Scent diffusing system

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program instructions that are executable by at least one processor such that a controller device is configured to:

• receive an input to initiate creation of a scent scene for activation by a combined scent-diffusing and media-playback system;
• display-one or more representations of scent diffusing devices;
• receive input, via selection of a first representation of the one or more representations of scent diffusing devices, that indicates a selection of a first scent diffusing device for the scent scene;
• receive input selecting a particular scent for the first scent diffusing device to release for the scent scene;
• display one or more representations of playback devices;
• receive input, via selection of a first representation of the one or more representations of playback devices, that indicates a selection of a first playback device for the scent scene;
• receive input selecting particular media content for the first playback device to play back for the scent scene;
• cause information defining the scent scene to be stored in a computing system remote to the controller device;
• receive input selecting the scent scene for activation;
• and
• in response to receiving the input selecting the scent scene for activation:
• based on the information defining the scent scene, send, to the first scent diffusing device, a message comprising information indicating the particular scent to release;
• cause the first scent diffusing device to release the particular scent;
• based on the information defining the scent scene, send, to the first playback device, a message comprising information indicating the particular media content;
• and
• cause the first playback device to play back the particular media content.

A method carried out by a controller device, the method comprising:

• receiving an input to initiate creation of a scent scene for activation by a combined scent-diffusing and media-playback system;
• displaying one or more representations of scent diffusing devices;
• receiving input, via selection of a first representation of the one or more representations of scent diffusing devices, that indicates a selection of a first scent diffusing device for the scent scene;
• receiving input selecting a particular scent for the first scent diffusing device to release for the scent scene;
• displaying one or more representations of playback devices;
• receiving input, via selection of a first representation of the one or more representations of playback devices, that indicates a selection of a first playback device for the scent scene;
• receiving input selecting particular media content for the first playback device to play back for the scent scene;
• causing information defining the scent scene to be stored in a computing system remote to the controller device;
• receiving input selecting the scent scene for activation;
• and
• in response to receiving the input selecting the scent scene for activation:
• based on the information defining the scent scene, sending, to the first scent diffusing device, a message comprising information indicating the particular scent to release;
• causing the first scent diffusing device to release the particular scent;
• based on the information defining the scent scene, sending, to the first playback device, a message comprising information indicating the particular media content;
• and
• causing the first playback device to play back the particular media content.