Methods for controlling appliances to regulate humidity

Abstract

A method of controlling a plurality of home appliances to regulate humidity includes monitoring a humidity value from one or more of a humidity sensor. The method also includes detecting, by at least one of the one or more humidity sensors, the humidity value is less than a threshold humidity value. The method further includes releasing, at one or more appliances of the plurality of home appliances, water vapor. Artificial intelligence detects the one or more humidity sensors that detects the humidity value less than the threshold humidity value, and releases water vapor at the one or more appliances of the plurality of appliances proximate the one or more humidity sensors.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of controlling a plurality of home appliances to regulate humidity, comprising:
 monitoring, by a controller, a humidity value from one or more of a humidity sensor;   detecting, by at least one of the one or more humidity sensors, the humidity value less than a threshold humidity value; and   releasing, at one or more appliances of the plurality of home appliances, water vapor,   wherein the plurality of home appliances comprises one or more of a dishwasher, an oven, a cooktop, a range, a water heater, a coffee maker, a washing machine, and dryer.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more humidity sensor comprises a plurality of sensors disposed at the plurality of home appliances. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the controller controlling the plurality of home appliances is an external device configured for communication with the plurality of home appliances over a network. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein controlling of the plurality of home appliances is performed via one of the appliances of the plurality of appliances over the network. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a normal cycle of the plurality of appliances is prolonged to produce humidity. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising regulating the humidity value to maintain the humidity value proximate to the threshold humidity value. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the water vapor is automatically released from one or more appliances of the plurality of appliances in response to the humidity value less than a threshold humidity value. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the external device comprises one or more of a smartphone, a tablet, and a kitchen hub. 
     
     
         9 . A method of controlling a plurality of home appliances to regulate humidity across a network, comprising:
 Monitoring, by a controller, a humidity value from one or more of a humidity sensor;   detecting, by at least one of the one or more humidity sensors, the humidity value less than a threshold humidity value; and   releasing, at one or more appliances of the plurality of home appliances, water vapor,   wherein the plurality of home appliances comprises one or more of a dishwasher, an oven, a cooktop, a range, a water heater, a coffee maker, a washing machine, and dryer.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more humidity sensor comprises a plurality of sensors disposed at the plurality of home appliances. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein an external device is configured for communication with the plurality of home appliances over the network. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein one of the appliances of the plurality of appliances is configured to control the plurality of home appliances over the network. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein a normal cycle of the plurality of appliances is prolonged to produce humidity. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising regulating the humidity value to maintain the humidity value proximate to the threshold humidity value. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the water vapor is automatically released from one or more appliances of the plurality of appliances in response to the humidity value less than a threshold humidity value. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the external device comprises one or more of a smartphone, a tablet, and a kitchen hub.