Patent ID: 8055887

Claim:
A computer implemented method for generating a barcode, the computer implemented method comprising: responsive to receiving registration data from at least one component in a data processing system to determine a current component configuration of the data processing system, comparing the current component configuration of the data processing system with a last stored component configuration for the data processing system; determining whether the current component configuration of the data processing system matches the last stored component configuration for the data processing system; responsive to determining that the current component configuration of the data processing system does not match the last stored component configuration for the data processing system, generating a barcode that reflects the current component configuration of the data processing system; storing the barcode that reflects the current component configuration of the data processing system in a storage device; responsive to determining that the current component configuration of the data processing system does match the last stored component configuration for the data processing system, determining whether a component configuration in the data processing system changed; and responsive to determining that the component configuration in the data processing system has changed, generating a new barcode to reflect a change in the component configuration in the data processing system.