Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Ting-Hsiang Hwang

Cameron Charles

Babak Amir Parviz

Amy Bergsieker

Daniel Kelly

Elliot Chong

Gonzalo Alberto Ramos

Matthew Brinkley

Celso Gomes

Erik Jacob Olsen

Adam Meyer

Jeremy Jonas

Benjamin Schiffler

Described are systems and methods that enable users to virtually experience an environment at a destination location from their own user device, control their experience and even interact with others that are physically located within the environment. Likewise, the user's experience may even be improved with the inclusion of enhancements that are presented to the user as the user experiences the environment. Users may interact with the enhancements to obtain additional enhancements, interact with others physically located within the environment, interact with and direct a guide that is physically located within the environment, and receive near real-time video and audio that is transmitted from a guide device located within the environment.

Augmenting transmitted video data

Described are systems and methods that enable users to virtually experience an environment at a destination location from their own user device, control their experience and even interact with others that are physically located within the environment. Likewise, the user's experience may even be improved with the inclusion of enhancements that are presented to the user as the user experiences the environment. User's may interact with the enhancements to obtain additional enhancements, interact with others physically located within the environment, interact with and direct a guide that is physically located within the environment, and receive near real-time video and audio that is transmitted from a guide device located within the environment.

Adjusting the presented field of view in transmitted data

Described are systems and methods for aligning and concurrently presenting guide device video data of an environment and an enhancement corresponding to the environment. With the described implementations, users may virtually experience an environment at a destination location from their own user device and also concurrently view historical and/or future representations of that environment (enhancement) concurrently with current representations of the environment. The user may select the amount of the enhancement or the guide device video data that is presented to the user as part of the experience. Likewise, the guide device video data and enhancement remain aligned as they are presented to the user.

Alignment and concurrent presentation of guide device video and enhancements

Synchronizing transmitted video data and enhancements

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Ting-Hsiang Hwang