Patent ID: 7629885

Claim:
A security screening and support system for a venue having a plurality of access points comprising: a plurality of screening centers, each of the plurality of screening centers being located based on a respective one of the plurality of access points, each one of said plurality of screening centers including: a sample collector for obtaining a threat sample for a subject; and a sample analyzer operatively coupled to the sample collector, said sample analyzer screening the threat sample to determine whether the subject is a potential threat and produces a test result; an article produced by the one of the plurality of screening centers and issued to the subject from the one of the plurality of screening centers with an indicator of the test result, with the article being required in connection with entering the venue; and a central control operatively connected to each of the plurality of screening centers, said central control including: means for providing an alert indicating that a particular subject is a potential threat; and means for establishing at least one threat level for the plurality of access points, wherein the at least one threat level has at least one predetermined, associated potential threat response.