What the filing covers
A versioned digital twin that coordinates ground autonomous vehicles, delivery drones, robots, and pedestrians at shared private facilities, with cryptographically signed multi-modal safety records. I filed this because a shared property has to account for air, ground and pedestrian movement together. A versioned digital twin represents the facility for that coordination. Cryptographically signed multi-modal safety records accompany the work. I focus on the interactions among autonomous vehicles, delivery drones, robots and people using the same site.
Why it matters now
A robot and a pedestrian can need the same crossing. A delivery drone can arrive while ground vehicles are moving nearby. Looking at each kind of movement alone misses the interaction between them. Shared facilities need coordination that considers the space all of those participants use.
A real-world example
Imagine a private facility where a delivery drone arrives while a ground vehicle approaches a loading area. A robot is moving through the property, and a pedestrian is walking nearby. Each activity has a purpose. They also share physical space, so the operation has to account for their interaction.
I use a digital twin to represent the facility within that coordination. Versioning identifies the state of the representation associated with the activity. The safety records are cryptographically signed and cover the different modes using the property. Those elements connect the shared-site view with a recorded account.
Consider a later question about movement at a crossing. The ground vehicle's route is only one part of the situation. The pedestrian and robot also belong in the account of shared use. A facility-wide view brings those activities together rather than treating the site as several unrelated transport systems.
Where it applies
This work applies to shared private facilities, autonomous delivery operations and property management. I focus on places where several types of participant move through the same area. The operating question is how those movements fit together at the property.
For an operator, I would start by looking at where different activities meet. A loading area can also be near a walking route. A landing location can sit within a property used by ground vehicles. Those intersections deserve attention as shared spaces.
The landing-warning work concentrates on people near a drone. Slot control concentrates on authority to use a particular position. Evidence recording concentrates on later review. This filing concerns coordination across the facility, with a versioned representation and signed records of multi-modal safety activity.
I keep people in that shared view alongside the machines using the site.
Status
U.S. provisional patent application, filed April 29, 2026; Status: Patent Pending; Sole inventor: Ross D. Blankenship; Assignee: Wins Parking LLC.
Provisional applications establish a priority date; they are not examined.