# US 2018/0034865 A1 · Systems and Methods for Providing Individual and/or Synchronized Virtual Tours through a Realm for a Group of Users > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0034865 A1 - Document ID: US20180034865A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/224,077 - Filed: 2016-07-29 - Published: 2018-02-01 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-29 - Assignees: EveryScape, Inc. - Applicants: EveryScape, Inc. - Inventors: James Schoonmaker; Matthew Dunn; Keno Mullings - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180034865A1 ## CPC - H04L 65/403: Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) - H04L 65/1093: by adding participants; by removing participants - H04L 67/131: Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality - H04L 67/146: Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding - H04L 67/34: {involving the movement of software or configuration parameters (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416)} - H04L 67/52: specially adapted for the location of the user terminal - G06Q 30/0613: {using intermediate agents} - G06Q 50/16: Real estate - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method coordinates experiences of a realm for a group of users, including at least an administrative user and at least one participating user. The method includes transmitting, from the server to an administrative user, a session identifier associated with the realm. The method also includes receiving, by the server, a user acceptance to join a session using the session identifier so that the at least one participating user can experience the realm. In response to receiving the acceptance, the method also includes transmitting to a computing device of the participating user, by the server, executable code including data describing a series of locations in the realm. The series of locations comprises at least a first location and a second location, and the first location is associated with a first panoramic image and the second location is associated with a second panoramic image. The executable code is configured to receive instructions from at least one computing device of at least one user within the group to display the realm at at least one selected location, and display, on the computing device, data corresponding to the realm at at least one of the locations selected by at least one of the users within the group. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of coordinating experiences of a realm for a group of users wherein the group includes at least an administrative user and at least one participating user, the method comprising: transmitting, from the server to an administrative user, a session identifier associated with the realm; receiving, by the server, a user acceptance to join a session using the session identifier so that the at least one participating user can experience the realm; in response to receiving the acceptance, transmitting to a computing device of the participating user, by the server, executable code including data describing a series of locations in the realm, the series of locations comprising at least a first location and a second location, wherein the first location is associated with a first panoramic image and the second location is associated with a second panoramic image, wherein the executable code is configured to (1) receive instructions from at least one computing device of at least one user within the group to display the realm at at least one selected location, and (2) display, on the computing device, data corresponding to the realm at at least one of the locations selected by at least one of the users within the group. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the executable code is further configured to (3) receive instructions from the server regarding locations selected by a user within the group. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the server from the administrative user, a request to synchronize an experience of the realm for the participating user with an experience of the realm for the administrative user, the request including a location in the realm selected by the administrative user; transmitting, by the server, the location in the realm selected by the administrative user to a computing device of the participating user, the location causing the executable code running on the computing device of the participating user to display data corresponding to the location selected by the administrative user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting, by the server to a computing device of the participating user, locations in the realm selected by the users of the group; receiving, by the server from the administrative user, a request to synchronize an experience of the realm for the participating user with an experience of the realm for the administrative user; in response to the request from the administrative user, transmitting, by the server to the computing device of the participating user, an instruction to display data corresponding to the locations in the realm selected by the administrative user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the computing device of the participating user creates at least one virtual image representing a view of the realm between a location selected by the participating user and the location selected by the administrative user, and displays data corresponding to the virtual image and the location selected by the administrative user to simulate motion in the realm from the location selected by the participating user to the location selected by the administrative user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the computing device of the participating user creates at least one virtual image representing a view of the realm between a location selected by the participating user and the location selected by the administrative user, and displays data corresponding to the virtual image and the location selected by the administrative user to simulate motion in the realm from the location selected by the participating user to the location selected by the administrative user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising: receiving, by the server from the computing device of the administrative user, an updated location selected by the administrative user; and transmitting, by the server to the computing device of the participating user, the updated selected location so that the computing device of the participating user displays data corresponding to the updated selected location in the realm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising: receiving, by the server from the computing device of the administrative user, an updated location selected by the administrative user; and transmitting, by the server to the computing device of the participating user, the updated selected location so that the computing device of the participating user displays data corresponding to the updated selected location in the realm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the instruction to synchronize the experiences of the participating user and the administrative user causes the computing device of the participating user to disregard instructions from the participating user. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the instruction to synchronize the experiences of the participating user and the administrative user causes the computing device of the participating user to disregard instructions from the participating user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the server from a first user in the group, a request to synchronize an experience of the realm for a second user in the group with an experience of the realm for the first user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the selected location in the realm includes a view direction. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the server from an administrative user, a request to view a list of users who have joined the experience of the realm; and transmitting, by the server to a computing device of the administrative user, the list of users for display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the server from the administrative user, a request to view a history of selected locations in the realm for a user in the group of users; and transmitting, by the server to a computing device of the administrative user, the history of selected locations in the realm for the user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the server from the administrative user, a request to follow the view of the participating user; sending, by the server to the computing device of the participating user, an instruction to provide, on a continual basis, updates on the location in the realm selected by the participating user; forwarding, by the server to the computing device of the administrative user, the updated location selected by the participating user, the updated location causing the executable code running on the computing device of the administrative user to display data corresponding to the realm at the updated selected location of the participating user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, by the server to a computing device of the administrative user, locations in the realm selected by the users of the group, wherein the executable code on the computing device of the administrative user is configured to (1) receive a request to follow the view of the participating user and (2) display data corresponding to the locations in the realm received from the server that are selected by the participating user. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the server from an administrative user, an instruction to display a second realm to the group of users; and transmitting, by the server to each computing device for the group of users, executable code including data describing a series of locations in the second realm. ### Claim 18 A method of coordinating experiences of a realm for a group of users wherein the group includes at least an administrative user and at least one participating user, the method comprising: transmitting, from the server to an administrative user, a session identifier associated with the realm; receiving, by the server, a user acceptance to join a session using the session identifier so that the at least one participating user can experience the realm; in response to receiving the acceptance, transmitting to a computing device of the participating user, by the server, executable code including a set of panoramic images associated with the realm, wherein the executable code is configured to (1) receive instructions from at least one computing device of at least one user within the group to display the realm at at least one selected location, and (2) display, on the computing device, data from the set of panoramic images corresponding to the at least one selected location.