Patent ID: 7852196

Claim:
A method of electronic premises access to serve a warrant that comprises: receiving an identity credential and the warrant at a portal to a secure premises; identifying an issuing authority of the identity credential by an electronic premises access system based on information provided by the identity credential and based on a set of rules, wherein the issuing authority of the identity credential is one of a local law enforcement agency, a state law enforcement agency, and a federal law enforcement agency; identifying an issuing authority of the warrant by the electronic premises access system based on information provided by the warrant and based on the set of rules, wherein the issuing authority of the warrant is a court; requesting identity validation data by the electronic premises access system from the issuing authority of the identity credential; requesting warrant data by the electronic premises access system from the issuing authority of the warrant; validating the identity credential by the electronic premises access system based on the identity validation data; validating the warrant by the electronic premises access system based on the warrant data; and permitting entry to the secure premises if the identity credential and warrant are valid.