Patent ID: 8831780

Claim:
A Global Virtual Presence (GVP) system for providing a user with a virtual presence experience via a virtual reality, the system comprising: at least one virtual presence terminal (VPT) configured to provide a user with a virtual presence interface; at least one robotic virtual explorer device (RVED) configured to acquire a virtual presence media, the RVED is controllable by the user via the virtual presence interface; at least one VPT Command and Control Unit (CCU) connected to the VPT configured to process and send operational directives and receive the virtual presence media and render the virtual presence media to the user via the virtual presence interface; at least one RVED Command and Control Unit (CCU) connected to the RVED configured to process and send the operational directives to the RVED and receive and process the virtual presence media from the RVED, wherein: the VPT CCU is connected to the RVED CCU over a wide area network; the user connects to the RVED via the virtual presence interface and sends the operational directives to the VPT CCU; the VPT CCU sends the operational directives to the RVED CCU, providing the operational directives to the RVED over a wireless connection; the RVED acquires the virtual presence media and provides it to the RVED CCU over the wireless connection, which sends it to the VPT CCU over the wide area network; the VPT CCU provides the virtual presence media to the VPT virtual presence interface; a virtual geo-fence is mapped to a toured area containing movement of the RVED; and wherein the RVED is continuously controlled via virtual reality controls, and is configured to display a video feed as a virtual reality.