Patent ID: 7290287

Claim:
A method for security screening of electronic devices, comprising: detecting an identifier from an electronic device comprising a plurality of components through a radio frequency identifier reader, wherein said identifier specifies a manufacturer and a type of product of product for said electronic device; detecting an additional identifier for an additional component of said electronic device which alters an original configuration of said plurality of components of said electronic device by said manufacturer; querying a database with said identifier and said additional identifier for information about said electronic device and said additional component, wherein said database comprises information identifying for each separate identifier from among a plurality of unique identifiers of a plurality of electronic devices a separate original configuration and physical weights and for each separate additional identifier from among a plurality of additional identifiers of a plurality of additional components a separate image; responsive to receiving said information about said electronic device and said additional component from said database, comparing at least one real-time scanned characteristic of said electronic device and said additional component with said information; responsive to said at least one real-time scanned characteristic matching said information, indicating by an x-ray system the electronic device is secure; and responsive to said at least one real-time scanned characteristic not matching said information, indicating by said x-ray system said electronic device is not secure and providing an alert by said x-ray system through an alert system to an attendant to hand check said electronic device.