Mobile wireless hand-held identification system and breathalyzer

An identification system comprising:

• a wireless communication network;
• a computer network in communication with said communications network;
• a first network accessible database storing a plurality of database records, each database record including biometric data associated with an individual;
• a second network accessible database storing a plurality of database records, each database record including personal data associated with an individual;
• a first computer server in communication with said computer network,
• first server software on said first computer server for comparing obtained biometric data to stored biometric data;
• a second computer server in communication with said computer network;
• second server software on said second computer server for comparing captured data to stored personal data;
• a handheld wireless communication device comprising
• a housing,
• a central processing unit,
• a touch screen display,
• a wireless communication transceiver and
• an input/output (I/O) connector;
• a processing device comprising
• a housing having
• an interior cavity configured to receive said housing of said handheld wireless communication device
• a docking port including an input/output (I/O) connector within said interior cavity, said handheld wireless communication device being seated within said interior cavity of said housing
• wherein electrical I/O connector of said handheld communication device is mated with said I/O connector of said processing device,
• and further wherein said touch screen display of said handheld communication device is accessible through said window of said housing of said processing device,
• said processing device further comprising
• a biometric capture module,
• a data capture module,
• a breathalyzer module,
• a central processing unit,
• a first software application running on said central processing unit of said processing device operative for
• sending data to and receiving data from said wireless communication device through said mated I/O connectors,
• controlling said biometric capture module to capture an image of a biometric attribute of a person to be identified,
• controlling said data capture module to capture data from an identification document,
• controlling said breathalyzer module to capture a breath sample;
• and
• a second software application running on said central processing unit of said handheld wireless communication device operative for providing a graphical user interface on said touch screen display for control of said processing device and said wireless communication device, said software application
• receiving biometric capture control input, data capture control input and breathalyzer control input,
• communicating said control inputs to said central processing unit of said processing device through said mated I/O connectors,
• receiving output data from said processing device,
• controlling communication with said communication network through said wireless communication transceiver,
• controlling communication with said computer network connected to said communication network,
• transmitting said output over said communication network to said first computer server for identification,
• receiving identification data from said first computer server through said computer network and said communication network responsive to said comparison, and
• displaying said identification data on said touch screen display.

A method of identifying a person based on a biometric identifier and captured data comprising the steps of:

• providing a handheld wireless communication device;
• providing a separate processing device including a biometric capture module, a data capture module and a breathalyzer module;
• seating said handheld wireless communication device within an interior cavity of said processing device wherein a touch screen display of said handheld communication device is accessible through a window in a housing of said processing device,
• receiving control input from a user through said touch screen display of said handheld wireless communication device;
• communicating said control input to a central processing unit of said processing device;
• controlling said biometric capture module, said data capture module and said breathalyzer module responsive to said control input to capture biometric data, identification data and breath samples from person to be identified and create output data;
• transferring output data to said wireless communication device;
• communicating with a wireless communication network through a wireless communication transceiver,
• communicating with a computer network connected to said wireless communication network,
• transmitting said output data over said communication network to said computer network;
• identifying said person based on said qualified image of said biometric attribute;
• receiving identification data on said handheld wireless communication device responsive to said comparison;
• and
• displaying said identification data on said touch screen display.