Abstract: A device for locating a coupling means arranged on a trailer vehicle before the coupling operation is described, having a coupling on the towing vehicle side that is designed with an insertion opening which is open in the rearward direction (R) and is intended for the entry of the coupling means, a light transmitter fitted to the coupling on the towing vehicle side, and a light receiver which captures light from the light transmitter that is reflected by the coupling means. The problem of providing a device which can be used to make it possible for the coupling on the towing vehicle side to more precisely approach the coupling means of the trailer vehicle is solved by virtue of the fact that the light transmitter is a stroboscopic light.

Abstract: A platform may collect financial information from multiple sources, parse the collected information and store it in a database using a single unified representation. The representation may support various financial “actions”, such as trading (buying and selling an asset), debt (borrowing and paying back an asset), minting (mining or receiving an airdropped asset), fee payment (for example trading fees or transaction fees), deposit and withdrawal of an asset to/form an account, and the like. The platform may assign a price to each asset involved in each transaction and generate atomic “operations” for each action, picked from a predetermined, fixed and small set of financial primitives. The platform may then match the operations for each asset. The matching may be performed in a way that produces a desirable outcome for the subscriber, for example minimizing taxable income.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing a blockchain analysis platform are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving a plurality of operation primitives for a digital transaction comprised of actions on one or more traded assets, wherein each of the actions is decomposed into one or more operation primitives. The actions further include buffering the plurality of operation primitives. The actions further include determining a digital wallet associated with each of the plurality of operation primitives. The actions further include loading the plurality of operation primitives into a graph data structure based on the digital wallet. The actions further include selecting candidate offsetting operation primitives based on a location of the digital wallet. The actions further include presenting, to a user, a subset of the candidate offsetting operation primitives for specific identification in matching.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing an extensibility model for a blockchain analysis platform are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of accessing digital transaction data that reflects a digital transaction on an asset. The actions further include determining a first set of actions for the digital transaction by parsing the digital transaction data, wherein each action of the first set of actions is decomposable into operation primitives of a set of operation primitives. The actions further include receiving a second set of actions, wherein each action in the second set of actions is decomposable into operation primitives of the set of operation primitives. The actions further include determining a first candidate cost basis of the asset. The actions further include determining a second candidate cost basis. The actions further include selecting a cost basis.

Abstract: Information on one or more microservices associated with a data processing platform that provide one or more data processing functionalities are distributed to various entities. Likewise, information on one or more data sources that provide one or more sets of financial data for processing by the data processing platform are distributed to such entities. Candidate code for a new service feature that uses at least one of microservices associated with the data processing platform that processes the financial data may be received from an entity of such entities. The new service feature coded by the candidate code is presented via a corresponding blockchain application to an organization that operates the data processing platform for potential integration into the data processing platform. The new service feature may be deployed as a part of the data processing platform in response to the set of conditions for deployment fulfilled.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing cost basis optimization include a computing device that assigns a transaction identifier to a financial transaction on an asset, identifies an action and related information corresponding to the financial transaction, and generates component operations that effect the action. The component operations are matched to carry out the action. The computing device further selects a cost basis method related to one of the operations, calculates a cost basis for the transaction using the cost basis method, iterates over the selecting of a cost basis method and calculating a cost basis using the selected cost basis method for a set number of iterations, and selects one of the calculated cost basis methods based on a predetermined criterion.

Abstract: Techniques for a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) platform that decentralizes generation of a financial report for cost basis operations. In one embodiment, the DAO platform may include one or more smart contracts that can define rules for filtering source or external data, processing of the external data to generate financial reports, storing of the financial reports in a blockchain, and/or authorizing a subscriber or an entity to access the financial reports. In this embodiment, subscriber approved one or more smart contracts may be leveraged to generate the financial reports that can be used by the subscriber or third parties such as a banking institution, tax agency, and the like.

Abstract: A device for locating a coupling means arranged on a trailer vehicle before the coupling operation is described, having a coupling on the towing vehicle side that is designed with an insertion opening which is open in the rearward direction (R) and is intended for the entry of the coupling means, a light transmitter fitted to the coupling on the towing vehicle side, and a light receiver which captures light from the light transmitter that is reflected by the coupling means. The problem of providing a device which can be used to make it possible for the coupling on the towing vehicle side to more precisely approach the coupling means of the trailer vehicle is solved by virtue of the fact that the light transmitter is a stroboscopic light.

Abstract: An alignment system for approaching a vehicle to a target object spatially spaced therefrom, including an object detection device attached to the vehicle and a coupling element, which in an end position detachably holds the target object, the object detection device being aligned in the direction of the target object and the data from the object detection device being used to generate an image in which the target object together with a guide marker can be seen during the approach of the vehicle. The guide marker is applied to at least one component of the vehicle arranged in an entry area of the coupling element.

Abstract: A coupling device for a towing vehicle with an object detection device attached to the coupling device, wherein the coupling device has a coupling body in form of a fifth wheel plate and a locking mechanism, with which a coupling device in form of a kingpin is releasably held on the coupling body in its end position (E), wherein the coupling body includes an available space which is limited by a coupling device guiding contour and extends along a longitudinal axis (x), wherein the coupling device is at least partially immersed during coupling into the available space until reaching an end position (E).

Abstract: A fifth wheel coupling with a camera, including a coupling plate and a bearing element, with which the coupling plate can be secured to a towing vehicle, wherein the coupling plate has a centrally arranged locking region for receiving a king pin, as well as an insertion opening running along a longitudinal axis (x) and bordered on both sides by two insertion flanges. The camera is mounted in a position in the region of the fifth wheel coupling with the lowest possible risk of soiling and damage, with the camera being secured to the bearing element.

Abstract: A fifth wheel coupling including a coupling plate and a camera, wherein the coupling plate is supported on a towing vehicle by bearing elements, a centrally arranged locking region for receiving a king pin, a support surface at least partially laterally surrounding the locking region for supporting a trailer, as well as an insertion opening running radially from the locking region, which is bordered in a conically widened section on both sides by insertion flanges. The camera is mounted in a position in the region of the fifth wheel coupling with the lowest possible risk of soiling and damage, with the camera being arranged on one of the insertion flanges.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for providing a sheet product dispenser with automated product level tracking functionality are provided herein. Various product level sensors are disclosed herein including a product level sensor configured to emit a signal toward an outer circumference of a sheet product roll on a spindle extending along a longitudinal axis and to receive a reflected signal. The product level sensor is positioned a radial distance away from the spindle and aimed to emit the signal in a direction that is not parallel and not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The product level sensor detects a parameter of the reflected signal corresponding to the distance between the product level sensor and the sheet product roll. Other example embodiments include mechanical product level sensors. Various communication protocols may be employed to limit transmission of data to conserve battery life while still maintaining desired communication functionality.

Abstract: A fifth wheel coupling including a coupling plate and a camera, wherein the coupling plate is supported on a towing vehicle by bearing elements, a centrally arranged locking region for receiving a king pin, a support surface at least partially laterally surrounding the locking region for supporting a trailer, as well as an insertion opening running radially from the locking region, which is bordered in a conically widened section on both sides by insertion flanges. The camera is mounted in a position in the region of the fifth wheel coupling with the lowest possible risk of soiling and damage, with the camera being arranged on one of the insertion flanges.

Abstract: A fifth wheel coupling with a camera, including a coupling plate and a bearing element, with which the coupling plate can be secured to a towing vehicle, wherein the coupling plate has a centrally arranged locking region for receiving a king pin, as well as an insertion opening running along a longitudinal axis (x) and bordered on both sides by two insertion flanges. The camera is mounted in a position in the region of the fifth wheel coupling with the lowest possible risk of soiling and damage, with the camera being secured to the bearing element.

Abstract: A method for moving a vehicle to a component of an object at a distance therefrom, the vehicle having a navigation module which has a camera and an evaluation electronics, and an identification element is attached to the object in a predetermined position in such a way that it is recognized by the camera in a far range (Dmax) of the vehicle from the object, and a reverse driving line of the vehicle is calculated by the evaluation electronics from the perspective position of the camera in relation to the identification element. The method improves the approach of a vehicle to a stationary object. A close-range (Dmin) is defined in the direction of the object by a close-range radius (Rmin) and the reverse driving line is calculated up to a virtual pre-positioning point (SVi, SVii, SViii) lying on the close-range radius (Rmin).

Abstract: A method for moving a vehicle to a component of an object at a distance therefrom, the vehicle having a navigation module which has a camera and an evaluation electronics, and an identification element is attached to the object in a predetermined position in such a way that it is recognized by the camera in a far range (Dmax) of the vehicle from the object, and a reverse driving line of the vehicle is calculated by the evaluation electronics from the perspective position of the camera in relation to the identification element. The method improves the approach of a vehicle to a stationary object. In a start position (S) of the vehicle, the navigation module generates a static object coordinate system (KO) and a reverse driving line is calculated from the start position (S) to a pre-positioning point (SVi, SVii, SViii).

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for providing a sheet product dispenser with automated product level tracking functionality are provided herein. Various product level sensors are disclosed herein including a product level sensor configured to emit a signal toward an outer circumference of a sheet product roll on a spindle extending along a longitudinal axis and to receive a reflected signal. The product level sensor is positioned a radial distance away from the spindle and aimed to emit the signal in a direction that is not parallel and not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The product level sensor detects a parameter of the reflected signal corresponding to the distance between the product level sensor and the sheet product roll. Other example embodiments include mechanical product level sensors. Various communication protocols may be employed to limit transmission of data to conserve battery life while still maintaining desired communication functionality.

Abstract: An interactive mobile robot system and a method for creating an invisible track for a mobile robot. The system and method allow the creation of invisible tracks by guiding objects. They also allow the use of such invisible tracks for the semi-autonomous or autonomous control of toys, including model cars and model trains, or of mobile robots to move them along a real-world path. The system includes a mobile robot, receiver circuitry to receive one or more position signals, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine position information associated with the mobile robot based on the one or more position signals. The processing circuitry is further configured to create an invisible track based on the position information, to determine a current position of the mobile robot, and to generate control signals based on the current position of the mobile robot and the invisible track.

Abstract: Technical challenges of efficiently and cost-effectively deriving energy from the sun are addressed using a manifold and an array of evacuated tubes in fluid connection, in a butterfly or other planar arrangement. Tube and manifold fluid guides are plumbed for coaxial flow and/or parallel flow, and thermally protected by sleeves, stainless steel piping, and/or vacuum. Tubes are provided with a selective low emissivity coating and/or internal mirror to reduce thermal loss. The solar absorption surface of evacuated tubes may be five square meters or more, with only low-quality concentration optics, or no concentration optics used. The tubes array tracks the sun with a two-axis motion platform. Fluid operating temperatures range from 150 to 300 degrees centigrade, depending on the sunlight exposure, working fluid, and supplemental heat source if any. Fluid may circulate heat between the manifold and heat engine, cogeneration facility, and/or other module.