Traditionally, law enforcement utilized specialized mobile handheld devices create unimodal or multimodal biometric records (fingerprint or facial,) and transmit them wirelessly to a central AFIS. The traditional approach works well. However, it requires carrying a separate device for Live ID and also carry a cellphone for communication.
Industrial Biometrics new technology combines the two devices into one. Now Police Officers need to only carry a cellphone for communication and Live Identification functions.