HUMIDIFIER USER INTERACTION

1 . A system, comprising:

a cloud-based application;

a humidifier comprising:

a tank to hold liquid to be atomized by the humidifier;

a transducer to atomize liquid;

a fan;

at least one sensor;

a network adapter; and

a processor operable to:

receive sensor data from the at least one sensor; and

transmit, to the cloud-based application via the network adapter, the received data; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including stored instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

present, via a display of the computing device, a user interface to interact with the humidifier via the cloud-based application.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor includes a humidity sensor and wherein the sensor data includes a relative humidity of an ambient environment of the humidifier.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor includes a temperature sensor and wherein the sensor data includes a temperature of the ambient environment of the humidifier.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the cloud-based application is to:

calculate, based on the relative humidity and the temperature of the ambient environment of the humidifier, a range of achievable humidity; and

transmit, to the computing device, the calculated range of achievable humidity.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the user interface includes a humidity user control comprising:

a range user interface element representative of the calculated range of achievable humidity; and

a selection user interface element displayed relative to the range user interface element, the selection user interface element selectable by a user to select a target humidity within the calculated range of achievable humidity;

wherein the computing device is to transmit, via the cloud-based application, the selected target humidity to the humidifier; and

wherein the humidifier is operable to adjust settings of an atomizer element and the fan within the humidifier corresponding to the selected target humidity.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the range user interface element is a bar whose length is directly proportional to the calculated range of achievable humidity.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the selection user interface element is to slide along the bar; and

wherein the position of the selection user interface element along the bar is representative of the selected target humidity.

8 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the user interface is to display an estimated amount of time until the humidifier will achieve the selected target humidity.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the humidifier includes a touch-sensitive control panel located on an outside portion of the humidifier, the touch-sensitive control panel operable to control an intensity of mist produced by the humidifier.

10 . The system of claim 9 ,

wherein the user interface presented by the computing device includes a mist intensity control similar in appearance to the touch-sensitive control panel of the humidifier;

wherein the mist intensity control includes multiple selectable portions;

wherein each selectable portion of the mist intensity control represents a respective intensity level;

wherein the computing device is to transmit, via the cloud-based application, the selected respective intensity level to the humidifier; and

wherein the humidifier is operable to adjust settings of an atomizer element and the fan within the humidifier corresponding to the selected respective intensity level.

11 . At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including stored instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

present, via a display of a computing device, a user interface to interact with a humidifier via a cloud-based application,

wherein the humidifier includes:

a tank to hold liquid to be atomized by the humidifier;

a transducer to atomize liquid;

a fan;

at least one sensor;

a network adapter; and

a processor operable to:

receive sensor data from the at least one sensor; and

transmit, to the cloud-based application via the network adapter, the received data.

12 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the at least one sensor includes a humidity sensor and wherein the sensor data includes a relative humidity of an ambient environment of the humidifier.

13 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the at least one sensor includes a temperature sensor and wherein the sensor data includes a temperature of the ambient environment of the humidifier.

14 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the cloud-based application is to:

calculate, based on the relative humidity and the temperature of the ambient environment of the humidifier, a range of achievable humidity; and

transmit, to the computing device, the calculated range of achievable humidity.

15 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the user interface includes a humidity user control comprising:

a range user interface element representative of the calculated range of achievable humidity; and

a selection user interface element displayed relative to the range user interface element, the selection user interface element selectable by a user to select a target humidity within the calculated range of achievable humidity;

wherein the computing device is to transmit, via the cloud-based application, the selected target humidity to the humidifier; and

wherein the humidifier is operable to adjust settings of an atomizer element and the fan within the humidifier corresponding to the selected target humidity.

16 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the range user interface element is a bar whose length is directly proportional to the calculated range of achievable humidity.

17 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the selection user interface element is to slide along the bar; and

wherein the position of the selection user interface element along the bar is representative of the selected target humidity.

18 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the user interface is to display an estimated amount of time until the humidifier will achieve the selected target humidity.

19 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the humidifier includes a touch-sensitive control panel located on an outside portion of the humidifier, the touch-sensitive control panel operable to control an intensity of mist produced by the humidifier.

20 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 ,

wherein the user interface presented by the computing device includes a mist intensity control similar in appearance to the touch-sensitive control panel of the humidifier;

wherein the mist intensity control includes multiple selectable portions;

wherein each selectable portion of the mist intensity control represents a respective intensity level;

wherein the computing device is to transmit, via the cloud-based application, the selected respective intensity level to the humidifier; and

wherein the humidifier is operable to adjust settings of an atomizer element and the fan within the humidifier corresponding to the selected respective intensity level.