Server
The server includes a storage device and a processing device. The storage device is configured to store user setting information that is setting information for each device of a plurality of vehicles associated with a user. The processing device is configured to perform a recording process and a transmission process. The first vehicle includes a storage unit that stores local setting information set in the first vehicle for a device of the first vehicle. The recording process includes a process of recording local setting information as user setting information in the storage device in response to a request from the user. The transmission process includes a process of transmitting the recorded user setting information to the second vehicle in response to a request from the second vehicle.
1 . A server that communicates with a plurality of vehicles including a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the server comprising:
a storage device configured to store user setting information that is setting information for a device of each of the vehicles, the user setting information being associated with a user of the first vehicle; and
a processing device configured to execute a recording process and a transmission process, wherein
the first vehicle includes a storage unit that stores local setting information set in the first vehicle for a device of the first vehicle,
the recording process includes a process of recording the local setting information as the user setting information in the storage device in response to a first request from the user, the first request being a request to register the user in the first vehicle and received at a time of user registration of the first vehicle, and
the transmission process includes a process of transmitting the recorded user setting information to the second vehicle in response to a second request from the second vehicle.
2 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein:
a mode of the first vehicle includes a user mode in which the user is authenticated in the first vehicle, and a guest mode in which the user is not authenticated in the first vehicle; and
the local setting information includes guest setting information that is setting information of the device of the first vehicle in the guest mode.
3 . The server according to claim 2 , wherein:
the storage unit further stores an index value indicating frequency of use of the guest mode; and
the processing device executes the recording process when the index value is higher than a threshold value.
4 . The server according to claim 2 , wherein the guest setting information includes at least one of audio setting information indicating a set volume of an audio device, temperature setting information indicating a set temperature of an air conditioner, seat position information indicating a set position of a seat, and favorite spot information indicating a set position of a favorite spot of the first vehicle.
5 . The server according to claim 4 , wherein the local setting information is guest setting information that is set in the guest mode of the first vehicle by a guest user, the guest user being the user or a family member of the user.
6 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein:
the storage device stores past setting information as the user setting information recorded before the local setting information is recorded;
the processing device is configured to further execute an inquiry process and a determination process;
the inquiry process includes a process of inquiring the user as to which of the local setting information or the past setting information is to be determined as the user setting information; and
the determination process includes a process of determining either the local setting information or the past setting information as the user setting information according to a result of the inquiry process.
7 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein the local setting information includes at least one piece of information indicating a set volume of an audio device of the first vehicle, information indicating a set position of a favorite spot of the first vehicle, information indicating a history of a set position of a destination of the first vehicle, information indicating a set temperature of an air conditioner of the first vehicle, and information indicating a set position of a seat of the first vehicle.
8 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein, in response to the first request from the user, the server transmits an access token to the first vehicle, and the recording process is executed in response to the first request received.
9 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to transfer seat position information of the first vehicle to the second vehicle according to the seat position information using a correspondence between a seat position of the first vehicle and a seat position of the second vehicle, and to transmit information indicating the corresponding seat position to the second vehicle.