Patent ID: 7711159

Claim:
A mobile system, comprising: a portable fingerprint collecting system for generating a digitized image of a fingerprint collected from a subject wherein the portable fingerprint collecting system includes a photo-detector that has at least two modes, a color sensing mode and a monochrome mode, and a mirror element that is pivotally mounted to change in position based on the mode of the photo-detector; a database system configured to store a database containing a plurality of fingerprint templates cross-referenced with identification information, said database system configured to compare the digitized fingerprint images generated by the portable fingerprint collecting system with the fingerprint templates stored in the database to provide identification information for the fingerprint; and a communication system providing real time communication of the digitized fingerprint image and identification information between said portable fingerprint collecting system and said database system; wherein the portable fingerprint collecting system further comprises a digital camera system, the digital camera system reads container information of a container associated with the subject, the communication system transmitting the container information to the database system, the database system stores container data concerning an approved container for comparison with the container information read by the digital camera system, and the container comprises at least one of a package, a luggage, an envelope, and a briefcase.