DOOR LOCK CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A door lock control apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a lock switch adapted to be located on an exterior of the vehicle, the lock switch being configured to be manually operable to input a door lock command;
a door lock control device configured to perform a vehicle-outside key check in response to the door lock command, the vehicle-outside key check transmitting a wireless signal around the vehicle and determining whether an electronic key specific to the vehicle is located outside around the vehicle based on a response signal from the electronic key; and
a vehicle-interior check device configured to perform a vehicle-interior key check when the electronic key is put into a situation in which the electronic key is allowed to be moved from inside to outside an occupant compartment of the vehicle, the vehicle-interior key check transmitting the wireless signal inside the occupant compartment and determining whether the electronic key is located inside the occupant compartment based on the response signal from the electronic key, the vehicle-interior check device storing a result of the vehicle-interior key check as a vehicle-interior check record, whereinthe door lock control device determines, based on the vehicle-interior check record) whether the electronic key is located inside the occupant compartment in response to the door lock command, andthe door lock control device locks the door of the vehicle upon determination that the electronic key is not located inside the occupant compartment, and that the electronic key is located outside around the vehicle.
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Abstract
A door lock control apparatus includes a lock switch on an exterior of a vehicle, a controller, and a check device. The controller performs a first key check in response to a lock command inputted through the lock switch. The first key check determines whether an electronic key specific to the vehicle is located outside around the vehicle based on a response from the key. The check device performs a second key check, when the key is put into a situation in which the key can be moved from inside to outside the vehicle. The second key check determines whether the key is located inside the vehicle based on the response from the key. The check device stores a result of the second key check as a check record.
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8 Claims
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1. A door lock control apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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a lock switch adapted to be located on an exterior of the vehicle, the lock switch being configured to be manually operable to input a door lock command; a door lock control device configured to perform a vehicle-outside key check in response to the door lock command, the vehicle-outside key check transmitting a wireless signal around the vehicle and determining whether an electronic key specific to the vehicle is located outside around the vehicle based on a response signal from the electronic key; and a vehicle-interior check device configured to perform a vehicle-interior key check when the electronic key is put into a situation in which the electronic key is allowed to be moved from inside to outside an occupant compartment of the vehicle, the vehicle-interior key check transmitting the wireless signal inside the occupant compartment and determining whether the electronic key is located inside the occupant compartment based on the response signal from the electronic key, the vehicle-interior check device storing a result of the vehicle-interior key check as a vehicle-interior check record, wherein the door lock control device determines, based on the vehicle-interior check record) whether the electronic key is located inside the occupant compartment in response to the door lock command, and the door lock control device locks the door of the vehicle upon determination that the electronic key is not located inside the occupant compartment, and that the electronic key is located outside around the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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