Patent ID: 8190872

Claim:
A non-transitory storage medium encoded with instructions, wherein the instructions when executed comprise: sending service data from a computer system to an RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag comprises tag memory and an antenna, wherein the RFID tag is attached to the computer system, and wherein the service data is received by an RF scanner from the RFID tag via the antenna while the computer system is powered off, wherein the computer system comprises a service processor, a main processor, and an RF interface device, and wherein the sending further comprises the service processor monitoring the main processor and sending the service data from the RF interface device via wireless signals to the antenna in response to a change of a product in the computer system, wherein the change to the product comprises an upgrade to a new version of the product in the computer system; and sending new service data from an RF transmitter to the RFID tag while the computer system is powered off, wherein the computer system receives the new service data from the RFID tag via the RF interface device while the computer system is powered on.