Software updating server, software updating system, software updating method, and non-transitory storage medium

A software updating system comprising:

• a master device mounted in a vehicle;
• and
• an updating server configured to perform wireless communication with the master device, wherein
• the updating server includes one or more first processors configured to execute:
• transmitting, to the master device, one or more campaign notices among a plurality of campaign notices that notifies that software for a control device mounted in the vehicle is updatable;
• and
• transmitting, to the master device, a new version of the software corresponding to the campaign notices, after transmitting the campaign notices,
• the plurality of campaign notices includes
• a first campaign notice that requires approval as an update condition for an update to the new version of the software, and
• a second campaign notice that requires the approval in a different manner from the first campaign notice, as the update condition for the update to the new version of the software, or that does not require the approval as the update condition for the update to the new version of the software, and
• the master device includes:
• a storage device that stores user information indicating whether or not a specific user is registered for the vehicle;
• and
• one or more second processors configured to execute:
• acquiring at least one of the first campaign notice and the second campaign notice;
• in a case where the specific user is registered for the vehicle, executing an update to the new version of the software after acquiring the first campaign notice and when the update condition corresponding to the first campaign notice is satisfied, and
• in a case where the specific user is not registered for the vehicle, executing the update to the new version of the software after acquiring the second campaign notice and when the update condition corresponding to the second campaign notice is satisfied.

A software updating method executed by an updating server, comprising:

• transmitting, to a vehicle, one or more campaign notices among a plurality of campaign notices that notifies that software for a control device mounted in the vehicle is updatable;
• transmitting, to the vehicle, a new version of the software corresponding to the one or more campaign notices, after transmitting the one or more campaign notices, the plurality of campaign notices including:
• a first campaign notice that requires approval as an update condition for an update to the new version of the software, and
• a second campaign notice that requires the approval in a different manner from the first campaign notice, as the update condition for the update to the new version of the software, or that does not require the approval as the update condition for the update to the new version of the software;
• acquiring, from the vehicle, user information indicating whether or not a specific user is registered for the vehicle;
• transmitting the plurality of campaign notices to the vehicle;
• in a case where the acquired user information indicates that the specific user is registered for the vehicle, controlling the update to the new version of the software such that the update is executable after acquisition of the first campaign notice and when the update condition corresponding to the first campaign notice is satisfied;
• and
• in a case where the acquired user information indicates that the specific user is not registered for the vehicle, controlling the update to the new version of the software such that the update is executable after acquisition of the second campaign notice and when the update condition corresponding to the second campaign notice is satisfied.

A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that are executable by one or more processors of an updating server and that cause the one or more processors to execute a software updating method comprising:

• transmitting, to a vehicle, one or more campaign notices among a plurality of campaign notices that notifies that software for a control device mounted in the vehicle is updatable;
• transmitting, to the vehicle, a new version of the software corresponding to the one or more campaign notices, after transmitting the one or more campaign notices, the plurality of campaign notices including:
• a first campaign notice that requires approval as an update condition for an update to the new version of the software, and
• a second campaign notice that requires the approval in a different manner from the first campaign notice, as the update condition for the update to the new version of the software, or that does not require the approval as the update condition for the update to the new version of the software;
• acquiring, from the vehicle, user information indicating whether or not a specific user is registered for the vehicle;
• transmitting the plurality of campaign notices to the vehicle;
• in a case where the acquired user information indicates that the specific user is registered for the vehicle, controlling the update to the new version of the software such that the update is executable after acquisition of the first campaign notice and when the update condition corresponding to the first campaign notice is satisfied;
• and
• in a case where the acquired user information indicates that the specific user is not registered for the vehicle, controlling the update to the new version of the software such that the update is executable after acquisition of the second campaign notice and when the update condition corresponding to the second campaign notice is satisfied.