Patent ID: 8462994

Claim:
A method for verifying the identity of a user at a point of entry, comprising the steps of: providing an electronic system at a point of entry, the electronic system including a computer, a video monitor, a preliminary identification RFID reader, verification RFID reader, and access to a data network; detecting user presence within a preliminary identification zone located near a point of entry by the wireless receipt of an identification number obtained by said preliminary identification RFID reader from an RFID carried by said user in said preliminary identification zone; providing said identification number from said computer over said data network to a remote server to access a user profile including at least one of a photograph and a user name associated with said user from a registered user database accessible by said remote server, said server utilizing the identification number to obtain said user profile from said registered user database; providing at least one of a photograph and user name from said remote server to said computer; detecting user presence within a verification zone located at said point of entry by wireless receipt of said identification number by said preliminary identification RFID reader from said RFID carried by said user; and displaying at least one of said photograph and said user name on said video monitor to personnel at said point of entry, said personnel comparing at least one of said photograph displayed on said video monitor with physical appearance of the user and said user name to credentials carried by the user and granting the user access through the point of entry if the at least one of said user appearance and said credentials match at least one of said photograph and said user name displayed on said video monitor.