Vehicular apparatus, vehicular system, and user authentication management program product

A vehicular system, comprising:

• a mobile communication terminal held by a user of a vehicle;
• and
• a vehicular apparatus to the vehicle, the vehicular apparatus configured to communicate with the mobile communication terminal,
• wherein the vehicular apparatus comprises:
• a memory storing a user management table configured to manage an association between the 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.

A user authentication management program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising instructions configured to, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• authenticate a user of a vehicle;
• refer to a user management table, which manages an association between the 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, in response to authenticating the user;
• specify the permitted or prohibited operation of the authenticated user, providing a specified result indicating the permitted or prohibited operation of the authenticated user;
• 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;
• and
• add a new association to the user management table 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.