Patent ID: 8671624

Claim:
An access control system, comprising: a rectangular portable container comprised of durable material enabling the portable container to withstand repeated lifting, placing and towing, wherein all access through the portable container between a first area on one side of the portable container and a second area on a second side of the portable container includes openings having closures with locks thereon, the first area and the second area defining a surface upon which the container sits; at least one passing room disposed in the container, the at least one passing room having at least a first passing room opening, and at least a second passing room opening, and a walkway in-between, wherein a floor of the at least one passing room spans between the first area and the second area such that the floor lays in a plane immediately adjacent the surface defined with respect to the first area and the second area; at least one barrier device located in the passing room, defining a first space between the first passing room opening and the at least one barrier device, and a second space between the at least one barrier device and the second passing room opening; and at least one electronic control coupled to the at least one barrier device and configured and arranged to selectively cause the at least one barrier device to permit or block passage through the at least one barrier device; wherein the at least one electronic control and the at least one barrier device are configured electronically coupled, so that the at least one electronic control actuates the at least one barrier device to permit or block passage through the passing room to thereby prevent unauthorized access from the first area into the second area; wherein the at least one passing room comprises walls defining a single, substantially linear path for each passing room from the first passing room opening, to the barrier device, to the second passing room opening.