Patent ID: 7605709
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
1. A method of screening personnel for security at secured installations, wherein certain databases are available for some aspects of personnel identity verification, the method comprising: scanning selected biometric-identifiers of a person; scanning the person's body to detect, by identifying the shape, unlawful non-chemical objects capable of inflicting physical injury concealed anywhere on the person's body, wherein the person's body comprises entire body including footwear, and wherein the unlawful non-chemical objects comprise guns, sharp edged metallic and non-metallic objects; dislodging chemical substances from the person's body using high pressure air bursts; analyzing an air sample containing dislodged substances using Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) to detect unlawful substances, wherein the person's body further includes apparel and other articles worn by the person on the body; scanning at least one available personal identifying document(s) to verify identity of the person in a personnel-database when such personnel-database available; correlating personal data, wherein the personal data comprises certain biometric-identifiers, hand-identifiers, body scan results for detecting unlawful non-chemical objects concealed anywhere on the person's body, including footwear, and results of analysis of the air sample containing dislodged substances, with the personnel-database; and alerting security to take appropriate action when any problem(s) are detected with respect to personal identity, unlawful articles on the entire body, and unlawful substances on the entire body.