Patent ID: 8988189
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B60R,E05B,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a smart key system for door lock of a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving a user's selection for a first mode or a second mode, the first mode including a mode where both door-lock and theft prevention are performed when a request for the door-lock from an activation button mounted outside the vehicle is received, and the second mode including a mode where the door-lock is performed when the request for the door-lock from the activation button mounted outside the vehicle is received if an engine of the vehicle is off and the smart key is outside the vehicle and where the request for the door-lock from the activation button mounted outside the vehicle is disregarded if the engine is on or the smart key is inside the vehicle; receiving the request for the door-lock from the activation button mounted outside the vehicle; determining whether the smart key is inside the vehicle; locking the door of the vehicle when it is determined that the user has selected the first mode and the smart key is outside the vehicle; determining whether the vehicle is traveling when the user has selected the first mode and the door has been locked based on the request from the activation button mounted outside the vehicle; and turning off the engine of the vehicle when the user has selected the first mode, the door has been locked based on the request from the activation button mounted outside the vehicle, and it is determined that the vehicle is traveling determining whether the engine of the vehicle is in an ON state or an OFF state when the request for the door-lock is received; wherein the locking the door of the vehicle when it is determined that the user has selected the first mode, and the smart key is outside the vehicle comprises locking the door of the vehicle when it is determined that the user has selected the first mode, the smart key is outside the vehicle, and the engine of the vehicle is in an ON state.