A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for conducting an inventory of a data processing system. When a basic input output system (BIOS) is launched during a boot process for the data processing system, the basic input output system creates a hardware report of the data processing system. This...http://www.google.de/patents/US7506051?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7506051 - Method and apparatus for automatically conducting hardware inventories of computers in a network
