There is provided a method, system, and computer program product for extracting information related to a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network using an HTTP communication protocol. The method includes: retrieving, from a first memory, vendor and model information of the monitored device;...http://www.google.com/patents/US7574489?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7574489 - System, method, and computer program product for extracting information from remote devices through the HTTP protocol