Method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium for locking automobile
AssigneeFoxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorChung-Nan Ko
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Abstract
A method for locking automobile includes determines if a door locking action is done by a driver. If the automobile is found to be in a status of parking and an engine system is not turned off, a sensor can detect presence of absence of passengers in the automobile. The location of a key being found outside of the automobile or still inside according to wireless communication signals from the key allows the engine system to be shut down and the door lock to be locked, thereby locking and securing the automobile, otherwise the driver is warned that his door locking action is ineffective and his action to apply locking is rejected. An apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable medium for locking automobile are also disclosed.
Claims9
A method of locking automobile, the automobile comprises a door lock, an engine system, and a sensor, the door lock comprises a button mounted to door handles of doors of the automobile, the automobile is in wireless communication with a key, the method comprising:
- determining if the door lock is triggered, wherein when the button detects being pressed, determining that the door lock is triggered;
- determining if the automobile is in a status of parking and the engine system is not deactivated;
- confirming by the sensor that no passenger is in the automobile;
- determining if the key is outside of the automobile according to wireless communication signals of the key;
- and
- controlling the engine system to shut down and locking the door lock, thereby locking the automobile;
- determining by the sensor that there are passengers in the automobile, or determining that the key is within the automobile according to the wireless communication signals of the key;
- triggering a reject signal, the door lock rejecting to lock, wherein the reject signal is a vibration signal on the door handles.
An apparatus for locking automobile, the automobile comprises a door lock, an engine system, and a sensor, the door lock comprises a button mounted to door handles of doors of the automobile, the automobile is in wireless communication with a key, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- at least one processor;
- and
- the memory storing one or more programs that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform:
- determining if the door lock is triggered, wherein when the button detects being pressed, determining that the door lock is triggered;
- determining if the automobile is in a status of parking and the engine system is not deactivated;
- confirming by the sensor that no passenger is in the automobile;
- determining if the key is outside of the automobile according to wireless communication signals of the key;
- and
- controlling the engine system to shut down and locking the door lock, thereby locking the automobile;
- determining by the sensor that there are passengers in the automobile, or determining that the key is within the automobile according to the wireless communication signals of the key;
- triggering a reject signal, the door lock rejecting to lock, wherein the reject signal is a vibration signal on the door handles.
A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of an apparatus, causes the processor to perform a method for locking automobile, the automobile comprises a door lock, an engine system, and a sensor, the door lock comprises a button mounted to door handles of doors of the automobile, the method comprising:
- determining if the door lock being triggered, wherein when the button detects being pressed, determining that the door lock is triggered;
- determining if the automobile being in a status of parking and the engine system being not deactivation;
- confirming by the sensor that no passenger in the automobile;
- determining if the key is outside of the automobile according to wireless communication signals of the key;
- and
- controlling the engine system to shut down and locking the door lock, thereby locking the automobile;
- determining by the sensor that there are passengers in the automobile, or determining that the key is within the automobile according to the wireless communication signals of the key;
- triggering a reject signal, the door lock rejecting to lock, wherein the reject signal is a vibration signal on the door handles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.