Patent ID: 7555683

Claim:
A method for procuring goods or services during a test of a client, comprising: loading, during a power-on self-test, a sentinel on the client computing device; inspecting, during a power-on self-test, the client for goods requiring replacement, wherein the goods comprise hardware or software, wherein the inspecting comprises the sentinel identifying hardware or software installed on the client and identifying any failed goods; preparing, during a power-on self-test, a configuration log of inspection results; storing the configuration log at the client; submitting, during a power-on self-test, the configuration log to a server in response to identifying a failed good; receiving, during a power-on self-test, a response from the server based on the configuration log, the response comprising available sales options for the failed good; and instructing, during a power-on self-test, the server to ship goods replacing or repairing the failed good, wherein the instructing is performed by the sentinel.