Patent ID: 8402136
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of automating registration of assets via a network, the method comprising: providing a registration client for automatically querying a network to discover at least one asset existing on the network, the registration client comprising a software application and the at least one asset selected from a group including a hardware product and a software product, wherein providing a registration client comprises transmitting a query, from the registration client, to an agent, the query requesting discovery of the at least one asset, and receiving, from the agent, a response to the query, the response including at least one service tag associated with the at least one asset, wherein receiving comprises receiving, from the agent operating on a first computer system, the at least one service tag associated with at least one asset associated with a second computer system; receiving, at the registration client, registration information from the at least one asset, the registration information received as a result of an interrogation of the at least one asset by the registration client, the registration information including a registration status indicating whether the at least one asset is registered; and automatically registering, by the registration client, the at least one asset using the registration information received from the at least one asset if the registration status indicates that the at least one asset is not registered.