Systems and methods for providing interactive functionality to data streams

A system, comprising:

• a remote system that includes a first controller and a first communication system operably coupled to the first controller, wherein the first controller is configured to, by one or more processors:
• execute a program in a memory device;
• generate a data stream that includes primary information indicative of a visual representation of a graphical user interface (GUI) of the program;
• transmit the data stream via the first communication system;
• and
• an aircraft that includes a second controller, a second communication system, and a display system, wherein the second communication system and the display system are operably coupled to the second controller, wherein the second controller is configured to, by one or more processors:
• receive, via the second communication system, the data stream from the remote system;
• display the visual representation of the GUI on the display system of the aircraft based on the primary information;
• detect an interaction by a user onboard the aircraft with an interactive element of the GUI represented on the display system;
• and
• modify the visual representation of the GUI on the display system in response to detecting the interaction such that a modified visual representation of the GUI is displayed on the display system, wherein the visual representation of the GUI is modified using supplemental information embedded in the data stream.