Personal identification verification and controlled substance detection and identification system

• US 6,914,668 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2003
• Issued: 07/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Laser Detect Systems Ltd. (D.N.A. Biomedical Solutions Ltd.), Fortress GB Limited
• Original Assignee: InterDigital, Inc.
• Inventors: Gaft, Michael, Vago, Gabriel, Brestel, Mordechai, Sharon, Uzi
• Primary Examiner(s): Evans, F. L.
• Application Number:
  US10/437,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20040227929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 783 Days
• Field of Search: 356/72, 356/317, 356/318, 356/301
• US Class Current: 356/72
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence

Abstract

A personal identification and security system including a personal identification verification system, a controlled substance detection and identification system and an alarm indicator responsive to outputs of the personal identification verification system and the controlled substance detection and identification system for providing an alarm indication in response to fulfillment of alarm criteria in at least one of the outputs.

Claims

1. A personal identification and security system comprising:

a personal identification verification system;

a controlled substance detection and identification system, said personal identification verification system and said controlled substance detection and identification system employing a personal document reader for reading a personal identification document and a spectroscopic analyzer for analyzing said personal identification document to determine whether controlled substances are present thereon; and

an alarm indicator responsive to outputs of said personal identification verification system and said controlled substance detection and identification system for providing an alarm indication in response to fulfillment of alarm criteria in at least one of said outputs.

2. A personal identification and security system according to claim 1 and wherein said personal identification verification system is a biometric information comparison system.

3. A personal identification and security system according to claim 1 and wherein said spectroscopic analyzer is a laser activated spectroscopic analyzer.

4. A personal identification and security system according to claim 1 and wherein said personal identification verification system and said controlled substance detection and identification system perform personal identification verification and controlled substance detection and identification substantially simultaneously.

5. A personal identification and security system according to claim 1 and wherein a person having their identity verified by said personal identification verification system is unaware of the presence of said controlled substance detection and identification system.

6. A personal identification and security method comprising:

providing personal identification verification;

simultaneously detecting and identifying controlled substances, said providing personal identification verification and said detecting and identifying controlled substances comprising reading a personal identification document and spectroscopically analyzing said personal identification document to determine whether controlled substances are present thereon;

providing an alarm indication in response to fulfillment of alarm criteria in at least one of said providing personal identification verification and said detecting and identifying controlled substances.

7. A personal identification and security system according to claim 6 and wherein said providing personal identification verification comprises providing biometric based personal identification verification.