Patent ID: 7336001

Claim:
A door lock control device that controls a locked state of a door of a vehicle, said door being capable of being set in one of a first locked state and a second locked state, the second locked state providing anti-theft protection higher than the first locked state; said door lock control device comprising: in-vehicle operation detecting means for detecting a predetermined operation performed in a compartment of said vehicle; locked state canceling means for canceling the second locked state of said door when the predetermined operation is detected by said in-vehicle operation detecting means under a condition where said door is set in the second locked state; said door lock control device being characterized by unjust act detecting means for detecting an unjust break-in to the compartment of said vehicle; and locked state cancellation prohibiting means for prohibiting cancellation of the second locked state by said locked state canceling means (1) after the unjust act is detected by said unjust act detecting means and (2) when the predetermined operation is detected by said in-vehicle operation detecting means.