ICU is the solution to saving both civilian and police officer lives, apprehending dangerous individuals, and locating stolen vehicles.
industry
Software/Automotive
patent status
Patent Pending
development team
Pending
Intelligent Camera Utilization (ICU)
The Intelligent Camera Utilization (ICU) system is a vehicular camera system that will be linked to a nationwide police database to verify the plates of wanted individuals in real time and stop them in a timely and efficient manner. The ICU system functions through a nationwide database of license plate and vehicle description information that is added by authorized police officials. All vehicle information entered into the database is solely for individuals who are wanted for a felony crime, stolen vehicles, and Amber and Silver alerts.
How ICU can help:
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The ICU System will be able to track Amber and Silver vehicle alerts, helping to reduce the time it takes to locate an abducted child or missing senior citizen. It will help take away the mobility of criminals, ensuring a timely capture. When an individual is missing or a suspect is at large, promptly locating them can save lives.
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Racial profiling will be drastically reduced by the ICU system, as it will eliminate the need to pull over individuals that are assumed to be criminal due to the style of their vehicle or their appearance. If the driver’s plate is not in the database and the driver is not guilty of a violation, then there is no cause to pull over that vehicle.
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The ICU system can save countless officer lives that are put in jeopardy when pulling over suspects that have felony warrants. If an individual is a wanted felon in any state, the ICU system will alert the officer in real time so that they can be prepared without having to call in for plate verification—also allowing additional time to request backup. Additionally, all leads are verified to reduce false leads and misspent time.
In a time when police-civilian relations are at a low, the ICU system could help to improve those relationships by reducing profiling, wrongful pullovers, and allowing law enforcement to use their efforts in a visible and successful approach.
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FAQs
Q. Is this system only designed for police cars?
A. No. ICU is designed for all vehicles: State, federal, commercial, and everyday good Samaritans.
Q. GPS tracking is used when a vehicle’s system recognizes a suspect license plate. Can the police or government track me without my knowledge?
A. No. The GPS is only activated when the camera verifies a felony license plate that has been entered in the data base in order to obtain the location of the suspect. The only vehicles tracked are felony license plates entered in the police data base. Once the suspect vehicle is out of range the GPS system automatically shuts off once the location is transferred to the proper authorities.
Q. Will I be in the police system or some form of data base with my personal information for using the ICU system as someone concerned about crime in the US?
A. No. The system will only have part numbers not user information. For example. If you are behind a felon and the system recognizes a plate and GPS is activated. It will only state system 1234 activated. There is no link to the driver vehicle information. The ICU system will not have the capacity to store any information on the driver or drivers vehicle. The system only recognizes the ICU CPU unit.
Q. Will ICU be a true deterrent to crime?
A. Definitely. If a suspect has nowhere to run, unable to drive it will make them easier to subdue in places they have to try to stay hidden as well as catching them if they attempt to flee.
Q. What if a felon steals a car to avoid the ICU system?
A. As long as the vehicle is reported stolen it will be added to the ICU data base as a stolen vehicle and tracked by all vehicles utilizing the ICU system.
Q. Will Stolen Vehicles be entered into the ICU data base?
A. Definitely! In 2017, a vehicle was reported stolen every 40.9 seconds in the US. A total of 7773,139 vehicles stolen for a total loss of approximately $6,000,000,000.00 dollars. ICU would enable a quicker response to vehicle theft that could stop thieves before they are able to commit additional crimes or damage the vehicle. This will bring faster vehicle recovery and fewer insurance claims reducing driver premiums across the board from plan to plan as the billions in savings will trickle down to the consumers. Wouldn’t you want your vehicle recovered quickly and not have to make a claim on your insurance for minimal damage?
Q. How effective will ICU be in Amber and Senior Alerts?
A. ICU will become the catalyst in saving our children and seniors. How many times have we passed the billboards with the information for a missing child or senior only to see it briefly, not at all or forget the information you saw? The ICU system will not forget and will search for this vehicle each and every time you are in your car so that when you forget, the system is on the job ensuring you can keep your eyes on the road driving safely as the system searches each and every plate in range in front and behind the vehicle until it is located.
Q. How long will it take before the system will honestly be able to make a difference in the crime in the US?
A. Once it is 1st implemented by state and federal vehicles,( police cars, fire trucks, ambulances etc..) it will immediately make an impact as well as over the road truck driver utilization. Officers will be able to detect felony suspects without the threat of racial profiling or other derogatory means of subduing possible suspects. If the plate is not in the system and the vehicle has not made an infraction there is no reason to pull the vehicle over. This will greatly improve public and police relations limiting negative encounters. Once the system is added to the civilian population millions of individuals will be helping to deter criminal activity giving suspects nowhere to run too making our cities safer for law abiding citizens.
Q. How will the system personally help police officers?
A. Police officers have the most dangerous job out there. ICU will let them know if the felony suspect they are pulling over is considered armed and or dangerous before the stop is made. The system will alert the officer in real time so they can be prepared without having to call and wait for plate verification. The officer can call for back up before attempting to subdue the suspect helping to save countless officer lives. With a diminishing police presence nationwide the police and the cities they serve need all the help they can get to ensure we get quality officers whose lives are being protected the same way they protect ours. Whether you are a supporter or not of police presence there is no denying in this crime riddled age they are a definite necessity. Some only recognize this when they need to call on them.
Q. Will the system have to be professionally installed?
A. The system will have an installation process similar to a car stereo or alarm system. If you are not handy in those areas it would be best to have someone knowledgeable do the install.
Q. Will new cars come already equipped with ICU?
A. The direction is to complete deals with multiple auto manufacturers for the ICU system to come as standard equipment on new vehicles with the driver having the option to turn it on or off.
Q. Does the system automatically come on when the vehicle is started?
A. The driver will have the option of manual or automatic system activation. It can also be activated in parking lots as the car sits stationary monitoring the area it is parked in.
Q. Can I receive notification if my ICU helps catch a felon?
A. Yes. If the owner chooses to register their system they are welcomed to do so to receive notifications via mail or email that they were instrumental in subduing a wanted felon.
Q. Will the system be expensive for civilians who want to be part of the solution and would like to have the ICU system installed on their vehicles?
A. The ICU system will be affordable for all financial classifications to help take back our cities and make them safer for our families.