Patent ID: 6980094
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: B60R,G07C

Abstract:
1. A door control system comprising: a transmitter including a button operated to issue a door lock demand signal, a button operated to issue a door unlock demand signal and a transmission circuit for sending out selected one of a lock demand signal and an unlock demand signal in response to the operation of said buttons; an open/close drive means for driving the doors of an automotive vehicle to open or close; a lock/unlock control means for controlling the lock/unlock operation of the doors of the vehicle; and a receiver for receiving a selected one of said lock demand signal and said unlock demand signal from said transmitter and making a determination as to whether said received one of said lock demand signal and said unlock demand signal is in a first mode or a second mode, said receiver outputting a signal for causing said lock/unlock control means to perform a selected one of the lock and unlock operations, respectively, of the doors in the case where said determination shows that said selected one of said lock demand signal and said unlock demand signal is in said first mode, said receiver outputting a signal for causing said door open/close drive means to perform a selected one of the operations for opening and closing the doors, respectively, in the case where said determination shows that said selected one of said lock demand signal and said unlock demand signal is in said second mode.