Patent Publication Number: US-11392117-B2

Title: Method and device for managing interaction between a wearable device and a vehicle

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS/INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
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     FIELD 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method and device to manage interaction between a wearable device and a vehicle. More specifically, various embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method and device to manage interaction with one or more wearable devices and one or more control circuits of a vehicle. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Currently, wearable technology and associated devices are one of the most burgeoning segments in the electronics industry. Wearable devices are increasingly used in the health domain to monitor health parameters, such as heart rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, and/or blood pressure, of a user. 
     In certain scenarios, the wearable devices may also be used in wellness and fitness tracking of the user, such as a vehicle user, based on a measure of calorie intake, calories burned, sleep pattern, physical activity, and/or the like. However, the wearable devices worn by the user may be of limited use as interactions with the vehicle may not be performed in a convenient manner. There is a need for a smart mechanism that may interface between the wearable devices and the vehicle. Such a smart mechanism may maximize usability of the wearable devices, ensure safety of the vehicle user, and/or provide an enhanced user experience. 
     Further limitations and disadvantages of conventional and traditional approaches will become apparent to one of skill in the art, through comparison of described systems with some aspects of the present disclosure, as set forth in the remainder of the present application and with reference to the drawings. 
     SUMMARY 
     A method and device to manage interaction between a wearable device and a vehicle substantially as shown in, and/or described in connection with, at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. 
     These and other features and advantages of the present disclosure may be appreciated from a review of the following detailed description of the present disclosure, along with the accompanying figures in which like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram that illustrates a network environment for a device that manages interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2A  is a block diagram that illustrates an exemplary high-level architecture of a device that manages interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2B  is a block diagram that illustrates an exemplary device, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram that illustrates various exemplary components or systems of a vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  collectively illustrate a first exemplary scenario for implementation of the disclosed device and method to manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a second exemplary scenario for implementation of the disclosed device and method to manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F, and 6G  collectively depict a flow chart that illustrates an exemplary method to manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The following described implementations may be found in the disclosed device and method used to manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices. Exemplary aspects of the disclosure may comprise a method that may receive a first set of input values from one or more wearable devices communicatively coupled to a device, such as a gateway device, used in a vehicle. The one or more wearable devices may be associated with a first user. A second set of input values may be received from one or more vehicle sensors embedded in the vehicle. An operating mode of the device may be determined based on the received first set of input values and the second set of input values. One or more functions of the vehicle may be controlled based on the determined operating mode of the device. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, a data type of the received first set of input values and the second set of input values may be determined. The control of the one or more functions of the vehicle may be further based on the determined data type and one or more pre-configured user settings associated with the first user. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, a current location information of the vehicle, a motion status of the vehicle, and/or the determined data type may be utilized for the determination of the operating mode. The operating mode may correspond to a home mode, an about-to-drive mode, an outside driving mode, an outside non-driving mode, a vehicle-health mode, and a user-critical health mode. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the one or more functions may include opening or closing of a vehicle door, control of vehicle ignition, and/or control of vehicle speed. The one or more functions may also include dynamic configuration of pre-defined personalization settings associated with the first user. The first user may be authenticated at the vehicle. Further, the one or more functions may include adjustment of vehicle internal ambience, adjustment of a vehicle seat, and/or adjustment of a position of a vehicle mirror. The one or more functions may further include synchronization of personal data collected from the one or more wearable devices with the device (such as the gateway device). 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first user may be authenticated based on the first set of input values received from the one or more wearable devices communicatively coupled to the device used in the vehicle. A communication may be performed with the one or more wearable devices at a pre-defined time interval. The communication may be performed when the vehicle is in motion to confirm a presence of the authenticated first user. Further, the communication may be performed when the determined operating mode is an outside driving mode. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, a theft alert may be communicated to a communication device located within a vicinity of the vehicle. The theft alert may be communicated when the authenticated first user is not detected in the vehicle in the outside driving mode. In accordance with an embodiment, the authentication may be transferred to another device associated with a second user to signal the user to move the vehicle within a pre-defined time interval. The authentication may be transferred when the determined operating mode is an outside non-driving mode. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, an abnormal medical condition may be detected based on vital health data received from the one or more wearable devices or a portable electronic device associated with the first user. A severity level of the detected abnormal medical condition may be determined. In accordance with an embodiment, based on the determined severity level, the determined operating mode, and/or a pre-determined health threshold associated with the first user, the vehicle speed may be controlled. Further, a health alert notification with current location information of the first user may be sent to a mobile device of a caregiver, a hospital, and/or ambulance, and/or a guidance may be generated for the first user to reach the nearest hospital. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, instructions from the caregiver may be received for the control of the one or more functions of the vehicle when the determined operating mode is an outside driving mode. Steering of the vehicle may be automatically controlled to drive the vehicle to a medical care center in the vicinity of the vehicle. The steering may be automatically controlled when the vehicle is in an autonomous driving mode and when the determined operating mode is an outside driving mode. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the temperature inside the vehicle may be controlled based on the current body temperature of the first user received from the one or more wearable devices. The temperature inside the vehicle may be controlled when the first user is outside the vehicle and when the determined operating mode is an outside non-driving mode or a home mode. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, a temperature change signal may be sent to an electronic control unit of the vehicle at pre-defined time intervals. The temperature change signal may be sent at pre-defined time intervals when the first user is detected inside the vehicle and when the determined operating mode is outside driving mode. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, information of alcohol intoxication level associated with the first user may be received from the one or more wearable devices when the determined operating mode is the outside non-driving mode or the outside driving mode. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram that illustrates a network environment for a device that manages interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. With reference to  FIG. 1 , there is shown a network environment  100 . The network environment  100  may include a device  102 , one or more wearable devices  104 , a vehicle  106 , a mobile device  108 , a communication device  110 , a police control room  112 , a cloud server  114 , a medical care center  116 , an ambulance service provider  118 , a vehicle breakdown service provider  120 , a first communication network  122 , a second communication network  124 , an in-vehicle network  126 , and one or more users. The one or more users may include a first user  128 , a second user  130 , and a caregiver  132 . The first user  128  may be an owner, a driver, and/or a user of the vehicle  106  and may be associated with the one or more wearable devices  104 . The second user  130  may be a valet. The caregiver  132  may be associated with the mobile device  108 . 
     The device  102  may be referred to as a gateway device that may be communicatively coupled to the one or more wearable devices  104 , via the first communication network  122 . The device  102  may be further communicatively coupled to one or more control circuits, such as an electronic control unit (ECU) in the vehicle  106 , via the in-vehicle network  126 . In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may also be communicatively coupled to one or more external devices, such as the mobile device  108 , the communication device  110 , the cloud server  114 , the medical care center  116 , the ambulance service provider  118 , and the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 , via the second communication network  124 . In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be used in the vehicle  106 . The device  102  may act as a communication bridge among the one or more wearable devices  104 , the one or more control circuits in the vehicle  106 , and the one or more external devices. 
     The device  102  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to interface with various wearable devices and a vehicle infrastructure. The wearable devices may correspond to the one or more wearable devices  104  and the vehicle infrastructure may correspond to the one or more internal electronic control units (ECUs) of the vehicle  106 . In other words, the device  102  may be referred to as a gateway device, which acts as a communication bridge between the one or more wearable devices  104  and the one or more control circuits, such as the ECUs, of the vehicle  106 . In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to establish a communication channel with the external devices, via the second communication network  124 , when a communication with the external devices could not be established by use of a wireless communication system of the vehicle  106 . 
     The one or more wearable devices  104  may refer to wearable electronics and/or electronic implants. The one or more wearable devices  104  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to communicate a first set of input values to the device  102 . The one or more wearable devices  104  may be worn by the first user  128 , associated with the vehicle  106 . The one or more wearable devices  104  may be used by the first user  128  for healthcare purpose or for wellness and fitness tracking purpose. For example, a smart-glass, a smart-band or a smart-watch worn by the first user  128  may be used to measure calorie intake, calories burned, sleep patterns, and/or physical activity of the first user  128 . Examples of the one or more wearable devices  104  may include, but are not limited to, a nicotine patch, a motion sickness patch, an iontophoresis patch (that uses electrical current for transdermal delivery of a drug), a glucose monitor, a wearable cardiac-event recorder, a biocompatible sensor (that may be attached, worn, or implanted into to a human body to predict ovulation cycle, monitor health parameters, such as heart rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, and/or blood pressure), an implantable radio frequency device, such as the, “Obamacare microchip RFID implant”, used for patient identification and health information, for the reformation of the healthcare system in the United States of America (U.S.), and/or other such wearable or implantable medical device that may provide diagnostic and therapeutic options for various illnesses and medical conditions. 
     The vehicle  106  may comprise one or more control units, such as the ECUs, which may be configured to communicate with the device  102 . The vehicle  106  may operate in an autonomous mode, a semi-autonomous mode, or a manual mode. Examples of vehicle  106  may include, but are not limited to, a motor vehicle, a hybrid vehicle, and/or a vehicle that uses one or more distinct renewable or non-renewable power sources. A vehicle that uses renewable or non-renewable power sources may include a fossil fuel-based vehicle, an electric propulsion-based vehicle, a hydrogen fuel-based vehicle, a solar-powered vehicle, and/or a vehicle powered by other forms of alternative energy sources. 
     The mobile device  108  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to communicate instructions from a user, such as the caregiver  132 , in response to a request or health information received from the device  102 . The instruction may be communicated to control one or more functions of the vehicle  106  or to guide the first user  128  when the first user  128  is in a critical heath condition. Examples of the mobile device  108  may include, but are not limited to, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop, a smart-watch, and/or a personal computing device. 
     The communication device  110  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to receive one or more theft alerts from various vehicles, such as the vehicle  106 , or from various subscribed devices, such as the device  102 . In accordance with an embodiment, one or more communication devices, such as the communication device  110 , may be situated at one or more police stations, such as the police control room  112 . 
     The cloud server  114  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to receive heath data, such as vital physiological data, from the device  102  or the wireless communication system of the vehicle  106 . The cloud server  114  may be configured to store the received heath data for later use during authentication of one or more users, such as the first user  128 . The cloud server  114  may be a web server, a database server, a file server, an application server, or a combination thereof. The cloud server  114  may be implemented by use of several technologies that are well known to those skilled in the art. 
     The medical care center  116  may refer to a hospital or medical clinic that may have a facility, such as a server or a communication medium, to receive health alert notifications from pre-registered external devices or vehicles, such as the vehicle  106 . When the health alert notifications are received, the medical care center  116  may route the health alert to suitable department, doctors, and/or other personnel to make arrangements or initiate preparation for the treatment of a patient, such as the first user  128 . 
     The ambulance service provider  118  may refer to a service provider for an ambulance or other specialized vehicles equipped to handle various medical emergencies. Similar to the medical care center  116 , the ambulance service provider  118  may have a facility, such as a server or a communication medium, to receive health alert notifications from external devices or vehicles, such as the vehicle  106 . The ambulance service provider  118  may refer to an ambulance that may be equipped to communicate with various other vehicles, such as the vehicle  106 , or subscribed devices, such as the device  102 . 
     The vehicle breakdown service provider  120  may refer to a service provider that assists vehicle users during a mechanical or an electrical breakdown of a vehicle, such as the vehicle  106 . The vehicle breakdown service provider  120  may have a facility, such as a server or a communication medium, to receive requests from one or more electronic devices, such as the device  102 , for provision of emergency support when the vehicle  106  is immobilized at home or on a road. 
     The first communication network  122  may include a medium through which the one or more wearable devices  104  may communicate with the device  102 . Examples of the first communication network  122  may include, but are not limited to, short range networks (such as a home network), a 2-way radio frequency network (such as a Bluetooth-based network), a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network, a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), and/or a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Various wearable devices, such as the one or more wearable devices  104 , may be operable to connect to the device  102 , in the first communication network  122 , in accordance with various wired or wireless communication protocols or interoperability standards related to health informatics. Examples of such wired or wireless communication protocols or technical standards may include, but are not limited to, International Organization for Standardization&#39;s (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) on health informatics (ISO/TC 215), ISO/IEEE-11073 personal health data (PHD) standards, technical standards of continua (associated with Continua Health Alliance), Health Level-7 (HL7) standards, ISO 27799, ISO 17115, ISO/TR 16056-1 and 2, ISO/TS 16058, Bluetooth protocol, an infrared protocol, a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) protocol, a ZigBee protocol, IEEE 802.11, 802.16, cellular communication protocols, a Near Field Communication (NFC) protocol, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol, and/or a wireless USB protocol. 
     The second communication network  124  may include a wireless medium through which the device  102  may communicate with the one or more external devices, such as the mobile device  108 , the communication device  110 , the cloud server  114 , the medical care center  116 , the ambulance service provider  118 , and/or the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 . Examples of the second communication network  124  may include, but are not limited to, the Internet, a cloud network, a Local Area Network (LAN), a telephone line (POTS), a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), a dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) network, a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET), a vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET), Intelligent vehicular ad-hoc network (InVANET), Internet based mobile ad-hoc networks (IMANET), a wireless sensor network (WSN), a wireless mesh network (WMN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and/or a cellular network, such as a long-term evolution (LTE) 3G and/or 4G network. Various devices in the network environment  100  may be operable to connect to the second communication network  124 , in accordance with various wireless communication protocols. Examples of such wireless communication protocols, communication standards, and technologies may include, but are not limited to, IEEE 802.11, 802.11p, 802.15, 802.16, 1609, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wi-MAX), Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE), Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Long-term Evolution (LTE), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a protocol for email, instant messaging, and/or Short Message Service (SMS), and/or cellular communication protocols. 
     The in-vehicle network  126  may include a medium through which the device  102  may communicate with the one or more control circuits, such as one or more internal ECUs or other control systems, of the vehicle  106 . The device  102  may use various in-vehicle communication protocols, such as controller area network (CAN), Local Interconnect Network (LIN), Ethernet or other communication protocols of the in-vehicle network  126  for connectivity to the one or more control circuits of the vehicle  106 . Various control units, devices, or control systems in the vehicle  106  may also be configured to connect to the in-vehicle network  126 , in accordance with various wired and wireless communication protocols. Examples of the wired and wireless communication protocols for the in-vehicle network  126  may include, but are not limited to, a vehicle area network (VAN), a CAN bus, Domestic Digital Bus (D2B), Time-Triggered Protocol (TTP), FlexRay, IEEE 1394, Carrier Sense Multiple Access With Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) based data communication protocol, Inter-Integrated Circuit (I 2 C), Inter Equipment Bus (IEBus), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1708, SAE J1939, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 11992, ISO 11783, Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST), MOST25, MOST50, MOST150, Plastic optical fiber (POF), Power-line communication (PLC), and/or Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) bus. 
     In operation, the device  102  may be configured to receive a first set of input values from the one or more wearable devices  104 . The one or more wearable devices  104  may be communicatively coupled to the device  102  (used in the vehicle  106 ), via the first communication network  122 . The one or more wearable devices  104  may be worn by the first user  128 . In accordance with an example, the one or more wearable devices  104  may be a smart-glass, a smart-band or a smart-watch worn by the first user  128 . The device  102  may be configured to receive a second set of input values from the one or more vehicle sensors embedded in the vehicle  106 , via the in-vehicle network  126 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to determine an operating mode of the device  102 , based on the received first set of input values and the second set of input values. The device  102  may be configured to utilize current location information of the vehicle  106  and a motion status of the vehicle  106  to determine the operating mode. The operating mode may be one of the various operating modes described in detail in  FIG. 2A . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to control one or more functions of the vehicle  106 , based on the determined operating mode of the device  102 . In accordance with different embodiments, the device  102  may perform different functions in different operating modes, based on the first set of input values (such as vital health data of the first user  128 ) received from the one or more wearable devices  104 . For example, vital health data of the first user  128  may be used to perform authentication of the first user  128 , when the one or more wearable devices  104  associated with the first user  128  are detected within a first proximity range from the device  102 . The determined mode in this case may be an about-to-drive mode. However, the same vital health data of the first user  128  may be used to monitor the heath of the first user  128  in other determined modes, such as in a home mode or an outside driving mode. 
     In an instance, based on the determined operating mode, such as such as an about-to drive mode, the device  102  may be configured to control one or more functions, such as a dynamic configuration of pre-defined personalization settings associated with the first user  128 , at the vehicle  106 . Such dynamic configuration may occur based on an authentication of the first user  128  by the device  102 . The one or more functions may further include adjustment of vehicle internal ambience, adjustment of a vehicle seat, and/or adjustment of a position of a vehicle mirror of the vehicle  106 . The one or more functions may correspond to open or close a vehicle door, control vehicle ignition, and/or control the speed of the vehicle  106 . The one or more functions may further include synchronization of personal data collected from the one or more wearable devices  104  or a portable device, such as a smartphone of the first user  128 , with the device  102 . 
     In another instance, based on the determined operating mode, such as a user-critical health mode, the device  102  may be configured to communicate with the one or more external devices, such as the mobile device  108 , associated with the caregiver  132 . The device  102  may be configured to further communicate with the medical care center  116  and/or the ambulance service provider  118 . In another instance, based on the determined operating mode, such as in an outside driving mode, device  102  may be configured to communicate with the communication device  110 , which may be situated in the police control room  112 . In another instance, based on the determined operating mode, such as in a vehicle-breakdown mode, the device  102  may be configured to communicate with the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 . 
       FIG. 2A  is a block diagram that illustrates an exemplary high-level architecture  200  of the device  102  that may manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle (such as the vehicle  106 ) and the one or more wearable devices  104 , in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 2A  is explained in conjunction with elements from  FIG. 1 . With reference to  FIG. 2A , there is shown the high-level architecture  200  of the device  102 . The high-level architecture  200  may comprise a system application layer  202 , a stack layer  204 , and a physical layer  206 . The stack layer  204  may include functional modules  208 . The functional modules  208  may be associated with various operating modes, such as a home mode  210 , an about-to-drive mode  212 , an outside driving mode  214 , an outside non-driving mode  216 , a vehicle-breakdown mode  218 , and/or a user-critical health mode  220 . 
     The system application layer  202  may refer to a topmost layer that may be used for the system initialization, such as initialization of the device  102 . The system application layer  202  may support end-user processes. The system application layer  202  may provide options and/or an interface for configuration changes related to the functional modules  208  of the stack layer  204 . 
     The stack layer  204  may comprise one or more module stacks, such as the functional modules  208 . The stack layer  204  may perform various functions or control various functions of the vehicle  106 , in accordance with an operating mode of the device  102 . The functionalities of the device  102  may be performed by use of the functional modules  208 . In accordance with an embodiment, the functional modules  208  may be implemented as one or more module stacks, such as a health module stack, an authentication module stack, a fit-to-drive module stack, a personalization module stack, and/or a vehicle infrastructure module stack. The health module stack may be used by the device  102  to receive and process vital heath data from the one or more wearable devices  104 . The authentication module stack may be used by the device  102 , to receive and process the first set of input values for user authentication. The fit-to-drive module stack may be used by the device  102  to receive and process both the first set of input values (such as blood alcohol level data), and the second set of input values (such as vehicle health diagnostics data). The device  102  may determine a fit-to-drive condition of both the vehicle user, such as the first user  128 , and the vehicle  106 , before start of each drive for the vehicle  106 , by use of the fit-to-drive module stack. The personalization module stack may be used by the device  102  to process pre-stored personalization settings associated with different pre-registered vehicle users at the device  102 . The vehicle infrastructure module stack may be used by the device  102  to send one or more control commands to the one or more control units of the vehicle  106 , based on the processing of the first set of input values and the second set of input values by the other module stacks. 
     The physical layer  206  refers to a bottom layer that supports an electrical or mechanical interface to a physical medium. The physical layer  206  supports various communication protocols for use in the first communication network  122 , the second communication network  124 , and the in-vehicle network  126 . For example, the physical layer  206  supports the communication protocols, such as Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, and/or USB in the first communication network  122 , for connectivity of the device  102  with the one or more wearable devices  104 . The physical layer  206  also supports the communication protocols, such as 3G, 4G, and/or LTE in the second communication network  124 , for connectivity of the device  102  with the one or more external devices described previously in  FIG. 1 . In accordance with an embodiment, the 3G, 4G, and/or LTE protocols may be used by the device  102  when a wireless communication system of the vehicle  106 , such as a telematics unit, fails to send data to the outside of the vehicle  106 . The physical layer  206  also supports the communication protocols, such as the CAN, the LIN, and the Ethernet in the in-vehicle network  126 , for connectivity of the device  102  with the one or more control circuits of the vehicle  106 . 
     The home mode  210  may correspond to a condition or a situation when a vehicle, such as the vehicle  106 , associated with the device  102 , is in a standstill situation parked at a pre-configured location, such as a residence location (a home parking lot), of the first user  128 . Further, the home mode  210  refers to a condition or a situation when the health of the vehicle  106  is normal, and no fault or breakdown is detected at the vehicle  106 . In the home mode, the device  102  may receive vital health data from the one or more wearable devices  104 . The home mode  210  may further refer to a situation when the received vital health data of the first user  128  indicates that a medical condition of the first user  128  is within normal limits. 
     The about-to-drive mode  212  may correspond to a condition or a situation when a vehicle user, such as the first user  128 , is in a vicinity (such as a first proximity range), of the vehicle  106 . The about-to-drive mode  212  may be activated just before the start of drive when the vehicle user wants to drive the vehicle  106 . In the about-to-drive mode  212 , the device  102  may receive vital health data from the one or more wearable devices  104 , and use the received vital health data for user authentication purposes. 
     The outside driving mode  214  may correspond to a condition or a situation when a vehicle, such as the vehicle  106  associated with the device  102 , is in motion and not parked at the pre-configured location (such as the home parking location), of the first user  128 . Further, the outside driving mode  214  refers to a condition or a situation when the health of the vehicle  106  is normal and no fault or breakdown is detected at the vehicle  106 . In the outside driving mode, the device  102  may receive vital health data from the one or more wearable devices  104 . 
     The outside non-driving mode  216  may correspond to a condition or a situation when a vehicle, such as the vehicle  106 , associated with the device  102 , is not in motion and not parked at the pre-configured location (such as the home parking location), of the first user  128 . The outside non-driving mode  216  may correspond to another condition or another situation when the health of the vehicle  106  is normal and no fault or breakdown is detected at the vehicle  106 . The outside non-driving mode  216  may further may correspond to yet another condition or another situation when the vehicle  106  is stuck up in a traffic signal, a traffic jam, or parked at other location different from the pre-configured location (such as the home parking location). In the outside non-driving mode  216 , the device  102  may receive vital health data from the one or more wearable devices  104 . 
     The vehicle-breakdown mode  218  may correspond to a condition or a situation when the health of the vehicle  106  is not normal, and a breakdown is detected at the vehicle  106 . The breakdown may be due to one or more of a faulty sensor, a mechanical fault, an electrical fault, and/or a weather condition. In the vehicle-breakdown mode  218 , the vehicle  106  may be in a standstill situation, in motion, parked at the pre-configured location (such as the home parking location), a service center, or other such location. 
     In the user-critical health mode  220 , the device  102  may receive vital health data from the one or more wearable devices  104 , worn by the first user  128 . In such a case, the first user  128  may be a patient with medical implants. The first user  128  may be suffering from critical diseases or physiological problems (such as heart diseases or urologic problems), and may need continuous post-operative monitoring. The user-critical health mode  220  may correspond to a condition or a situation when the received vital health data of the first user  128  indicates a critical medical condition of the first user  128 . The received vital health data may comprise a set of medical values (sensor readings) that may be compared with health thresholds or one or more safety limits preset by a healthcare professional, such as a doctor, a paramedic, and/or the caregiver  132 . 
       FIG. 2B  is a block diagram that illustrates an exemplary device, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 2B  is explained in conjunction with elements from  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2A . With reference to  FIG. 2B , there is shown the device  102 . The device  102  may comprise one or more processors, such as a processor  222 , a memory  224 , one or more input/output (I/O) devices, such as I/O device  226 , and a communication interface  228 . The processor  222  may be communicatively coupled to the memory  224 , the I/O device  226 , and the communication interface  228 . 
     The processor  222  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to execute a set of instructions stored in the memory  224 . The processor  222  may be implemented based on a number of processor technologies known in the art. Examples of the processor  222  may be an X86-based processor, X86-64-based processor, a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor, an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) processor, a Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) processor, a central processing unit (CPU), an Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) processor, a Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) processor, and/or other processors or circuits. 
     The memory  224  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or interfaces that may be configured to store a machine code and/or a set of instructions executable by the processor  222 . The memory  224  may be configured to store the one or more module stacks, such as the functional modules  208 . The memory  224  may be further configured to store one or more pre-configured user-settings associated with the first user  128 . The memory  224  may be further configured to store operating systems and associated applications. Examples of implementation of the memory  224  may include, but are not limited to, Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Hard Disk Drive (HDD), a Solid-State Drive (SSD), a CPU cache, and/or a Secure Digital (SD) card. 
     The I/O device  226  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to receive an input from and provide an output to a user, such as the first user  128 . Examples of the input devices may include, but are not limited to, a hardware button on the device  102 , a software button on an interface of the device  102 , a touch screen, a microphone, a motion sensor, and/or a light sensor. Examples of the output devices may include, but are not limited to, a display and/or a speaker. 
     The communication interface  228  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to communicate with the one or more wearable devices  104 , via the first communication network  122 . The communication interface  228  may be further configured to communicate with the one or more external devices, such as the mobile device  108 , the communication device  110 , the cloud server  114 , the medical care center  116 , the ambulance service provider  118 , and the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 , via the second communication network  124 . The communication interface  228  may be further configured to communicate with one or more control circuits, such as the internal ECUs, in the vehicle  106 , via the in-vehicle network  126 . The communication interface  228  may implement known technologies to support wired or wireless communication of the device  102  with first communication network  122 , the second communication network  124 , and the in-vehicle network  126 . The communication interface  228  may include various components, not limited to, an antenna, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a coder-decoder (CODEC) chipset, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, and/or a local buffer. The communication interface  228  may communicate via wired or wireless communication by use of the various communication protocols, as described previously in  FIG. 1 , with regard to the first communication network  122 , the second communication network  124 , and the in-vehicle network  126 . The various communication protocols used for the wired or wireless communication may be supported by the physical layer  206 , as described in  FIG. 2A . 
     In operation, the processor  222  may be configured to receive a first set of input values from the one or more wearable devices  104 . The one or more wearable devices  104  may be worn by the first user  128 , such as an owner of the vehicle  106 . The one or more wearable devices  104  may be communicatively coupled to the device  102  used in the vehicle  106 , via the first communication network  122 . The communicative coupling may occur by use of various communication protocols, such as the Bluetooth protocol, supported by the physical layer  206 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first set of input values may comprise vital health data of the first user  128 . Examples of the vital health data may include, but are not limited to, electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen level (such as peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SPO2)), blood pressure, and/or body temperature of the first user  128 . The first set of input values may further comprise blood alcohol content (BAC) information of the first user  128  that may be sensed by the blood alcohol sensor of the one or more wearable devices  104 . In accordance with an embodiment, the first set of input values may further include vital health data of the first user  128 , received from the electronic implants of the first user  128 . In an instance, the first user  128  may have pacemakers implanted to sense cardiac intrinsic electrical activity and to pace the cardiac chambers of the heart. In an instance, the first user  128  may have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Such implants may provide vital health data, such as ventricular heart rate. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to receive a second set of input values from the one or more vehicle sensors embedded in the vehicle  106 . The second set of input values may comprise vehicle data of the vehicle  106 . The vehicle data may comprise a motion status, a geospatial position, a yaw rate, a speed, a direction of travel, a steering angle, and/or a rate-of-change of speed of the vehicle  106 . The vehicle data may further include a vehicle positional accuracy data, a brake system status, a status of a vehicle stability system, and/or other vehicle parameters of the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to determine a data type of the received first set of input values and the second set of input values. The data type of the first set of input values may correspond to heath data of the first user  128 . The data type of the second set of input values may correspond to heath data of the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to determine an operating mode, based on the received first set of input values and the second set of input values. The processor  222  may be configured to utilize at least a current location information of the vehicle  106 , a motion status of the vehicle  106 , the determined data type, and/or a distance of the one or more wearable devices  104  from the device  102 , for the determination of the various operating modes. The operating modes have been described in detail in  FIG. 2A . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to control one or more functions of the vehicle  106  based on the determined operating mode of the device  102 . In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to control one or more functions of the vehicle  106 , based on the determined data type and one or more pre-configured user-settings associated with the first user  128 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when the determined operating mode is the home mode  210 , the processor  222  may be configured to monitor vital health data received from the one or more wearable devices  104 . The processor  222  may be configured to detect whether the received vital health data is in accordance with preset health thresholds, as per the user (such as the first user  128 ), or within one or more preset medical safety limits. In instances when the received vital health data is not in accordance with the preset health thresholds and/or not within the one or more preset medical safety limits, the processor  222  may be configured to switch the operating mode of the device  102  from the home mode  210  to the user-critical health mode  220 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when the received vital health data is in accordance the preset health thresholds, and/or within the one or more preset medical safety limits, the processor  222  may be configured to detect whether the one or more wearable devices  104  are within a preset first proximity range, such as within a range of “1 meter”, from the device  102 . In instances when the one or more wearable devices  104  are detected within the preset first proximity range from the device  102 , it may be an indication that the first user  128  wants to drive the vehicle  106 . The processor  222  may then switch the operating mode at the device  102  from the home mode  210  to the about-to-drive mode  212 . Further, in instances when the one or more wearable devices  104  are not detected within the preset first proximity range from the device  102 , it may be an indication that the first user  128  may not want to drive the vehicle  106 . In such instances, the processor  222  may periodically monitor the vital heath data received from the one or more wearable devices  104 , which may be communicatively coupled to the device  102 , via the first communication network  122 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when the determined operating mode is the about-to-drive mode  212 , the processor  222  may be configured to authenticate a user, such as the first user  128 , based on the first set of input values, such as the ECG data of the first user  128 . The authentication may be useful to validate the first user  128  to drive the vehicle  106 . For example, based on the authentication, the processor  222  may be configured to send a command to a body control module of the vehicle  106  to open or close the door of the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to perform multiple-user authentication. For example, the vehicle  106  may be a rental car that has multiple drivers. The processor  222  may be configured to validate each driver based on a comparison of received vital heath data of each of the drivers with corresponding profile pre-stored at the memory  224  or at the cloud server  114 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to detect the alcohol level associated with the first user  128  with respect to a preset safety limit. Such determination is used by the processor  222 , to decide whether a user, such as the first user  128 , is fit or unfit to drive the vehicle  106 . When the determined alcohol level is greater than the preset safety limit (such as an intoxication level), and when the determined operating mode is the about-to-drive mode  212 , the processor  222  may send a control command to the body control module of the vehicle  106  to prohibit the door of the vehicle  106  to be opened. The command may be sent by the device  102  to restrict entry of the first user  128  into the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may send one or more commands to multiple ECUs, such as the body control module and the engine control unit, of the vehicle  106  to open the door of the vehicle  106 . In such a case, the door of the vehicle  106  may be opened, however the ignition key or button may be disabled so that first user  128  is unable to start the vehicle  106 . Such one or more commands may restrict the ability of the vehicle  106  to be driven by the first user  128  to ensure the safety of the first user  128  when the determined alcohol level is greater than the preset safety limit. Thus, the ability to drive may be restricted even when the first user  128  is authenticated, as described previously. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when the determined alcohol level is lower than the preset safety limit, the processor  222  may send one or more control commands to one or more ECUs, such as the body control module and/or a powertrain control system, of the vehicle  106 . The one or more control commands may be sent to open the door of the vehicle  106  and/or to ignite of an engine of the vehicle  106 , to start the vehicle  106  in the about-to-drive mode  212 . Alternatively, the ignition key or button may be enabled so that first user  128  can start the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to dynamically configure pre-defined personalization settings associated with the first user  128 , based on the authentication of the first user  128  in the about-to-drive mode  212 . The dynamic configuration may correspond to a mechanical or a non-mechanical configuration at the vehicle  106 . Examples of mechanical configuration may include, but are not limited to, adjustment of one or more vehicle seats of the vehicle  106 , adjustment of a position of various vehicle mirrors (such as an electric-operated outside rear view mirror (ORVM) of the vehicle  106 ), and/or other mechanical movements at the vehicle  106 . Examples of the non-mechanical configurations or changes may include, but are not limited to, auto-adjustment of one or more control systems of the vehicle  106 , such as temperature or humidity control inside the vehicle  106 , auto-loading of songs preferences of a vehicle user, such as the first user  128 , at an infotainment unit of the vehicle  106 , and/or synchronization of personal data collected from a portable device (such as a smartphone) associated with the first user  128 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to determine vehicle health of the vehicle  106  by use of an on-board diagnostics (OBD) interface before start of a drive in the about-to-drive mode  212 . The processor  222  may be configured to indicate whether the vehicle  106  is fit or unfit to drive, based on the output received form the OBD interface. The output may be a visual, haptic, or audio output at the vehicle  106 . In instances when a fault is detected at the vehicle  106 , the processor  222  may be configured to switch the about-to-drive mode  212  to the vehicle-breakdown mode  218  at the device  102 . Further, in instances when no fault is detected at the vehicle  106  based on the determined vehicle health, the processor  222  may be configured to switch the operating mode of the device  102  from the about-to-drive mode  212  to the outside driving mode  214 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when the determined operating mode is the outside driving mode  214 , the processor  222  may be configured to communicate with the one or more wearable devices  104  periodically, such as “every 30 seconds”. The periodic communication with the one or more wearable devices  104  may occur when the vehicle  106  is in motion. Based on the periodic communication, the processor  222  may confirm the presence of an authenticated user, such as first user  128 , in the vehicle  106 . In instances when the authenticated first user  128  is not detected in the vehicle  106  when the operating mode is the outside driving mode  214 , the processor  222  may be configured to communicate a theft alert to the communication device  110 , situated at the police control room  112 . The processor  222  may be configured to locate the police control room  112 , within a vicinity of the vehicle  106  when the authenticated first user  128  is not detected in the vehicle  106  when the operating mode is the outside driving mode  214 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when an authenticated user is detected inside the vehicle  106  when the operating mode is the outside driving mode  214 , the processor  222  may be configured to send a temperature change signal to an ECU of the vehicle  106 , at pre-defined time intervals. The temperature change signal may be sent to adjust the temperature inside the vehicle  106 , as per user preferences of the authenticated user, such as the first user  128 . The adjustment of temperature may occur based on the received body temperature values from a temperature sensor of the one or wearable devices  104  of the first user  128 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the monitoring of the health of the first user  128  may also performed in the outside driving mode  214 , based on the vital health data received from the one or more wearable devices  104 . The processor  222  may be configured to detect an abnormal medical condition of the first user  128 , based on vital health data received from the one or more wearable devices  104  or a portable electronic device associated with the first user  128 . The processor  222  may be configured to determine a severity level of the detected abnormal medical condition based a predetermined health threshold associated with first user  128 . The severity level of the detected abnormal medical condition may also be determined and validated by use of the preset medical safety limits at the device  102 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when the determined severity level indicates a critical health condition, the processor  222  may be configured to switch the operating mode of the device  102  from the outside driving mode  214  to the user-critical health mode  220 . In instances when the determined severity level does not indicate a critical health condition, the processor  222  may be configured to communicate a health alert notification to an electronic device, such as the mobile device  108 , associated with the caregiver  132 . The health alert notification may be sent together with the current location information of the first user  128  when the operating mode of the device  102  is the outside driving mode  214 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to receive instructions from the caregiver  132 , via the second communication network  124 . The instructions from the caregiver  132  may be received at the device  102 , by use of the communication interface  228 . The instructions may be received to control one or more functions, such as temperature and humidity adjustment, of the vehicle  106 . The instructions may be further utilized to remotely handle the detected abnormal medical condition of the first user  128  when the operating mode of the device  102  is the outside driving mode  214 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, based on the determined severity level, the processor  222  may be configured to control vehicle speed when the determined operating mode of the device  102  is the outside driving mode  214  and/or the user-critical health mode  220 . In accordance with an embodiment, based on the determined severity level, the processor  222  may be configured to send a health alert notification with current location information of the first user  128  to the medical care center  116  (such as a hospital), and/or the ambulance service provider  118  when the determined operating mode of the device  102  is the user-critical health mode  220 . In accordance with an embodiment, based on the determined severity level, the processor  222  may be configured to generate a guidance for the first user  128 , when the determined operating mode of the device  102  is the user-critical health mode  220 . In such a case, the guidance is generated to enable the first user  128  to reach a hospital nearest the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to automatically control steering of the vehicle  106 , to drive the vehicle  106  (in an autonomous driving mode) to the medical care center  116  in a vicinity of the vehicle  106 . The automatic control of the steering of the vehicle  106  may occur when the first user  128  is detected to be in a critical health condition which prohibits the first user  128  to drive the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when the determined operating mode of the device  102  is the outside non-driving mode  216 , the processor  222  may be configured to transfer the authentication to another device associated with a second user, such as the second user  130 , for a pre-defined time interval. The transfer of authentication may enable the second user  130 , such as a valet, to gain entry into the vehicle  106  and move the vehicle  106  up to a pre-defined distance. In accordance with an embodiment, the authentication may be wirelessly transmitted from one of the one or more wearable devices  104 , such as a smart watch, by the first user  128  to the other device (such as a smartphone) associated with the second user  130 , via an authentication transfer feature. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the first user  128  may provide an input at a wearable device of the one or more wearable devices  104  to enable the authentication transfer feature. The first user  128  may give the wearable device to the second user  130 . The processor  222  may recognize that the authentication transfer feature is enabled on the wearable device. The processor  222  may be configured to control opening of a door of the vehicle  106 . The processor  222  may be further configured to control vehicle ignition to start the vehicle  106  to allow the second user  130  to drive the vehicle  106 . The processor  222  may be configured to determine the enabled authentication transfer feature and the control of the opening of the door and vehicle ignition of the vehicle  106  when the determined operating mode is the outside non-driving mode  216 , and when the wearable device is detected in the vicinity of the device  102 . For example, the first user  128  may ask the second user  130  (such as the valet), to park the vehicle  106 . During valet parking, the first user  128  may set a time and radius limit. Consequently, the vehicle  106  may be moved by the second user  130  to a certain distance and for a certain duration in accordance with the radius limit and the time set by the first user  128 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to control temperature inside the vehicle  106 , when the determined operating mode of the device  102  is the outside non-driving mode  216 . The temperature inside the vehicle  106  may be controlled based on the current body temperature of the first user  128 , received from the one or more wearable devices  104  when the first user  128  is outside the vehicle  106 . The device  102  may then send one or more commands to a suitable ECU of the vehicle  106 . Accordingly, based on the commands, the temperature of the vehicle  106  may be adjusted, as per the current body temperature of first user  128 . Hence, the first user  128  may not experience a thermal shock when the first user  128  enters the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when the determined operating mode is the vehicle-breakdown mode  218 , the processor  222  may be configured to communicate vehicle breakdown information to the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 . The contact details of the vehicle breakdown service provider  120  may be pre-configured at the device  102 , and pre-stored at the memory  224 . The vehicle breakdown information may include a cause of the vehicle-breakdown, a customized message provided by the first user  128 , location information of the vehicle  106 , and/or date and time of vehicle-breakdown of the vehicle  106 . The processor  222  may be configured to receive a confirmation response at the device  102  from the vehicle breakdown service provider  120  in the vehicle-breakdown mode  218 . The confirmation response may be an acknowledgment message for the receipt of the vehicle breakdown information. 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram that illustrates various exemplary components or systems of a vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 3  is explained in conjunction with elements from  FIGS. 1, 2A, and 2B . With reference to  FIG. 3 , there is shown various control units, systems or components of the vehicle  106 . The vehicle  106  may comprise an electronic control unit (ECU)  302 , a body control module  304 , a powertrain control system  306 , a sensing system  308 , and a wireless communication system  310 . The ECU  302  may include a microprocessor  302   a  and a memory  302   b . The vehicle  106  may further comprise a steering system  312  and a braking system  314 , associated with the powertrain control system  306 . The vehicle  106  may also comprise an audio interface  316 , a display  318 , and the wireless communication system  310 , associated with the ECU  302 . There is further shown a battery  320  associated with a vehicle power system  322 . 
     The various control units, components, and/or systems of the vehicle  106  may be communicatively coupled with each other, via the in-vehicle network  126 , such as a vehicle area network (VAN), and/or an in-vehicle data bus. The microprocessor  302   a  may be communicatively coupled to the memory  302   b , the wireless communication system  310 , the audio interface  316 , the display  318 , and the sensing system  308 , via the in-vehicle network  126 . In accordance with an embodiment, the microprocessor  302   a  may be operatively connected to the body control module  304  and the powertrain control system  306 . A person with ordinary skill in the art will understand that the vehicle  106  may also include other suitable components or systems, but for brevity, those components, or systems, which are used to describe and explain the function and operation of the present disclosure, are illustrated herein. 
     The ECU  302  may include suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to be communicatively coupled to other ECUs of the vehicle  106 . The ECU  302  may be configured to receive one or more control commands from the communication interface  228  ( FIG. 2B ) of the device  102 , via the in-vehicle network  126 . The ECU  302  may be configured to further communicate the received one or more control commands to other ECUs, components, or systems of the vehicle  106 . The ECU  302  may comprise the microprocessor  302   a  and the memory  302   b.    
     The microprocessor  302   a  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to execute a set of instructions stored in the memory  302   b . Examples of the microprocessor  302   a  may be an X86-based processor, a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor, an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) processor, a Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) processor, an Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) processor, a Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) processor, a microcontroller, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a state machine, and/or other processors or circuits. 
     The memory  302   b  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or interfaces that may be configured to store a machine code and/or a set of instructions with at least one code section executable by the microprocessor  302   a . The memory  302   b  may be further operable to store the functional modules  208  that may include the one or more module stacks ( FIG. 2A ). Examples of implementation of the memory  302   b  may include, but are not limited to, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Flash memory, a Secure Digital (SD) card, Solid-State Drive (SSD), and/or CPU cache memory. 
     The body control module  304  may refer to another electronic control unit that comprises suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to control a central door locking system of the vehicle  106 . The body control module  304  may be configured to receive a command from the device  102  or the ECU  302 . Subsequently, the body control module  304  may relay the command to other suitable vehicle systems or components, such as the central door locking system, for access control of the vehicle  106 . 
     The powertrain control system  306  may refer to an onboard computer of the vehicle  106  that controls operations of an engine and a transmission system (when provided) of the vehicle  106 . The powertrain control system  306  may control ignition system, fuel injection, emission systems, and/or operations of the transmission system (when provided) and the braking system  314 . 
     The sensing system  308  may comprise one or more vehicle sensors provided in the vehicle  106 . The sensing system  308  may be operatively connected to the ECU  302  or the device  102 , via the in-vehicle network  126 , to provide input signals to the processor  222 . One or more network interfaces, such as a CAN interface, may be provided in the sensing system  308 , to connect to the in-vehicle network  126 . Examples of the one or more vehicle sensors of the sensing system  308  may include, but are not limited to, a radio detection and ranging (RADAR) device, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device, an image sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, an odometric sensor, a yaw rate sensor, a speedometer, a global positioning system (GPS), a steering angle detection sensor, a vehicle travel direction detection sensor, a magnometer, a touch sensor, and/or an infrared sensor. The one or more vehicle sensors of the sensing system  308  may be configured to detect a motion status, a direction of travel, location information, a steering angle, a yaw rate, a speed, and/or a rate-of-change of speed of the vehicle  106 . 
     The wireless communication system  310  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to communicate with the one or more external devices, such as the mobile device  108 , the communication device  110 , the cloud server  114 , the medical care center  116 , the ambulance service provider  118 , and/or the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 , under the control of the processor  222 . Such communication with the one or more external devices may occur by use of the second communication network  124 . The wireless communication system  310  may include various components that may include, but are not limited to, an antenna, a telematics unit, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, one or more amplifiers, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a near field communication (NFC) circuitry, a coder-decoder (CODEC) chipset, and/or a subscriber identity module (SIM) card. The wireless communication system  310  may communicate with networks, such as the second communication network  124  under the control of the processor  222 , via communication protocols, as described previously in the second communication network  124  ( FIG. 1 ). 
     The steering system  312  may be associated with the powertrain control system  306 . The steering system  312  may include a steering wheel and/or an electric motor (provided for a power-assisted steering) that may be used by a vehicle user, such as the first user  128 , to control movement of the vehicle  106 . In accordance with an embodiment, the movement or steering of the vehicle  106  may be automatically controlled when the vehicle  106  is in autonomous mode. Examples of the steering system  312  may include, but are not limited to, an autonomous steering control, a power-assisted steering system, a vacuum/hydraulic-based steering system, an electro-hydraulic power-assisted system (EHPAS), or a “steer-by-wire” system, known in the art. 
     The braking system  314  may be used to stop or slow down the vehicle  106  by application of frictional forces. The braking system  314  may be configured to receive a command from the powertrain control system  306 , under the control of the microprocessor  302   a , when the vehicle  106  is in an autonomous mode or a semi-autonomous mode. 
     The audio interface  316  may be connected to a speaker, a chime, a buzzer, or other such device that may be operable to generate a sound. The audio interface  316  may also be connected to a microphone or other such device to receive a voice input from an occupant of the vehicle  106 , such as the first user  128 . 
     The display  318  may refer to a touch screen that may receive an input from the first user  128  and to display various types of information to occupants of the vehicle  106 . The audio interface  316  may be a part of an infotainment unit or a head unit of the vehicle  106 . In accordance with an embodiment, in-vehicle communication of audio/video data for multimedia components may occur by use of Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) multimedia network protocol of the in-vehicle network  126 . Examples of the display  318  may include, but are not limited to, a display of the head unit, a heads-up display (HUD), a head-up display with an augmented reality system (AR-HUD), a driver information console (DIC), a projection-based display, a see-through display, a smart-glass display, and/or an electro-chromic display. The vehicle  106  may include other input/output (I/O) devices that may be configured to communicate with the microprocessor  302   a  and/or the processor  222 . 
     The in-vehicle network  126  may include a medium through which the various components or systems of the vehicle  106 , such as the ECU  302 , the body control module  304 , the powertrain control system  306 , the sensing system  308 , and/or the wireless communication system  310 , may communicate with each other. The in-vehicle network  126  may facilitate access control and/or communication between the ECU  302 , other internal ECUs of the vehicle  106 , and the device  102 . One or more communication interfaces, such as the CAN interface, a Local Interconnect Network (LIN) interface, a Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) interface, may be used by the various components or systems of the vehicle  106  to connect to the in-vehicle network  126 . In accordance with an embodiment, in-vehicle communication of audio/video data for multimedia components may occur by use of Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) multimedia network protocol of the in-vehicle network  126 . The MOST based network may be a separate network from the controller area network (CAN). The MOST based network may use a plastic optical fiber (POF). In accordance with an embodiment, the MOST based network, the CAN, and other in-vehicle networks may co-exist in the vehicle  106 . In accordance with an embodiment, the processor  222  may be configured to receive the second set of input values directly from the in-vehicle network  126 . Alternatively, the processor  222  may be configured to receive the second set of input values, which correspond to the vehicle data, from the ECU  302 . Other aspects or details of the in-vehicle network  126  has been described previously in  FIG. 1 . 
     The battery  320  may be source of electric power for one or more electric circuits or loads (not shown). For example, the loads may include, but are not limited to various lights, such as headlights and interior cabin lights, electrically powered adjustable components, such as vehicle seats, mirrors, windows or the like, and/or other in-vehicle infotainment system, such as radio, speakers, electronic navigation system, electrically controlled, powered and/or assisted steering, such as the steering system  312 . The battery  320  may be a rechargeable battery. The battery  320  may be a source of electrical power to the ECU  302  (shown by dashed lines), the one or more sensors of the sensing system  308 , and/or one or more hardware units, such as the display  318 , of the in-vehicle infotainment system. The battery  320  may be a source of electrical power to start an engine of the vehicle  106  by selectively providing electric power to an ignition system (not shown) of the vehicle  106 . 
     The vehicle power system  322  may regulate the charging and the power output of the battery to various electric circuits and the loads of the vehicle  106 , as described above. When the vehicle  106  is a hybrid vehicle or an autonomous vehicle, the vehicle power system  322  may provide the required voltage for all of the components and enable the vehicle  106  to utilize the battery  320  power for a sufficient amount of time. In accordance with an embodiment, the vehicle power system  322  may correspond to power electronics, and may include a microcontroller that may be communicatively coupled (shown by dotted lines) to the in-vehicle network  126 . In such an embodiment, the microcontroller may receive command from the powertrain control system  306  under the control of the microprocessor  302   a.    
     In operation, the one or more vehicle sensors of the sensing system  308  may detect various vehicle parameters, such as a motion status, location information, a steering angle, a yaw rate, a speed value, and/or a rate of change of speed of the vehicle  106 . The vehicle parameters may also include vehicle positional accuracy data, a brake system status of the braking system  314 , a status of a vehicle stability system, vehicle diagnostics data, and/or other vehicle parameters of the vehicle  106 . The vehicle data that corresponds to the detected vehicle parameters may be communicated to the processor  222  of the device  102 , via the in-vehicle network  126 , as the second set of input values. The second set of input values may be extracted by the processor  222  from the in-vehicle network  126 , by use of the communication interface  228 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the one or more ECUs, such as the body control module  304  and/or the powertrain control system  306 , of the vehicle  106  may receive one or more control commands from the processor  222 , via the in-vehicle network  126 , such as the CAN bus. The control of the one or more functions of the vehicle  106  may be performed in response to the received one or more control commands from the processor  222 . The receipt of the one or more control commands from the processor  222 , to control the one or more functions of the vehicle  106 , may be in accordance with the determined operating mode of the device  102 . For example, when the determined operating mode is the about-to-drive mode  212 , the one or more ECUs of the vehicle  106  may receive control command to generate an audio, visual, or a haptic response at the vehicle  106 , to indicate a failure of user authentication, such as authentication of the first user  128 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the control commands may be received by the one or more ECUs of the vehicle  106 , to open or not to open a door of the vehicle  106  in the about-to-drive mode  212 . Further, the control commands may be received by the one or more ECUs of the vehicle  106 , to enable or disable the ignition by an ignition system of the vehicle  106  to start the vehicle  106  in the about-to-drive mode  212 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the one or more ECUs of the vehicle  106  may receive control commands for dynamic configuration of the pre-defined personalization settings associated with the first user  128 . The dynamic configuration may correspond to mechanical or non-mechanical configuration at the vehicle  106 , as described in  FIG. 2B . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the one or more ECUs, such as the ECU  302 , of the vehicle  106  may receive a control command to output vehicle and/or user fit-to-drive or not fit-to-drive status at the vehicle  106 . Such a control command may be received when the device  102  is in the about-to-drive mode  212 . The output may be a visual, audio or haptic output performed by use of the I/O device  226  of the device  102 , the audio interface  316 , the display  318 , and/or indicator lights (such as light-emitting diode (LED) indicators) of the vehicle  106 . In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be powered by the battery  320  by use of the vehicle power system  322  of the vehicle  106 . In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be powered by a separate in-built battery. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the one or more ECUs, such as the ECU  302 , of the vehicle  106  may receive one or more temperature change signals at pre-defined time intervals when an authenticated user, such as the first user  128 , is detected inside the vehicle  106 . Such one or more temperature change signals may be received when the device  102  is in the outside driving mode  214 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the wireless communication system  310  may receive a control command to communicate a theft alert to a communication device, such as the communication device  110 , situated at the police control room  112 . The control command may be received when the device  102  is in the outside driving mode  214 . In accordance with an embodiment, the wireless communication system  310  may receive one or more control commands to communicate a health alert notification to the one or more external devices. The one or more control commands to communicate the health alert notification may be received when the operating mode of the device  102  is the outside driving mode  214  or the user-critical health mode  220 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the one or more ECUs, such as the ECU  302  of the vehicle  106 , may receive a temperature change signal from the device  102 , to control temperature inside the vehicle  106 . In this case, the temperature change signal may be received based on the body temperature of the first user  128  when the first user  128  is outside the vehicle  106 , as detected by the device  102  in the outside non-driving mode  216 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the wireless communication system  310  may receive a control command to communicate vehicle breakdown information of the vehicle  106  to the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 , as instructed by the device  102 . The control command to communicate the vehicle breakdown information may be received when the device  102  is in the vehicle-breakdown mode  218 . In accordance with an embodiment, the wireless communication system  310  may receive a confirmation response from the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 , via the second communication network  124 . 
       FIGS. 4A and 4B  collectively illustrate a first exemplary scenario for implementation of the disclosed device and method to manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIGS. 4A and 4B  are explained in conjunction with elements from  FIGS. 1, 2A, 2B, and 3 . With reference to  FIG. 4A , there is shown the vehicle  106 , which may be parked at a parking lot of a home. The vehicle  106  may include the device  102  installed in the vehicle  106 , and may be associated with multiple users of the vehicle  106 , such as a first vehicle user  402 , a second vehicle user  404 , and/or a third vehicle user  406 . There is further shown an iontophoresis patch  408  adhered to the arm of the first vehicle user  402  and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)  410  implanted into the first vehicle user  402 . There is also shown a smart-band  412  worn by the second vehicle user  404 , and a smart-watch  414  worn by the third vehicle user  406 . 
     In accordance with the first exemplary scenario, the iontophoresis patch  408 , the ICD  410 , the smart-band  412 , and the smart-watch  414  may correspond to the one or more wearable devices  104  ( FIG. 1 ). The wearable devices of the first vehicle user  402 , the second vehicle user  404 , and the third vehicle user  406  may be pre-registered at the device  102 . In accordance with an embodiment, the first vehicle user  402  may be a head of the family that may pre-define the wearable devices, such as the iontophoresis patch  408 , and cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)  410 , associated with the first vehicle user  402 , as wearable devices of a “Master User”, at the device  102 . The first vehicle user  402  may also pre-define user levels of the wearable devices associated with other family members, such as the second vehicle user  404  and the third vehicle user  406 . For example, the smart-band  412  worn by the second vehicle user  404  may be pre-defined as wearable device of, “User Level: &lt;Level 2&gt;”. Various settings, such as speed limit of 70 Km/Hour for the vehicle  106 , may be defined for the second vehicle user  404  of user level, “&lt;Level 2&gt;”. Valid vital physiological parameters of the second vehicle user  404  may be received from the smart-band  412 , worn by the second vehicle user  404  at the time of registration of the smart-band  412 , at the device  102 . Such vital physiological parameters received at the time of registration of the wearable device, such as the smart-band  412 , may be stored at the device  102  or a remote server, such as the cloud server  114 . This information may be used later during user authentication. Similarly, the smart-watch  414  worn by the third vehicle user  406  may be pre-defined as wearable device of, “User Level: &lt;Level 3&gt;”. A speed limit of “60 km/hr” for the vehicle  106  may be defined for the third vehicle user  406  of user level, “&lt;Level 3&gt;”, at the device  102 . 
     In operation, the device  102  may be configured to receive input values from the wearable devices, such as the iontophoresis patch  408 , the ICD  410 , the smart-band  412 , and the smart-watch  414 , communicatively coupled to the device  102 . The device  102  may be configured to receive input values from one or more vehicle sensors, such as a GPS sensor, embedded in vehicle  106  or the device  102 . The device  102  may be configured to determine an operating mode of the device  102  as the home mode  210 , based on the received input values from the wearable devices and the input values received from one or more vehicle sensors. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to continuously and simultaneously monitor vital health data of multiple users, such as the first vehicle user  402 , the second vehicle user  404 , and the third vehicle user  406 , based on the received input values from the wearable devices, such as the iontophoresis patch  408 , the ICD  410 , the smart-band  412 , and the smart-watch  414 . The device  102  may be configured to detect whether received vital health data of the first vehicle user  402 , the second vehicle user  404 , and the third vehicle user  406 , is within normal limits and/or in accordance with preset health thresholds (such as personalized health thresholds based on vital heath data of a user) that corresponds to each of the users. In instances when a normal heath condition is detected, the device  102  may continue to monitor vital health data of the multiple users. In instances, when an abnormal heath condition is detected for the first vehicle user  402  or the second vehicle user  404 , the device  102  may switch the operating mode to a user-critical health mode  220 . The device  102  may send a health alert notification with current location information, such as home location, of the master user, such as the first vehicle user  402 , to a pre-defined caregiver of the family members. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, at least one of the multiple users, such as the first vehicle user  402 , may want to visit a friend and may move towards the vehicle  106  that includes the device  102 . The device  102  may detect that the iontophoresis patch  408  and the ICD  410  of the first vehicle user  402  are within a pre-defined first proximity range of the device  102  or the vehicle  106 , such as within a range of one meter from the device  102 . The device  102  may then switch the operating mode from the home mode  210  to the about-to-drive mode  212 . 
     With reference to  FIG. 4B , there is further shown a vehicle door  416 , the device  102  installed in the vehicle  106  that may be parked at a parking lot of a home, and the first vehicle user  402  in a vicinity of the vehicle  106 . The device  102  may be configured to perform authentication of one or more users, such as the first vehicle user  402 , the second vehicle user  404 , and/or the third vehicle user  406 , when at least a wearable device that corresponds to an associated user is detected within a pre-defined first proximity range of the device  102 . For example, when the iontophoresis patch  408  and the ICD  410  are detected with the proximity range of “1 meter” from the device  102 , the device  102  may retrieve the input values from the ICD  410  and/or the iontophoresis patch  408  associated with the first vehicle user  402 . The retrieved input values in this case may be vital physiological parameters (such as heart rate), gender of patient, unique identifier of the wearable device (such as the ICD  410 ), and/or ECG data. The received input values may be validated based on a comparison with the pre-stored vital physiological parameters received at the time of registration of the ICD  410  at the device  102 . In accordance with an embodiment, the received input values may be sent to the cloud server  114  to validate the received data for the user authentication of the first vehicle user  402 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, based on the authentication of the first vehicle user  402 , the device  102  may send one or more control commands to the ECUs of the vehicle  106 , to perform multiple functions at the vehicle  106 . The device  102  may send one or more control commands to the ECUs, such as the body control module  304  and the powertrain control system  306  of the vehicle  106 , to open the vehicle door  416 , and to enable ignition by an ignition system of the vehicle  106 . The device  102  may further send one or more control commands to the ECUs of the vehicle  106 , to dynamically configure pre-defined personalization settings associated with the first vehicle user  402 , authenticated at the vehicle  106 . For example, certain mechanical configurations, such as adjustment of a driver seat of the vehicle  106  and adjustment of a position of a mirror of the vehicle  106 , may be performed at the vehicle  106  based on the authentication of the first vehicle user  402 . Similarly, non-mechanical configurations, such as auto-adjustment of vehicle internal ambience, auto-loading of songs playback list in accordance to preferences of the first vehicle user  402 , may be performed at the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, instead of the first vehicle user  402 , the second vehicle user  404  may wish to drive and move towards the vehicle  106 . The device  102  may then detect that the smart-band  412  of the second vehicle user  404 , within the pre-defined first proximity range of the device  102 . As described above for the first vehicle user  402 , the device  102  may be configured to perform authentication of the second vehicle user  404 , based on input values, such as the ECG data of the second vehicle user  404 , received from the smart-band  412 . 
     In certain instances, the wearable devices of the multiple users, such as the first vehicle user  402 , the second vehicle user  404  and the third vehicle user  406 , may be simultaneously detected within the pre-defined first proximity range of the device  102 . In such instances, the device  102  may be configured to prioritize the master user, such as the first vehicle user  402 . Consequently, the authentication and/or the dynamic configuration of the pre-defined personalization settings, may be performed for the master user, such as the first vehicle user  402  (in this case). 
     In accordance with an embodiment, when the multiple users are detected, the device  102  may activate one or more sensors, such as an ORVM camera, at the vehicle  106 . The one or more sensors may determine a position of each user with respect to the vehicle  106  to detect entry point of each user to the vehicle  106 . For example, the first vehicle user  402  may be detected to enter the vehicle  106  from the vehicle door  416  (such as driver-side vehicle door). The second vehicle user  404  may be detected to enter the vehicle  106  from another front vehicle door (such as the passenger side) of the vehicle  106 . The third vehicle user  406  may be detected to enter the vehicle  106  from one of the rear doors of the vehicle  106 . 
     In such instances, the device  102  may be configured to send a series of control commands to the ECUs of the vehicle  106  to dynamically configure pre-defined personalization settings associated with the multiple users authenticated at the vehicle  106 . For example, the driver seat may be adjusted per the personalization settings of the first vehicle user  402 . The front passenger side seat may be simultaneously adjusted per the personalization settings of the second vehicle user  404 , and the rear passenger seat may be adjusted per the personalization settings of the third vehicle user  406 . Other mechanical or non-mechanical configurations, such as the mirror adjustment and/or the internal temperature of the vehicle  106  may be adjusted per the personalization settings of the master user preset at the device  102 . In instances when the master user is not present within the vehicle  106 , the personalization settings of a user detected at the driver&#39;s seat may be used for the dynamically configuration at the vehicle  106 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to determine vehicle health by use of an on-board diagnostics (OBD) interface of the vehicle  106  before start of a drive. When both the user&#39;s health, such as of the first vehicle user  402 , and the vehicle health is determined to be in satisfactory condition, an audio output may be generated to indicate that both the first vehicle user  402  and the vehicle  106  are fit to drive. The device  102  may be configured to switch an operating mode from the about-to-drive mode  212  to the outside driving mode  214 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to communicate with the wearable devices, such as the ICD  410 , at pre-defined time interval when vehicle  106  is in motion and in the outside driving mode  214 . This is done to confirm the presence of at least one authenticated user, such as the first vehicle user  402 . When no authenticated user is detected in the vehicle  106  while in the outside driving mode  214 , a theft alert may be communicated to the communication device  110 , which may be situated at a police station, such as the police control room  112 . The communication device  110  of the police control room  112  may be selected as the distance of the police control room  112  from the current location of the vehicle  106  may be the closest as compared to other police stations. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to control vehicle speed of the vehicle  106 , based on the pre-defined user level of the authenticated user who drives the vehicle  106 . For example, when the first vehicle user  402  (the master user) drives the vehicle  106 , the device  102  may not control the speed limit of the vehicle  106 . However, when the second vehicle user  404  of “&lt;Level 2&gt;” drives the vehicle  106 , the device  102  may send a control command to the powertrain control system  306  to control the speed of the vehicle  106  to the pre-defined speed limit, such as “70 km/hr”. Similarly, when the third vehicle user  406  of “&lt;Level 3&gt;” drives the vehicle  106 , the device  102  may send a control command to the powertrain control system  306  to control the speed of the vehicle  106  to the pre-defined speed limit, such as “60 km/hr”. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a second exemplary scenario for implementation of the disclosed device and method to manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 5  is explained in conjunction with elements from  FIGS. 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 4A , and  4 B. With reference to  FIG. 5 , there is shown a side view  500  of the vehicle  106  that depicts the first vehicle user  402  driving the vehicle  106 . There is further shown the iontophoresis patch  408  and the ICD  410  of the first vehicle user  402  that are communicatively coupled to the device  102 , used in the vehicle  106 . 
     In operation, the device  102  may be configured to receive input values from the iontophoresis patch  408  and the ICD  410 , which may be communicatively coupled to the device  102 . The device  102  may be configured to receive input values from one or more vehicle sensors, such as the GPS sensor and the odometric sensors, embedded in vehicle  106 . The device  102  may be configured to determine an operating mode of the device  102  as the outside driving mode  214 , based on the received input values from the wearable devices, such as the iontophoresis patch  408  and the ICD  410 , and the input values received from one or more vehicle sensors. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to detect an abnormal medical condition, such as ventricular tachycardia, in first vehicle user  402 , based on the input values, such as high heartbeat rate and/or cardiac rhythm values, periodically received from the ICD  410 . The device  102  may determine a severity level of the detected ventricular tachycardia to be critical for the first vehicle user  402 , based a health threshold associated with first vehicle user  402 . The device  102  may then switch the operating mode from the outside driving mode  214  to the user-critical health mode  220 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  in the user-critical health mode  220  may be configured to send a health alert notification with current location information of the first user  128  to the mobile device  108  of the caregiver  132 , a nearest hospital, and/or an ambulance service provider, such as the ambulance service provider  118 . When the device  102  detects that the ability to drive the vehicle  106  is impaired due to an abnormal medical condition of the first vehicle user  402 , the device  102  may then send a control command to one or more ECUs of the vehicle  106  to switch the vehicle  106  to the autonomous mode. The vehicle  106  may then be steered automatically to drive the vehicle  106  to the nearest hospital. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to receive an input for the communication of the health alert to the mobile device  108  of the caregiver  132 . The input may also correspond to a customized message from the first vehicle user  402 . For example, the first vehicle user  402  may experience severe pain, such as an acute post-operative pain, and may want to communicate the customized message to inform the caregiver  132  of the pain. In accordance with an embodiment, the input that corresponds to the health alert and/or the customized message, may be provided by the first vehicle user  402  directly by use of the I/O device  226  (of the device  102 ). In accordance with an embodiment, the input may be a touch input provided by the first vehicle user  402 , by use of the display  318 . Further, the input may be a voice input provided by the first vehicle user  402 , by use of the microphone attached to the audio interface  316  of the vehicle  106 . Based on the received input, the device  102  may be configured to communicate the health alert with the customized message to indicate severe pain experienced by the first vehicle user  402  to the mobile device  108  of the caregiver  132 , while the operating mode of the device  102  is the outside driving mode  214 . 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the device  102  may be configured to receive instructions from the caregiver  132 , for remote pain management of the first vehicle user  402 . For example, the instruction from the mobile device  108  may be received in a pre-defined format, such as, “&lt;release&gt;Drug Name&lt;/release&gt;; &lt;duration&gt;N seconds&lt;/duration&gt;; &lt;dosage&gt;quantity&lt;/dosage&gt;; &lt;date_and_time&gt;08-08-2015: 1800-1830&lt;/date_and_time&gt;; &lt;device_unique_ID&gt;WD02&lt;/device_uniqueID&gt;”. The device  102  may perform parsing of the received instruction to send a controlled drug release command to a particular wearable device based on the received instructions, such as based on the unique identifier, such as “WD02”, that refers to the iontophoresis patch  408 . The controlled drug release command may comprise the instructions, such as “Release the pain relieving drug for 5 seconds”, received from the caregiver  132 . The iontophoresis patch  408  may release the drug for transdermal delivery of the drug, based on the received instructions. In accordance with an embodiment, consent from the first vehicle user  402  may be received by the device  102  or one of the wearable device associated with the first vehicle user  402 , before administration of the drug in accordance with the instructions of the caregiver  132 . Thus, a smart mechanism may be provided to interface between the wearable devices and the vehicle  106 , to maximize usability of the wearable devices, ensure safety of the vehicle user, such as the first vehicle user  402 , to provide enhanced healthcare on-the-go. 
       FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F, and 6G  collectively depict a flow chart that illustrates an exemplary method to manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle and one or more wearable devices, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. With reference to  FIGS. 6A to 6G , there is shown a flow chart  600 . The flow chart  600  is described in conjunction with  FIGS. 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 4, and 5 . The method starts at step  601  and proceeds to step  602 . 
     At step  602 , a first set of input values may be received from the one or more wearable devices  104  ( FIG. 1 ). The one or more wearable devices  104 , such as the iontophoresis patch  408  and the ICD  410 , may be associated with the first user  128 , such as the first vehicle user  402  ( FIG. 4A ). The one or more wearable devices  104  may be communicatively coupled to the device  102 , used in the vehicle  106 , via the first communication network  122 . In accordance with an embodiment, the first set of input values may comprise vital health data, such as the ECG, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen level, blood alcohol level, blood pressure, and/or body temperature of the first user  128  (as described in detail  FIGS. 2A and 2B ). 
     At step  603 , a second set of input values may be received from the one or more vehicle sensors embedded in the vehicle  106 . For example, the second set of input values may be sent from one or more sensors of the sensing system  308 , vehicle power system  322 , powertrain control system  306  or body control module  304 . The second set of input values may comprise vehicle data, such the motion status, the geospatial position, yaw rate, speed, direction of travel, steering angle, a driving operation mode and/or other vehicle parameters of the vehicle  106 , which can be sent from the sensing system  308 , vehicle power system  322 , powertrain control system  306 , ECU  302  or body control module  304  via in-vehicle network  126 . The driving operation mode may be one of: (1) a manual driving mode for which a driver drives the vehicle  106  manually, (2) an autonomous driving mode in which the vehicle  106  drives automatically, and (3) an emergency driving mode in which the vehicle  106  automatically sets a destination without the passenger&#39;s input and drives automatically. In addition to the second set of input values, image data or video data captured by sensors of the sensing system  308 , such as one or more cameras, millimetre-wave scanner, may also be received. The image data or the video data may include an image of outside environment of the vehicle  106  or an image of driver or passenger of the vehicle  106 . The second set of input values may comprise a result of analysis of the image data or the video data, such as a name of an identified object in the image data or the video data, a feeling of the passenger, a climate of the outside environment, and a level of an accidental risk of the vehicle  106  considering outside environment. In accordance with an embodiment, step  603  may be processed in parallel to step  602 . 
     At step  604 , a data type of the received first set of input values and the second set of input values may be determined. The data type of the first set of input values may correspond to heath data of vehicle users, such as the first user  128  ( FIG. 1 ), the first vehicle user  402 , second vehicle user  404 , and/or the third vehicle user  406  ( FIG. 4A ). The data type of the second set of input values may correspond to heath data, such as the motion status and/or current status of the vehicle stability system, of the vehicle  106 . 
     At step  605 , an operating mode of the device  102  may be determined, based on the received first set of input values and the second set of input values. In accordance with an embodiment, a current location information of the vehicle  106 , a motion status of the vehicle  106 , and/or the determined data type may be utilized for the determination of the operating mode. In accordance with an embodiment, one or more functions of the vehicle  106  may be controlled based on the determined operating mode of the device  102 . The determined operating modes may be the home mode  210 , the about-to-drive mode  212 , the outside driving mode  214 , the outside non-driving mode  216 , the vehicle-breakdown mode  218 , and/or the user-critical health mode  220 , as described in  FIG. 2A . In accordance with an embodiment, the control of the one or more functions of the vehicle  106  may be further based on the determined data type and one or more pre-configured user-settings associated with the first user  128 . 
     In an instance when the determined operating mode is the home mode  210 , the control passes to step  606  ( FIG. 6B ). In an instance when the determined operating mode is the about-to-drive mode  212 , the control passes to step  611  ( FIG. 6C ). In an instance when the determined operating mode is the outside driving mode  214 , the control passes to step  627  ( FIG. 6D ). In an instance when the determined operating mode is the outside non-driving mode  216 , the control passes to step  639  ( FIG. 6E ). In an instance when the determined operating mode is the vehicle-breakdown mode  218 , the control passes to step  650  ( FIG. 6F ). In an instance when the determined operating mode is the user-critical health mode  220 , the control passes to step  654  ( FIG. 6G ). 
     With reference to  FIG. 6B , the control at step  606  may be received from step  605  ( FIG. 6A ), when the determined operating mode is the home mode  210 . At step  606 , vital health data, such as heart rate, received from the one or more wearable devices  104  may be monitored when the determined operating mode is the home mode  210  (shown and further described in  FIG. 4A ). At step  607 , it may be detected whether the received vital health data is in accordance with a preset health threshold or within one or more preset medical safety limits, based on the corresponding vital health parameters, such as heart rate. In instances when the received vital health data not in accordance with preset health threshold and/or not within the one or more preset medical safety limits, the control passes to step  608 . In instances when the received vital health data is in accordance with preset health threshold and/or within one or more preset medical safety limits, the control passes to step  609 . 
     At step  608 , the home mode  210  may be switched to the user-critical health mode  220  at the device  102 . The control may pass to step  654  ( FIG. 6G ). At step  609 , it may be detected whether the one or more wearable devices  104  are within preset first proximity range from the device  102 . For example, as shown and described in  FIG. 4B , the device  102  may detect that the iontophoresis patch  408  and the ICD  410  of the first vehicle user  402  are within a pre-defined first proximity range of the device  102  or the vehicle  106 , such as within a range of one meter from the device  102 . 
     In instances when the one or more wearable devices  104  are within the preset first proximity range from the device  102 , the control passes to step  610 . In instances when the one or more wearable devices  104  are not within the preset first proximity range from the device  102 , the control may pass back to step  606 . At step  610 , the home mode  210  may be switched to the about-to-drive mode  212  at the device  102 . The control may then pass to step  611  ( FIG. 6C ). 
     With reference to  FIG. 6C , the control at step  611  may be received from step  605  ( FIG. 6A ), when the determined operating mode is the about-to-drive mode  212 . At step  611 , authentication of the first user  128  may be performed, based on the first set of input vales received from the one or more wearable devices  104  associated with the first user  128 . The authentication may be performed when the one or more wearable devices  104 , associated with the first user  128 , are detected within the preset proximity range from the device  102  used in the vehicle  106 . An example of the authentication of the first vehicle user  402  within the preset proximity range, such as “1 meter” from the device  102 , is shown and described in  FIG. 4B . 
     At step  612 , it may be confirmed whether the authentication of the first user  128  is successful or unsuccessful. In instances when the authentication is unsuccessful, the control may pass to step  613 . In instances when the authentication is successful, the control may pass to step  614 . At step  613 , an audio, visual, or a haptic response may be generated at the vehicle  106 . This is done to indicate the failed authentication. The control may pass back to step  611  for another attempt of the authentication or may pass to the end step  618  ( FIG. 6C ). At step  614 , it may be detected whether an alcohol level associated with the first user  128  is greater than a preset safety limit that corresponds to the blood alcohol content (BAC). In instances when the alcohol level (such as an intoxication level of alcohol) associated with the first user  128  is greater than the preset safety limit, the control passes to step  616 . In instances when the alcohol level associated with the first user  128  is less than the preset safety limit, the control passes to step  619 . 
     At step  616 , one or more control commands may be sent to one or more ECUs, such as the body control module  304  and/or the powertrain control system  306 , of the vehicle  106  to not open door of vehicle  106  and/or to not perform ignition by the ignition system of the vehicle  106 . This may help to avoid a traffic rule violation and prevent the first user  128  to drive the vehicle  106  when a high BAC is detected. At step  617 , a user, such as the first user  128 , not fit-to-drive response may be generated at the vehicle  106 . The response may be an audio or a visual response at the vehicle  106 . The control may pass to the end step  618  of  FIG. 6C . 
     At step  619 , when the alcohol level associated with the first user  128  is less than the preset safety limit, one or more control commands may be sent to one or more ECUs, such as the body control module  304  and/or the powertrain control system  306 , of the vehicle  106  to open the door of the vehicle  106  and/or to perform ignition by the ignition system of the vehicle  106  to start the vehicle  106 . At step  620 , pre-defined personalization settings associated with the first user  128 , authenticated at the vehicle  106 , may be dynamically configured. Such dynamic configurations that may include both the mechanical and non-mechanical configurations may occur when the authentication of the first user  128  is successful, as exemplified previously in  FIGS. 2B and 4B . 
     At step  621 , vehicle health, by use of an on-board diagnostics (OBD) interface, may be determined for the vehicle  106  before start of a drive. At step  622 , it may be checked to confirm whether the vehicle health is “OK” or faulty. In instances when the vehicle health is determined to be in normal condition, the control may pass to step  623 . In instances when the vehicle health is determined to be faulty, the control may pass to step  625 . 
     At step  623 , a vehicle fit-to-drive output may be generated at the vehicle  106 . The output may be a visual output, such as a green light indicator, a haptic output, or an audio output at the vehicle  106 . This may indicate that the vehicle  106  is fit to drive. At step  624 , the about-to-drive mode  212  at the device  102  may be switched to the outside driving mode  214 . The control may then pass to step  627  ( FIG. 6D ). In accordance with an embodiment, between step  622  and step  623 , a feeling of the driver or passenger may be detected by the device  102 . The detection may occur as the first set of input values and a driving operation mode currently set in the vehicle  106  as the second set of the input values are received by the device  102 . Accordingly, an appropriate driving operation mode may be decided based on detected feeling and the currently set operation mode. The decided appropriate driving operation mode may be sent to the vehicle  106  so that an appropriate driving operation mode as per the detected feeling may be set at vehicle  106 . For example, a feeling of the passenger may be detected as “irritated” and the currently set driving operation mode may be “autonomous driving mode”. In such a case, “autonomous relaxing driving mode” which drives slower than usual may be selected by the device  102 . Further, a sparse driving route may also be selected by the device  102 . A command to set the “autonomous relaxing driving mode” may be sent to the vehicle  106  from the device  102 . 
     At step  625 , a vehicle not fit to drive output may be generated at the vehicle  106 . The output may be another visual output, such as a red light indicator, a haptic output, or an audio output at the vehicle  106 , to indicate that the vehicle  106  is not fit to drive. At step  626 , the about-to-drive mode  212  at the device  102  may be switched to the vehicle-breakdown mode  218 . The control may then pass to step  650  ( FIG. 6F ). 
     With reference to  FIG. 6D , the control of step  627  may be received from step  605  ( FIG. 6A ) when the determined operating mode is the outside driving mode  214 . At step  627 , the device  102  may communicate with the one or more wearable devices  104  at a pre-defined time interval, such as every 20 seconds or every 5 minutes, while the vehicle is in motion. This may be done to confirm the presence of an authenticated user, such as the authenticated first user  128 , in the outside driving mode  214 , as shown in an example in  FIG. 5 . At step  628 , while in the outside driving mode  214 , it may be detected whether at least one authenticated user, such as the first user  128  ( FIG. 1 ) or the first vehicle user  402  ( FIG. 5 ), is present in the vehicle  106 . 
     In instances when an authenticated user is not detected in the vehicle  106  in the outside driving mode  214 , the control may pass to step  629 . In instances when an authenticated user is detected in the vehicle  106  in the outside driving mode  214 , the control may pass to step  631 . At step  629 , a theft alert may be communicated to a communication device, such as the communication device  110  situated at a police station, located within a vicinity of the vehicle  106 . The control may pass to end step  630 . 
     At step  631 , while in the outside driving mode  214 , one or more temperature change signals may be sent to an ECU of the vehicle  106  at pre-defined time intervals. This may occur when the authenticated user, such as the first user  128  or the first vehicle user  402 , is detected inside the vehicle  106 . At step  632 , vital health data, such as the heart rate and/or blood pressure, received from the one or more wearable devices  104  may be monitored. 
     At step  633 , an abnormal medical condition may be detected based on the vital health data received from the one or more wearable devices  104  or a portable electronic device associated with the authenticated user, such as the first user  128 . For example, as described in  FIG. 5 , the device  102  may be configured to detect an abnormal medical condition, such as ventricular tachycardia, in first vehicle user  402 , based on high heartbeat rate and/or cardiac rhythm values, periodically received from the ICD  410 . At step  634 , a severity level of the detected abnormal medical condition may be determined based on the preset health thresholds and/or the preset medical safety limits. 
     At step  635 , the preset health thresholds and/or the preset medical safety limits may be used to ascertain whether the determined severity level indicates a critical health condition. In instances when the determined severity level indicates the critical health condition, the control may pass to the step  636 . In instances when the determined severity level does not indicate the critical health condition, the control may pass to the step  637 . At step  636 , the outside driving mode  214  may be switched to the user-critical health mode  220  at the device  102 . The control may then pass to step  654  in the user-critical health mode  220  ( FIG. 6G ). 
     At step  637 , for the outside driving mode  214 , a health alert notification with current location information of the first user may be sent to a mobile device, such as the mobile device  108 , of the caregiver  132 . At step  638 , instructions may be received from the caregiver  132  to control one or more functions, such as temperature and humidity control, of the vehicle  106  and/or to remotely handle the detected abnormal medical condition. Examples of the instructions received in response to the health alert notification have been described previously in the  FIG. 5 . The control may then pass back to step  627  or step  632 , per the pre-configured user settings at the device  102 . 
     With reference to  FIG. 6E , the control of step  639  may be received from step  605  ( FIG. 6A ) when the determined operating mode is the outside non-driving mode  216 . At step  639 , vital health data received from the one or more wearable devices  104  of the first user  128 , may be monitored at the device  102 . At step  640 , it may be detected whether the received vital health data of the first user  128  is in accordance with the preset health threshold that corresponds to the first user  128  and/or the preset medical safety limits. 
     In instances when the received vital health data is not in accordance with the preset health threshold and/or not within one or more preset medical safety limits in the outside non-driving mode  216 , the control passes to step  641 . In instances when the received vital health data is below preset health threshold and/or within one or more preset medical safety limits in the outside non-driving mode  216 , the control passes to step  642 . 
     At step  641 , the outside non-driving mode  216  may be switched to the user-critical health mode  220  at the device  102 . The control may pass to step  654  ( FIG. 6G ). At step  642 , location of the authenticated one or more wearable devices  104  outside the vehicle  106 , may be detected. At step  643 , it may be detected whether the one or more wearable devices  104 , such as iontophoresis patch  408  and the ICD  410 , are within a preset second proximity range, such as beyond the “1 meter” range, from the device  102 . In instances when the one or more wearable devices  104  are not within the preset second proximity range from the device  102 , the control may pass back to step  639 . In instances when the one or more wearable devices  104  are detected within the preset second proximity range from the device  102 , the control may pass to step  644 . 
     At step  644 , a temperature inside the vehicle  106  may be remotely controlled based on current body temperature of the first user  128 , when the first user  128  is outside the vehicle  106  in the outside non-driving mode  216 . The current body temperature of the first user  128  may be received from the one or more wearable devices  104  at the device  102 . This may occur when the wearable devices  104  are detected within the second proximity range outside the vehicle  106 . The device  102  may then send one or more commands to a suitable ECU of the vehicle  106  to set the temperature of the vehicle  106 , per the current body temperature of first user  128 . At step  645 , a request may be received to transfer the authentication to another device associated with the second user  130 , such as a valet, for a pre-defined time interval to permit movement of the vehicle  106 . 
     At step  646 , the authentication may be transferred to the other device associated with the second user  130  for the pre-defined time interval, to permit movement of the vehicle  106  in a pre-determined radial distance. The authentication may be transferred based on the request received from the one or more wearable devices  104  associated with the authenticated first user  128  in the outside non-driving mode  216 . The transfer the authentication from the first user  128  to the second user  130 , such as the valet, may be useful during valet parking of the vehicle  106 . At step  647 , the device  102  may recognize that an authentication transfer feature is enabled on other device associated with second user  130 , when the other device is detected within the pre-defined first proximity range from the device  102  and/or the vehicle  106 . The authentication transfer feature may be enabled at the other device, based on the transferred authentication from the device  102 , or from at least one of the one or more wearable devices  104  of the first user  128 . 
     At step  648 , one or more control commands may be sent to one or more ECUs, such as the body control module  304 , and/or the powertrain control system  306 , of the vehicle  106 . The one or more control commands may be sent to open the door of the vehicle  106  and/or to perform ignition by the ignition system of the vehicle  106 , to allow the second user  130  to start and move the vehicle  106 . The control may pass to the end step  649  of  FIG. 6E . 
     With reference to  FIG. 6F , the control of step  650  may be received from step  605  ( FIG. 6A ), when the determined operating mode is the vehicle-breakdown mode  218 . At step  650 , vehicle breakdown information may be communicated to one or more roadside assistance service providers, such as the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 , pre-configured at the device  102 . 
     At step  651 , a confirmation response may be received at the device  102  from the one or more roadside assistance service providers (such as the vehicle breakdown service provider  120 ), via the second communication network  124 . At step  652 , output of the received confirmation response from the one or more roadside assistance service providers may occur via the device  102 . In accordance with an embodiment, output of the received confirmation response may occur via the one or more wearable devices  104 , associated with the first user  128 , when the first user  128  is detected outside the vehicle  106 . The control may pass to end step  653  of  FIG. 6F . 
     With reference to  FIG. 6G , the control of step  654  may be received from step  605  ( FIG. 6A ) when the determined operating mode is the user-critical health mode  220 . At step  654 , a medical condition of the first user  128  may be continuously monitored, based on the vital health data received from the one or more wearable devices  104  or the portable electronic device associated with the first user  128 . At step  655 , current location information of the vehicle  106  (and/or the device  102  used in the vehicle  106 ), a motion status of vehicle  106  and an operation mode may be detected. 
     At step  656 , a health alert notification, with current location information of first user  128 , may be sent to the mobile device  108  of the caregiver  132 , the medical care center  116 , and/or the ambulance service provider  118  in the user-critical health mode  220 . At step  657 , guidance information may be generated for the first user  128  to reach a nearest hospital from the detected current location of the first user  128  or the medical care center  116  pre-configured at the device  102 . 
     At step  658 , instructions may be received from the caregiver  132  for the control of the one or more functions of the vehicle  106 , based on the detected current location information and the motion status of the vehicle  106 . At step  659 , in the user-critical health mode  220 , vehicle speed may be controlled. In accordance with an embodiment, the vehicle  106  may be switched to an autonomous driving mode. The autonomous driving mode allows for the vehicle  106  to be automatically steered to a medical care center, such as the medical care center  116  or the hospital, within a vicinity of the vehicle  106 . The control may pass to the end step  660  ( FIG. 6G ). 
     As an alternative step of the above step  656 , the device  102  may send a command to the vehicle  106  so that the vehicle  106  sets an emergency driving mode as the driving operation mode. Such command may be sent to the vehicle  106  if the received driving operation mode of the vehicle  106  is not the emergency driving mode. Also, the device  102  may send location details of a nearest medical care centre  116  and a command to the vehicle  106  so that the vehicle  106  sets the location as destination of the current drive. Accordingly, the device  102  may send a command to cause the vehicle  106  to set the emergency driving mode and the destination based on the first set of input values and the second set of the input values. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a device (such as the device  102  ( FIG. 1 )) to manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle (such as the vehicle  106  ( FIG. 1 )) and the one or more wearable devices  104  is disclosed. The device may comprise one or more circuits (hereafter referred to as the processor  222  ( FIG. 2B )). The processor  222  may be configured to receive a first set of input values from the one or more wearable devices  104  ( FIG. 1 ) communicatively coupled to the device used in the vehicle. The one or more wearable devices  104  may be associated with the first user  128 . The processor  222  may be configured to receive a second set of input values from one or more vehicle sensors (such as vehicle sensors of the sensing system  308  ( FIG. 3 )) embedded in the vehicle. The processor  222  may be configured to determine an operating mode of the device, based on the received first set of input values and the received second set of input values. The processor  222  may be configured to control one or more functions of the vehicle, based on the determined operating mode of the device. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a vehicle (such as the vehicle  106  ( FIGS. 1 and 3 )) is disclosed. The vehicle may comprise the battery  320  and an electronic control unit (such as the ECU  302  ( FIG. 3 )). The vehicle may further comprise a device (hereafter referred to as the device  102  ( FIG. 1 )), powered by the battery  320 , configured to control communication between the one or more wearable devices  104 , associated with the first user  128  and the electronic control unit of the vehicle. A first set of input values may be received by the device  102  from the one or more wearable devices  104 , which are communicatively coupled to the device  102 . The vehicle may further comprise one or more vehicle sensors (such as vehicle sensors of the sensing system  308  ( FIG. 3 )) embedded in the vehicle that may be configured to communicate a second set of input values to the device  102 . The device  102  may be configured to determine an operating mode of the device  102 , based on the received first set of input values and the received second set of input values. The device  102  may be configured to control one or more functions of the vehicle, based on the determined operating mode. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure may provide a non-transitory computer readable medium and/or storage medium, with a set of computer-executable instructions stored thereon to cause a machine and/or a computer to manage interaction with one or more control circuits in a vehicle (such as the vehicle  106  ( FIG. 1 )) and the one or more wearable devices  104 . The set of computer-executable instructions in a device, such as the device  102  ( FIGS. 1, 2A, and 2B ), may cause the machine and/or computer to perform the steps that comprise receipt of a first set of input values from the one or more wearable devices  104  communicatively coupled to the device used in the vehicle. The one or more wearable devices  104  may be associated with a first user, such as the first user  128 . A second set of input values may be received from one or more vehicle sensors embedded in the vehicle. An operating mode of the device may be determined based on the received first set of input values and the second set of input values. One or more functions of the vehicle may be controlled based on the determined operating mode of the device. 
     The present disclosure may be realized in hardware, or a combination of hardware and software. The present disclosure may be realized in a centralized fashion, in at least one computer system, or in a distributed fashion, where different elements may be spread across several interconnected computer systems. A computer system or other apparatus adapted to carry out the methods described herein may be suited. A combination of hardware and software may be a general-purpose computer system with a computer program that, when loaded and executed, may control the computer system such that it carries out the methods described herein. The present disclosure may be realized in hardware that comprises a portion of an integrated circuit that also performs other functions. 
     The present disclosure may also be embedded in a computer program product, which comprises all the features enabling the implementation of the methods described herein, and which when loaded in a computer system is able to carry out these methods. Computer program, in the present context, means any expression, in any language, code or notation, of a set of instructions intended to cause a system having an information processing capability to perform a particular function either directly, or after either or both of the following: a) conversion to another language, code or notation; b) reproduction in a different material form. 
     While the present disclosure has been described with reference to certain embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departure from the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the present disclosure without departing from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the present disclosure not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the present disclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.