Dryer monitoring
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving temperature information associated with a dryer cycle of a clothes dryer;
receiving humidity information associated with the dryer cycle;
determining, by a computing device, whether one or more of a plurality of states indicative of dryer conditions associated with dryness of textiles in the dryer are satisfied based on the temperature information and the humidity information;
calculating, by the computing device, a global state score based on a number of states that are satisfied;
determining, by the computing device, whether one or more of a plurality of indicators indicative of patterns in the dryer conditions over time associated with dryness of the textiles in the dryer are satisfied based on the temperature information and the humidity information;
calculating, by the computing device, a global indicator score equal to a number of indicators that are satisfied;
determining, by the computing device, that the textiles are dry if the global state score is greater than or equal to a first predetermined global state score and the global indicator score is greater than or equal a first predetermined global indicator score; and
in response to determining that the textiles are dry, at least one of;
generating a dryness indicator on a user interface of the clothes dryer and turning off the clothes dryer.
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Abstract
A dryer monitoring system receives dryer information from one or more sensors concerning operation of one or more dryers, such as clothes dryers. For example, the dryer monitoring system may receive temperature and/or humidity information from one or more dryers. The dryer monitor analyzes the dryer data to determine whether textiles in the dryer are dry. The dryer monitor may analyze one or more states and/or one or more indicators (patterns in the dryer data) during the dryness determination.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving temperature information associated with a dryer cycle of a clothes dryer; receiving humidity information associated with the dryer cycle; determining, by a computing device, whether one or more of a plurality of states indicative of dryer conditions associated with dryness of textiles in the dryer are satisfied based on the temperature information and the humidity information; calculating, by the computing device, a global state score based on a number of states that are satisfied; determining, by the computing device, whether one or more of a plurality of indicators indicative of patterns in the dryer conditions over time associated with dryness of the textiles in the dryer are satisfied based on the temperature information and the humidity information; calculating, by the computing device, a global indicator score equal to a number of indicators that are satisfied; determining, by the computing device, that the textiles are dry if the global state score is greater than or equal to a first predetermined global state score and the global indicator score is greater than or equal a first predetermined global indicator score; and in response to determining that the textiles are dry, at least one of;
generating a dryness indicator on a user interface of the clothes dryer and turning off the clothes dryer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A dryer monitor comprising:
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a temperature sensor that senses temperature information associated with a dryer cycle of a clothes dryer; a humidity sensor that senses humidity information associated with the dryer cycle; and a controller that determines whether one or more of a plurality of states indicative of dryer conditions associated with dryness of textiles in the dryer are satisfied based on the temperature information and the humidity information, calculates a global state score based on a number of states that are satisfied, determines whether one or more of a plurality of indicators indicative of patterns in the dryer conditions over time associated with dryness of the textiles in the dryer are satisfied based on the temperature information and the humidity information, calculates a global indicator score equal to a number of indicators that are satisfied, determines that the textiles are dry if the global state score is equal to a first predetermined global state score and the global indicator score is equal to a first predetermined global indicator score, and, in response to determining that the textiles are dry, at least one of;
generating a dryness indicator on a user interface of the clothes dryer and turning off the clothes dryer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions that cause one or more processors of a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receive temperature information associated with a dryer cycle of a clothes dryer; receive humidity information associated with the dryer cycle; determine whether one or more of a plurality of states indicative of dryer conditions associated with dryness of textiles in the dryer are satisfied based on the temperature information and the humidity information; calculate a global state score based on a number of states that are satisfied; determine whether one or more of a plurality of indicators indicative of patterns in the dryer conditions over time associated with dryness of the textiles in the dryer are satisfied based on the temperature information and the humidity information; calculate a global indicator score equal to a number of indicators that are satisfied; determine that the textiles are dry if the global state score is equal to a first predetermined global state score and the global indicator score is equal a first predetermined global indicator score; and and, in response to determining that the textiles are dry, at least one of;
generating a dryness indicator on a user interface of the clothes dryer and turning off the clothes dryer.
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