Dryer appliance and methods for improved operation
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsNemetalla Salameh, Khalid Jamal Mashal, Jose Efren Rodriguez Munoz
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Abstract
A method of operating a dryer appliance is provided that includes obtaining washer operating parameters from a washing machine appliance that is linked to the dryer appliance and obtaining dryer operating parameters of the dryer appliance. These parameters are transmitted to a remote server along with a user input such as a selected dryness level. The method further includes receiving operating instructions from the remote server and adjusting at least one operating parameter of the dryer appliance based on the operating instructions.
Claims20
A dryer appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a chamber for receipt of clothes for drying;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to a cloud-based remote server that is located at a distant location from the dryer appliance, the controller being configured to:
- obtain washer operating parameters from a washing machine appliance that is linked to the dryer appliance;
- obtain dryer operating parameters of the dryer appliance;
- transmit the washer operating parameters and the dryer operating parameters to the remote server;
- receive operating instructions from the remote server;
- and
- adjust at least one operating parameter of the dryer appliance based on the operating instructions.
A method of operating a dryer appliance, the dryer appliance comprising a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet, the drum defining a chamber for receipt of clothes for drying, the method comprising:
- obtaining washer operating parameters from a washing machine appliance that is linked to the dryer appliance;
- obtaining dryer operating parameters of the dryer appliance;
- transmitting the washer operating parameters and the dryer operating parameters to a cloud-based remote server that is located at a distant location from the dryer appliance;
- receiving operating instructions from the remote server;
- and
- adjusting at least one operating parameter of the dryer appliance based on the operating instructions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.