Patent ID: 11960281
Assignee: TP LAB, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 22:
23. A system comprising:
a plurality of autonomous devices in an environment; and
a first autonomous device of the plurality of autonomous devices for:
(a) during a performance of a first task, sending, to a reservation controller, a first reservation request for access to a resource in the environment by the first autonomous device, the first reservation request comprising a first requested time utilization, the first requested time utilization comprising a time schedule for immediate access to the resource by the first autonomous device, wherein the plurality of autonomous devices function in the environment without communication with each other regarding the resource;
(b) receiving, from the reservation controller, a first permit for access to the resource by the first autonomous device during the requested time schedule for immediate access to the resource, the immediate access being accommodated among time utilizations specified in active permits, the first permit comprising a first granted time utilization for usage of the resource by the first autonomous device;
(c) sending, to a resource controller, a resource request for access to the resource at the granted time utilization, the resource request comprising the first permit;
(d) receiving access to the resource according to the granted time utilization in the first permit; and
(e) continuing to perform the first task while using the resource according to the first granted time utilization.