Mobile screening vehicle and method for mobile security scanning
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
InventorsKali McManus, Kristi Harmel, Gregory Bennett
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Abstract
Examples are directed toward a system and method relating to mobile screening. For example, a mobile screening vehicle includes a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle. The mobile screening vehicle also includes a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue.
Claims26
A mobile screening vehicle comprising:
- a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle;
- a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue;
- and
- a baggage scanner that performs security scanning of baggage on the mobile screening vehicle;
- the verification system associating a piece of baggage with the passenger and verifying, consistent with the security scanning of the baggage, that the baggage on the mobile screening vehicle is approved to proceed to the secure area of the travel venue;
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- the baggage scanner including lockers integrated into the mobile screening vehicle to secure baggage, the verification system associating a locker with the passenger and locking and unlocking the locker based on verifying the passenger.
A method for mobile security scanning by a mobile screening vehicle, comprising:
- performing, by a passenger scanner of the mobile screening vehicle, security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle;
- verifying, by a verification system of the mobile screening vehicle, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue;
- transporting, by the mobile screening vehicle, the passenger to a drop off location in the secure area of the travel venue;
- performing, by a baggage scanner of the mobile screening vehicle, security scanning of baggage on the mobile screening vehicle;
- associating, by the verification system, a piece of baggage with the passenger;
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- verifying, by the verification system, that baggage on the mobile screening vehicle is approved, consistent with the security scanning of the baggage, to proceed to the secure area of the travel venue;
- the baggage scanner including lockers integrated into the mobile screening vehicle to secure baggage, the method further comprising:
- associating, by the verification system, a locker with the passenger;
- locking the locker based on verifying the passenger;
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- unlocking the locker based on verifying the passenger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.