User identity in household appliances

A method comprising:

• receiving sensor data, by a data collection interface, the sensor data being received from a mirror and the sensor data being configured to identify a user of the mirror;
• storing information in a user profile configured to identify the user, a user configuration for a water consuming appliance, and a user configuration for an auxiliary device in a memory unit;
• analyzing the sensor data received from the mirror to identify the user by a processor in communication with the data collection interface and the memory unit;
• accessing, by a processor, a memory unit using the identity of the user from the sensor data received from the mirror for a user configuration for the water consuming appliance and a user configuration for the auxiliary device;
• generating, by a processor, an appliance command for the water consuming appliance and a device command for the auxiliary device;
• and
• sending appliance commands to the water consuming appliance and device commands for the auxiliary device by a data output interface in communication with the processor.

A network device for use in a bathroom, the network device comprising:

• a memory unit configured to store information in a user profile to identify a user of a mirror based on sensor data collected by the mirror and the memory unit configured to store a user configuration for a water consuming appliance and a user configuration for an auxiliary device;
• and
• a controller configured to analyze the sensor data identifying the user and to select the user configuration for the water consuming appliance and the user configuration for the auxiliary device using the identity of the user from the sensor data collected by the mirror;
• the controller further configured to generate and send an appliance command to the water consuming appliance in response to the user configuration for the water consuming appliance selected based on the sensor data collected by the mirror and a device command to the auxiliary device in response the user configuration for the auxiliary device selected based on the sensor data collected by the mirror.