International Business Machines Corporation
Asset data updating

Abstract:

A special use portable computing device and associated method and computer program product. The device includes: a global positioning system (GPS) device to obtain a geographical location of a computer related asset from a GPS; specialized hardware to manage asset data comprising an identification of a first GPS locator which provides to the GPS an incorrect identification of the geographical location of the computer related asset due to first GPS locator not positioned on the computer related asset, and wherein a second, different GPS locator is positioned on the computer related asset; and specialized hardware to manage display of a graphical user interface (GUI) and to receive via the GUI a directive to change the identification of the first GPS locator in the asset data to an identification of the second GPS locator which provides to the GPS a correct identification of the geographical location of the computer related asset.