Patent ID: 7827836

Claim:
A door lock system for an automotive door, comprising: a latch, including a ratchet ( 18 ) biased to a latched position and moveable to a released position, a pawl ( 20 ) biased to engage the ratchet in the latched position; a controller ( 210 ); an electromechanical exterior latch release mechanism ( 220 ) for actuating the pawl to release the ratchet; an interior latch release mechanism ( 230 ) for actuating the pawl to release the ratchet; an electromechanical interior locking assembly ( 240 ), electrically connected to the controller, for selectively decoupling the interior latch release mechanism from the pawl; a pressure sensitive switch ( 216 ) actuatable by an outside door handle ( 214 ) of the automotive door and electrically connected to the controller; wherein said controller is programmed to disable the pressure sensitive switch in response to a predetermined “lock” signal and enable the pressure sensitive switch in response to a pre-determined “unlock” signal, in which case the controller energizes the exterior latch release mechanism to release the ratchet in the event the pressure sensitive switch is actuated.