Patent ID: 7102512

Claim:
A security checkpoint comprising: a transport device; and at least one checkpoint module contained on said transport, the module comprising: an item screening area including an input area that receives an item deposited by a person, an item screening device that screens the item, a output area that returns the item to the person after completion of a first and a second personal screenings, a personal screening area positioned adjacent to the item screening area, wherein the person entering the personal screening area after depositing the item in the input area, the personal screening area performing the first personal screening to determine whether to perform the second personal screening, the person leaving the personal screening area and retrieving the item from the output area in a substantially straight path if the second personal screening is not performed an enclosure, the enclosure being physically separated from the item screening area and the personal screening area, wherein the person leaves the personal screening area and enters the enclosure if the first personal screening indicates a need to perform the second personal screening, the second personal screening occurring in the enclosure, and a small item screening device that assists in the second personal screening.