Remote startup system and center server

A remote startup system including a terminal of a user, a center server that is configured to communicate with the terminal, and a vehicle that is configured to communicate with the center server, the remote startup system being configured to start up an engine of the vehicle according to a startup request transmitted from the terminal to the center server, the remote startup system comprising:

• a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information of the vehicle;
• a time information acquisition unit configured to acquire time information;
• a notification unit provided in the terminal, the notification unit being configured to perform notification regarding performance of startup of the engine based on the startup request when the startup request is transmitted from the terminal to the center server;
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• a degree-of-permission determination unit configured to determine a degree of permission of idling of the engine at a time when a position of the vehicle and the startup request are transmitted, according to the position information and the time information, and
• wherein the notification unit is configured to change content of the notification according to the position information of the vehicle and the time information, and
• wherein the notification unit is configured to change content of the notification such that the user is less likely to decide to perform the startup of the engine based on the startup request or decide to continue an idling state after the startup as the degree of permission is lower, and
• wherein the notification unit is configured to perform re-confirmation as to whether or not there is an intention to start up the engine of the vehicle from the user when the degree of permission is higher than a predetermined level.

A center server connected to a terminal of a user and a vehicle and configured to communicate with the terminal and the vehicle, the center server being configured to receive a startup request of an engine of the vehicle that is transmitted from the terminal and transmit the startup request to the vehicle to start up the engine, the center server comprising:

• a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information of the vehicle;
• a time information acquisition unit configured to acquire time information;
• a controller configured to change a performance manner of the startup of the engine based on the startup request including whether the startup of the engine is permitted according to the position information of the vehicle and the time information when the startup request is received from the terminal;
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• a degree-of-permission determination unit configured to determine a degree of permission of idling of the engine at a time when a position of the vehicle and the startup request are transmitted, according to the position information and the time information,
• wherein the controller is configured to change the performance manner such that the startup of the engine based on the startup request is less likely to be performed as the degree of permission is lower, and
• wherein the controller is configured to perform re-confirmation as to whether or not there is an intention to start up the engine of the vehicle from the user when the degree of permission is higher than a predetermined level.

A center server connected to a terminal of a user and a vehicle and configured to communicate with the terminal and the vehicle, the center server being configured to receive a startup request of an engine of the vehicle that is transmitted from the terminal and transmit the startup request to the vehicle to start up the engine, the center server comprising:

• a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information of the vehicle;
• a time information acquisition unit configured to acquire time information;
• an information generation unit configured to generate information for determining content of a notification regarding performance of the startup of the engine based on the startup request performed by the terminal when the startup request is received from the terminal;
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• a degree-of-permission determination unit configured to determine a degree of permission of idling of the engine at a time when a position of the vehicle and the startup request are transmitted, according to the position information and the time information, and
• wherein the information generation unit is configured to generate the information such that the content of the notification is changed according to the position information of the vehicle and the time information, and
• wherein the information generation unit is configured to perform re-confirmation as to whether or not there is an intention to start up the engine of the vehicle from the user when the degree of permission is higher than a predetermined level.