Patent ID: 8131605

Claim:
A component registration system for a machine, comprising: a component for the machine; a data system remote from the machine; a locating device configured to determine a global location of the machine; and a controller in communication with the component, the locating device, and the data system, the controller being configured to: automatically collect information from the component upon installation of the component onto the machine; store information associating the component with a first user; automatically send the information to the data system to initiate a registration process; compare the determined global location received from the locating device to a plurality of predefined global locations; compare a first of the plurality of predefined global locations to a second of the plurality of predefined global locations; and remove the information associating the component with the first user and store information associating the component with a second user, in response to the comparison indicating the machine has moved from the first of the plurality of predefined global locations to the second of the plurality of predefined global locations.