Patent ID: 9514587
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B60R,E05B,G07C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle lock controller, comprising: a short-range wireless communicator configured to communicate with a portable wireless communication device within a short range; a long-range wireless communicator configured to communicate with the wireless communication device within a long range, the long range being longer than the short range; a controller configured to lock or unlock at least one door of a vehicle in response to a lock or unlock request received from the wireless communication device; a detection device configured to detect the presence of a person around the vehicle; and a lock time setting device configured, when a request to unlock the at least one door is received from the wireless communication device, to set a lapse of time before the at least one door is locked, depending on whether or not (i) the short-range wireless communicator has communicated with the wireless communication device, (ii) the long-range wireless communicator has communicated with the wireless communication device, and (iii) a result of detection by the detection device, wherein: the controller is configured such that, when the controller receives the unlock request from the wireless communication device, the controller unlocks the at least one door and then locks the at least one door after the lapse of time set by the lock time setting device; and the lock time setting device: