For a kiosk for a vehicle screening system

• US 8,620,487 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2006
• Issued: 12/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Markham, Thomas R., Cochran, Edward L., Anderson, Bruce W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dager, Jonathan M
• Application Number:
  US11/639,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20080147246A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,573 Days
• Field of Search: 704/200, 704/270, 704/273, 705/1, 705/16, 705/18, 708/100, 382/100, 382/115, 382/118, 340/825, 340 51- 585, 701/1, 701/2, 701/22, 701/36
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence

Abstract

A vehicle screening method and system. A vehicle occupant can be identified utilizing one or more biometric identifiers input by or obtained from the vehicle occupant via a biometric input device. A barcode can also be provided by the vehicle occupant from a scanned card or other structure upon which the barcode is maintained. Additionally, a unique identification number can be provided by the user in order to match the unique identification number against a database of identification numbers, thereby permitting the vehicle occupant to be remotely screened and verified for entry into a secure facility based on the biometric identifier(s), the barcode and the unique identification number.

Claims

1. A vehicle screening method, comprising:

identifying a vehicle occupant utilizing at least one biometric identifier input by said vehicle occupant to a biometric input device provided at a drive-up electronic kiosk;

identifying said vehicle occupant utilizing a barcode and an independent code associated with said barcode provided by said vehicle occupant at said drive-up electronic kiosk;

identifying said vehicle occupant utilizing an independent and unique identification number provided by said user at said drive-up electronic kiosk wherein said drive-up electronic kiosk provides a touch screen data entry function in order to match said unique identification number against a database of identification numbers;

streaming video of said vehicle occupant from a video camera provided at a drive-up electronic kiosk to a security officer; and

identifying a vehicle associated with said vehicle occupant utilizing a license plate reader, thereby permitting said vehicle occupant to be remotely screened and verified for entry into a secure facility based on said at least on biometric identifier, said barcode and said independent code, said independent and unique identification number associated with said vehicle occupant, and said vehicle associated with said vehicle occupant.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one biometric identifier comprises a speech identification biometric identifier of said vehicle occupant.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one biometric identifier comprises a biometric facial identification based on a biometric facial scan of said vehicle occupant.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a kiosk for permitting said vehicle occupant to provide said at least one biometric identifier, said barcode, and said unique identification number for verifying and screening said vehicle occupant.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising associating an interactive touch screen display with said kiosk, wherein said touch screen display permits said vehicle occupant to input said unique identification number.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising associating a card reader with said kiosk, wherein said card reader permits said vehicle occupant to provide information from an identification card associated with said vehicle occupant.

7. The method of claim 4 further comprising associating at least one camera with said kiosk that obtains real time video of said vehicle occupant for providing said at least one biometric identifier, including a photo snapshot of said vehicle occupant for facial identification of said vehicle occupant.

8. A vehicle screening system, comprising:

a biometric input device for permitting a vehicle occupant to input at least one biometric identifier for verifying an identify of said vehicle occupant, wherein said biometric input device is configured in and maintained by a drive-up electronic kiosk;

a barcode reader for permitting said vehicle occupant to provide a barcode and an independent code associated with said barcode associated with said vehicle occupant for verifying said identity of said vehicle occupant, wherein said barcode reader is configured in and maintained by said drive-up electronic kiosk;

an a touch screen input unit for permitting a user to enter an independent and unique identification number for matching against a database of identification numbers for verification of said identity of said vehicle occupant wherein said input unit is maintained by said drive-up electronic kiosk;

an officer camera for capturing streaming video of said vehicle occupant, wherein said office camera is configured in and maintained by said drive-up electronic kiosk, and

a license plate reader for identifying a vehicle associated with said vehicle occupant, thereby permitting said vehicle occupant to be remotely screened and verified for entry into a secure facility based on said at least one biometric identifier, barcode and said independent code, said independent and unique identification number, and said license plate reader.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein said at least one biometric identifier comprises a speech identification biometric identifier of said vehicle occupant.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein said at least one biometric identifier comprises a biometric facial identification based on a biometric facial scan of said vehicle occupant.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein said input unit comprises an interactive touch screen display that permits said vehicle occupant to input said unique identification number to said drive-up electronic kiosk.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein said barcode reader permits said vehicle occupant to provide to said drive-up electronic kiosk, information from an identification card associated with said vehicle occupant.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein said barcode reader reads a 1-dimensional barcode or a 2-dimensional barcode associated with said identification card.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein said biometric input device comprises at least one camera that obtains real time video of said vehicle occupant for a facial biometric identification of said vehicle occupant based on said at least one biometric identifier.

15. A vehicle screening system, comprising:

a biometric input device for permitting a vehicle occupant to input at least one biometric identifier for verifying an identify of said vehicle occupant, wherein said biometric input device is maintained by a drive-up electronic kiosk;

a reader device for permitting said vehicle occupant to provide an independent and unique code associated with said vehicle occupant for wirelessly verifying said identity of said vehicle occupant, wherein said reader device is maintained by said drive-up electronic kiosk;

an input unit for permitting a user to enter an independent and unique identification number for matching against a database of identification numbers for verification of said identity of said vehicle occupant, wherein said input unit is maintained by said drive-up electronic kiosk; and

a license plate reader for identifying a vehicle associated with said vehicle occupant, thereby permitting said vehicle occupant to be remotely screened and verified for entry into a secure facility based on said at least one biometric identifier, said independent code associated with said barcode, said independent and unique identification number, and said license plate reader.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein said reader device comprises an RFID reader and said unique code comprises an RFID tag associated with said vehicle occupant and/or said reader device comprises a smartcard reader and said unique code is maintained as data on a smartcard associated with said smartcard reader, wherein said smartcard reader can retrieve said data from smartcard when input to said smartcard reader.