Patent ID: 7468658

Claim:
An emergency ingress/egress monitoring system for a facility comprising: a. at least one first card reader means, said first card reader means being in communication with a base computer, said base computer being capable of storing and transmitting ingress and egress data received from said at least one first card reader means; b. a plurality of second card reader means, said plurality of second card reader means being located at emergency assembly areas outside of the facility and further being capable of wireless communication with a portable computer; c. said portable computer being located at a remote secure position outside of said facility and further being in communication with said base computer, and said portable computer further being capable of processing, visually displaying, and generating printed displays of census data transmitted from said base computer, wherein individuals entering the facility register their ingress by passing a personal identification card through the at least one first card reader means and wherein, under normal conditions, such individuals upon exiting the facility register their egress by passing their personal identification card through the at least one first card reader means and wherein, under emergency conditions, such individuals upon exiting the facility may register their egress by passing their personal identification cards through one of the plurality of second card reader means, wherein communication between said base computer and said portable computer and processing of ingress data and egress data received by said first card reader means and by said plurality of second card reader means allows the evacuation status of the facility to be accurately determined in real time.