Patent ID: 7615955

Claim:
A washer controller for a vehicle for controlling a washer motor in accordance with first and second manipulations of a washer switch so as to spray a cleaning liquid onto a window glass of the vehicle, the washer controller comprising: a washer switch detector that determines whether the second manipulation of the washer switch was performed within a predetermined time period after the first manipulation of the washer switch, wherein the predetermined time begins from the first manipulation of the washer switch; a spray time controller that sets a spray time to spray the cleaning liquid to a first set time when the washer switch detector determines that the manipulation of the washer switch was performed within the predetermined time period, and to a second set time when the washer switch detector determines that the manipulation of the washer switch was not performed within the predetermined time period, the second set time being greater than the first set time; and a washer motor controller that operates the washer motor for a time period corresponding to the spray time set by the spray time controller.