US 12,109,976 B2
Vehicular apparatus, vehicular system, and user authentication management program product
Makiko Hanzaki, Kariya (JP); Yuka Itou, Kariya (JP); Yuusuke Tanaka, Kariya (JP); Hajime Nomura, Kariya (JP); and Takanari Makita, Kariya (JP)
Assigned to DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/367,672.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-165364 (JP), filed on Sep. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097650 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/102 (2013.01); B60R 25/32 (2013.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01)
CPC B60R 25/24 (2013.01) [B60R 25/102 (2013.01); B60R 25/32 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); B60R 2325/20 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular apparatus to a vehicle, the vehicular apparatus comprising:
a memory storing a user management table configured to manage an association between a user of the vehicle and a permitted or prohibited operation of the user with respect to each vehicle scene of a plurality of vehicle scenes;
a user authentication unit configured to authenticate the user of the vehicle;
an operation specification unit configured to
refer to the user management table in response to the user being authenticated, and
specify the permitted or prohibited operation of the authenticated user, providing a specified result indicating the permitted or prohibited operation of the authenticated user; and
an operation management unit configured to notify an application corresponding to the permitted or prohibited operation of the authenticated user of the specified result to manage the operation of the authenticated user;
wherein the operation management unit adds a new association to the user management table stored in the memory between a new user and a permitted or prohibited operation of the new user with respect to each vehicle scene of the plurality of vehicle scenes, the adding of the new association to the user management table being included in the permitted operation of the authenticated user;
wherein the plurality of vehicle scenes includes a driving scene classified by driving the vehicle while having a combination of occupants within the vehicle; and
wherein the adding of the new association is permitted to only a specific authenticated user, the specific authenticated user including at least one of an owner of the vehicle or a family member of the owner of the vehicle.