Patent ID: 8405484

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a vehicle; a first responsive object configured to respond to a first inquiry about a state of the first responsive object, wherein the first inquiry is formatted in accordance with a first protocol; a first sensor configured to sense when the first responsive object is within the vehicle; a second sensor configured to sense a first state of the vehicle; a proxy configured to send a first response to the first inquiry directed to the first responsive object about the state of the first responsive object with the first state of the vehicle, using the first protocol, when the first responsive object is within the vehicle, wherein the first response does not include information from the first responsive object; a second responsive object configured to respond to a second inquiry about the state of the second responsive object, wherein the second inquiry is formatted in accordance with a second protocol that is different from the first protocol; wherein the first sensor is further configured to sense when the second responsive object is in the vehicle; and wherein the proxy is further configured to send a second response to the second inquiry directed to the second responsive object about the state of the second responsive object with the first state of the vehicle, using the second protocol, when the second responsive object is within the vehicle, wherein the second response does not include information from the second responsive object.