Patent ID: 7032011

Claim:
A method for remotely extracting and storing computer related information across a network, said method comprising: a) establishing a communications link between at least one computer-based device and a remote server system; b) downloading a software module from said remote server system to said computer-based device; c) transferring a first directive file from said remote server system to said software module, said first directive file working in conjunction with said remote server system, said software module identifying installed computer related information on said computer-based device; d) said remote server system receiving a second directive file from said software module regarding said identified installed computer related information; e) receiving from said software module a selected list of installed computer related information to be uploaded to said remote server system; f) transferring a third directive file from said remote server system to said software module, said third directive file working in conjunction with said remote server system and said software module extracting said selected list of installed computer-related information; g) said remote server system receiving said extracted information from said software module in a fourth directive file, and h) said remote server system parsing said fourth directive file and storing said extracted information.