Vehicle lock controller

A vehicle lock controller, comprising:

• a short-range wireless communicator configured to communicate with a portable wireless communication device within a short range;
• a long-range wireless communicator configured to communicate with the wireless communication device within a long range, the long range being longer than the short range;
• a controller configured to lock or unlock at least one door of a vehicle in response to a lock or unlock request received from the wireless communication device;
• a detection device configured to detect the presence of a person around the vehicle;
• and
• a lock time setting device configured, when a request to unlock the at least one door is received from the wireless communication device, to set a lapse of time before the at least one door is locked, depending on whether or not (i) the short-range wireless communicator has communicated with the wireless communication device, (ii) the long-range wireless communicator has communicated with the wireless communication device, and (iii) a result of detection by the detection device, wherein:
• the controller is configured such that, when the controller receives the unlock request from the wireless communication device, the controller unlocks the at least one door and then locks the at least one door after the lapse of time set by the lock time setting device;
• the vehicle lock controller further comprises a setting reception device configured to receive a setting of whether or not to lock the at least one door after the lapse of time;
• and
• the controller is further configured to:
• not lock the at least one door, even after the lapse of time, when the setting reception device has received a setting to not lock the at least one door;
• and
• lock the at least one door after the lapse of time when the setting reception device has received a setting to lock the at least one door.

A vehicle lock controller, comprising:

• a short-range wireless communicator configured to communicate with a portable wireless communication device within a short range;
• a long-range wireless communicator configured to communicate with the wireless communication device within a long range, the long range being longer than the short range;
• a controller configured to lock or unlock at least one door of a vehicle in response to a lock or unlock request received from the wireless communication device;
• a detection device configured to detect the presence of a person around the vehicle;
• and
• a lock time setting device configured, when a request to unlock the at least one door is received from the wireless communication device, to set a lapse of time before the at least one door is locked, depending on whether or not (i) the short-range wireless communicator has communicated with the wireless communication device, (ii) the long-range wireless communicator has communicated with the wireless communication device, and (iii) a result of detection by the detection device, wherein:
• the controller is configured such that, when the controller receives the unlock request from the wireless communication device, the controller unlocks the at least one door and then locks the at least one door after the lapse of time set by the lock time setting device;
• the vehicle lock controller further comprises a door open determination device configured to determine whether or not a door of the vehicle has been opened (i) after the controller unlocked the at least one door in response to the unlock request from the wireless communication device and (ii) before the lapse of time set by the lock time setting device;
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• the controller is configured to not lock the at least one door after the lapse of time when the door open determination device determines that the door of the vehicle has been opened.

A vehicle lock controller, comprising:

• a short-range wireless communicator configured to communicate with a portable wireless communication device within a short range;
• a long-range wireless communicator configured to communicate with the wireless communication device within a long range, the long range being longer than the short range;
• a controller configured to lock or unlock at least one door of a vehicle in response to a lock or unlock request received from the wireless communication device;
• a detection device configured to detect the presence of a person around the vehicle;
• and
• a lock time setting device configured, when a request to unlock the at least one door is received from the wireless communication device, to set a lapse of time before the at least one door is locked, depending on whether or not (i) the short-range wireless communicator has communicated with the wireless communication device, (ii) the long-range wireless communicator has communicated with the wireless communication device, and (iii) a result of detection by the detection device, wherein:
• the controller is configured such that, when the controller receives the unlock request from the wireless communication device, the controller unlocks the at least one door and then locks the at least one door after the lapse of time set by the lock time setting device;
• the short-range wireless communicator includes a plurality of antennas configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal;
• each of the plurality of antennas is disposed in a different location of the vehicle;
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• the controller is configured to determine which of a plurality of doors of the vehicle is to be controlled depending on through which of the plurality of antennas short-range wireless communication has been carried out between the short-range wireless communicator and the wireless communication device.