Vehicle door lock controller

Abstract

A vehicle door lock controller mounted on a vehicle and locking or unlocking a closed door based on a user's operation, comprises an auto-door locking means which locks a door if the open operation of a vehicle door is not detected within a predetermined time-out time after the door is unlocked based on user's operation, and a means time-out time determining for determining the length of the predetermined time-out time based on the positional information of its own vehicle. When door unlocking is requested by the user within a predetermined period after the door is locked by the auto-door locking means, the time-out time determining means learns the position of its own vehicle at that moment in time as a spot where the predetermined time-out time must be prolonged.

Description

Technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to a vehicle door lock control device, which is mounted on a vehicle and locks or unlocks a closed vehicle door according to a user's operation. In particular, it relates to a vehicle that satisfies the safety and security of the vehicle at the same time. Vehicle door lock control device for user convenience. Background technique [0002] Known in the prior art is a vehicle door lock control device that is mounted on a vehicle and locks or unlocks a closed vehicle door in accordance with a user's operation (for example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2). [0003] In Patent Documents 1 and 2, there is disclosed a device that, when receiving an unlock signal from a wireless key, drives and controls the door lock mechanism to make the locked door in the unlocked state, and even in such a wireless door lock unlocking operation When the door is not opened after a predetermined timeout period has passed after the end, the ...

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[0014] In this way, if a fixed timeout period is not used depending on the location, depending on the parking position of the vehicle, it may not be sufficient to ensure the safety of the vehicle, or the user may be given the impression that the time until the door is automatically locked is too short.

[0015] More specifically, according to the conventional device described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, for example, when the vehicle is parked on a busy street, even if a short timeout period is used, the safety of the vehicle cannot be sufficiently ensured.

In addition, for example, when the vehicle is parked in the yard of the home, even if a long timeout period is used, the user may be given the impression that the time until the automatic door is locked is too short.

[0016] As such, the conventional devices disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 and 2 cannot appropriately ensure the safety of the vehicle and the convenience of the user at the same time.

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