Patent ID: 8219281

Claim:
A system, comprising: a first transceiver that wirelessly scans and receives first information emitted wirelessly by a first object within a first scanning zone area, wherein the emitted first information identifies the first object, and the first scanning zone area corresponds to an identified region within or about a vehicle; a storage component that stores rules that specify actions to perform as a function of an absence or a presence of certain identified objects within the identified vehicle region; and a controller in communication with the first transceiver and the storage component that generates a signal that inhibits the vehicle from starting if the first transceiver wirelessly scans the first zone and receives the first information emitted wirelessly from within the first zone and the storage component rules indicate that objects having the first object identity should not be present in the identified vehicle region when the vehicle is running, wherein the first object information includes a characteristic of the first object to generate a spark, and wherein the storage component rules recognize that the identified vehicle region comprises combustive fuel.