Abstract: Systems and apparatus for receiving golf balls include an apparatus including: a body having an ingress and an egress for golf balls passing through the body, wherein each of the golf balls includes a radio frequency identification tag; at least one antenna of a radio frequency identification reader, the at least one antenna arranged with respect to the body to receive information from the golf balls for identification of the golf balls; and multiple protrusions located within the body, the multiple protrusions being positioned with respect to each other in a Galton configuration that both (i) impedes the golf balls from passing through the body without being read by the radio frequency identification reader, and (ii) allows the golf balls to pass through the body without jamming therein.

Abstract: An optical alignment system is configured to determine lateral and longitudinal offset between a pump jack and a wellhead. The optical alignment system includes a target assembly that is configured to be secured to the pump jack. The target assembly includes a target that faces the wellhead. The optical alignment system further includes an emitter assembly that is configured to be secured directly or indirectly to the wellhead. The emitter assembly includes an emitter that is configured to project one or more visible lines onto the target.

Abstract: A method for aligning a pump with a wellhead begins with the steps of attaching a target assembly to the pump and attaching an emitter assembly to the wellhead. The method continues with the step of emitting a beam of light from the emitter assembly to the target assembly. The method concludes with the step of determining the position of the pump with respect to the wellhead by evaluating the projection of the light beam on the target assembly. Based on this determination, the pump can be accurately aligned with the wellhead.

Abstract: A method for aligning a pump with a wellhead begins with the steps of attaching a target assembly to the pump and attaching an emitter assembly to the wellhead. The method continues with the step of emitting a beam of light from the emitter assembly to the target assembly. The method concludes with the step of determining the position of the pump with respect to the wellhead by evaluating the projection of the light beam on the target assembly. Based on this determination, the pump can be accurately aligned with the wellhead.

Abstract: Load data relating to a particular load requiring transport, stored internal lane rate data and stored external lane rate date are processed to determine a market lane rate. If the determined market lane rate exceeds an offered lane rate, a market lane rate trend graphic is presented on the display of the customer computing device, thereby informing the customer of the market lane rates relating to the particular load. If the determined market rate does not exceed the offered lane rate, the method further includes processing the stored load data along with stored rules data that includes at least one rule to determine if the store load data violates the at least one rule. If the least one rule is not violated, a Move Load icon is presented on the display of the customer computing device which provides a inconspicuous visual indication that capacity for the load is available.

Abstract: Autonomic threat detection is performed by collecting traffic samples of traffic patterns associated with a networked device having a device resident validation module. A threat analysis system is used to recognize a pattern of traffic indicative of a compromised device based at least in part upon the traffic samples. If the samples indicate a compromised device, the device is quarantined and a security check is performed on the device. The security check may include requesting data from the corresponding device resident validation module to determine if the device is compromised, analyzing data from the device resident validation module of the quarantined device and taking an action based upon analysis of the data. At least one of the data from the device resident validation module of the quarantined device or the traffic samples is utilized to autonomically train the threat analysis system to identify compromised devices.