Control apparatus and method for locking or unlocking door

A control apparatus of locking or unlocking a door, the control apparatus comprising:

• a smart key including a door locking and unlocking button provided thereon and configured for transmitting a control signal for locking or unlocking the door through the door locking and unlocking button;
• a smart key check module configured to determine whether the smart key is in a vehicle;
• and
• a door control module configured to:
• determine whether the vehicle is in a started state or a turned-off state,
• determine whether to receive the control signal for locking or unlocking the door from the smart key, according to a result of the determining of whether the smart key is in the vehicle when the vehicle is in the started state, and
• control a corresponding door of the vehicle when receiving the control signal for locking or unlocking the door from the smart key,
• wherein the smart key is configured to be disposed in an accommodation groove on an armrest of a door trim, and
• wherein the door locking and unlocking button is not provided on the armrest of the door trim.

A control method for locking or unlocking a door, the control method comprising:

• transmitting a control signal for locking or unlocking the door through a door locking and unlocking button provided on a smart key;
• determining, by a smart key check module, whether the smart key is in a vehicle;
• determining, by a door control module, whether the vehicle is in a started state or a turned-off state;
• determining, by the door control module, whether to receive the control signal for locking or unlocking the door from the smart key, according to a result of the determining of whether the smart key is in the vehicle when the vehicle is in the started state;
• and
• controlling, by the door control module, a corresponding door of the vehicle when receiving the control signal for locking or unlocking the door from the smart key,
• wherein the control signal for locking or unlocking the door is received from the smart key by the door control module when the smart key check module concludes that the smart key is in the vehicle when the vehicle is in the started state, and
• wherein the control signal for locking or unlocking the door is not received from the smart key by the door control module when the smart key check module concludes that the smart key is not in the vehicle when the vehicle is in the started state.

A control method for locking or unlocking a door, the control method comprising:

• transmitting a control signal for locking or unlocking the door through a door locking and unlocking button provided on a smart key;
• determining, by a smart key check module, whether the smart key is in a vehicle;
• determining, by a door control module, whether the vehicle is in a started state or a turned-off state;
• determining, by the door control module, whether to receive the control signal for locking or unlocking the door from the smart key, according to a result of the determining of whether the smart key is in the vehicle when the vehicle is in the started state;
• and
• controlling, by the door control module, a corresponding door of the vehicle when receiving the control signal for locking or unlocking the door from the smart key,
• wherein the smart key is disposed in an accommodation groove on an armrest of a door trim, and
• wherein the door locking and unlocking button is not provided on the armrest of the door trim.