Patent ID: 9746840
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: E05B,G05B,G07C

Claim:
1. A smart entry system comprising: an unlocking sensor that is disposed in a vicinity of a door handle of a door of a vehicle and that detects a user's intention of unlocking the door; a locking sensor that is disposed in the vicinity of the unlocking sensor and that detects the user's intention of locking the door; an authentication unit that confirms whether the user is an authorized user; and a control unit that detects that the unlocking sensor or the locking sensor are operated and that opens or closes a door lock of the door when it is confirmed by the authentication unit that the user is an authorized user, wherein the control unit waits for a second predetermined amount of time when an operation of the unlocking sensor and an operation of the locking sensor are detected within a predetermined amount of time while the door lock is in an opened state and the door is closed, and when the door is opened within the second predetermined amount of time, the control unit does not perform either a locking operation due to the operation of the locking sensor or an unlocking operation due to the operation of the unlocking sensor at least until the door is closed again.