	US 7,555,683 B2
	Inventory determination for facilitating commercial transactions during diagnostic tests
Cary E. Gronemeyer, W. Jordan, Utah (US); and Kent J. Diamond, Highland, Utah (US)
Assigned to LANDesk Software, Inc., South Jordan, Utah (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/198,031.
Application 10/198031 is a continuation of application No. 09/468963, filed on Dec. 21, 1999, granted, now 6,363,359.
Prior Publication US 2002/0184118 A1, Dec. 05, 2002
Int. Cl. G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 714—55 [714/25; 714/36; 714/38; 714/26; 714/31; 709/219; 705/28]

16 Claims

1. 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.