposed engagement, C. receive security escort details, D. enable an escort to meet and identify a requester, E. declare an emergency, and F. close an engagement; e. an engagement engine having— i. a query generator interactively facilitating each request and generating a query most closely related to the requester's needs in view of each applicable request factor, and ii. a response generator receiving the query and applying request factors to generate a response including confirmation of request, expected cost, and escort identification; f. a meeting engine adapted to— i. transmit location and identification data to the requester and escort, ii. facilitate a meeting between the requester and the escort, iii. receive verification of an agreeable meeting, iv. close each engagement upon notification from at least one selected from requester and escort database, and v. pay the escorts whereby the security escorts required for a particular engagement are determined based on requester-provided data as a function of a requester requirements, security escort provider abilities, and application of request factors.
1. A mobile phone-based system for providing on-demand security to a requester primarily via non-voice communication, the system comprising: a. a database having i. requester data, ii. security escort data, iii. engagement data, iv. review data, and v. at least one request factor; b. at least one requester mobile phone having i. at least one non-voice communication channel, ii. at least one voice communication channel, iii. an interface adapted to— A. request security escorts for at least one time period in at least one location, B. select at least one request factor and send a request to an engagement engine, C. receive a response from the engagement engine, D. enable the requester to meet and identify an escort, E. declare an emergency, F. terminate security escort for one time period in one location, and G. close an engagement; c. a screening facility adapted to— i. qualify at least one selected from security escort, requester, and ii. review qualifications of at least are selected from escort and requestor; d. at least one security escort mobile phone having— i. at least one non-voice communication channel, ii. at least one voice communication channel, iii. an interface adapted to— A. receive a proposed security engagement, B. respond to the proposed engagement, C. receive security escort details, D. enable an escort to meet and identify a requester, E. declare an emergency, and F. close an engagement; e. an engagement engine having— i. a query generator interactively facilitating each request and generating a query most closely related to the requester's needs in view of each applicable request factor, and ii. a response generator receiving the query and applying request factors to generate a response including confirmation of request, expected cost, and escort identification; f. a meeting engine adapted to— i. transmit location and identification data to the requester and escort, ii. facilitate a meeting between the requester and the escort, iii. receive verification of an agreeable meeting, iv. close each engagement upon notification from at least one selected from requester and escort database, and v. pay the escorts whereby the security escorts required for a particular engagement are determined based on requester-provided data as a function of a requester requirements, security escort provider abilities, and application of request factors. 12. The system of claim 1 , where a requester may connect directly to the security escort by voice.