In one general aspect, a method can include displaying, on a display device included in a computing device, content in an application executing on the computing device. The method can further include displaying, in a user interface on the display device, at least one identifier, receiving a selection of the at least one identifier, and initiating casting in response to receiving the selection of the at least one identifier.

An improved system and method are disclosed for improving functionality in software applications. In one example, the method includes a computing entity having a network interface, a processor, and a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions. The instructions include instructions for a superblock application having instructions for a function block included therein. The function block is configured to provide functions that are accessible to the superblock application via an application programming interface (API). The functions are provided within the superblock application itself and are accessible within the superblock application without switching context to another application on the computing entity.

A display module is described that has two or more front-facing camera modules at opposing edges of a computing device. Using images acquired by both camera modules, when a user is looking directly at the display, it is possible to generate an image of the user as though he/she was looking directly toward the lens of a camera module.

An audio-video communication system comprises a wireless exterior module located proximate an entrance, a computerized controller running a software application, and a remote peripheral device. The wireless exterior module includes a proximity sensor for detecting a person at the entrance, a video camera for recording an image of the person at the entrance, a microphone for recording the person at the entrance, a speaker for playing audio to the person at the entrance, a transmitter for communicating sounds and images of the person at the entrance, and a receiver for receiving communications at the wireless exterior module. The computerized controller is disposed in wireless electronic communication with the wireless exterior module via the transmitter and the receiver of the wireless exterior module. The remote peripheral device is configured to electronically communicate with the computerized controller for viewing an image from the video camera communicated from the wireless exterior module.

A wearable camera with mobile device optical coupling provides hands-free point-of-view video-chat. The mobile device optical coupling is enabled by an optic transfer engine that comprises a communications bus, a video decoding module, a micro-display, and a housing. The communications bus initially receives optical sensor data from an optical sensing device (e.g., the wearable camera). Next, the video decoding module decodes the optical sensor data. The micro-display displays the decoded optical sensor data. The housing partially encloses the communications bus, the video decoding module, and the micro-display and has a mounting element that is configured to removably mount the optics couple to a computing device such that the micro-display is positioned in a field of view of another optical sensing device coupled to the computing device.

A computing system includes a first camera, a second camera, a microphone, and a display. The computing system is configured to independently activate the first camera and/or the second camera. The computing system first receives a user input initiating a two-way camera operation using both the first camera and the second camera. In response to the user input, the computing system activates the first camera and generates a first visualization, displaying a first image generated by the first camera, and activates the second camera and generates a second visualization, displaying a second image generated by the second camera. Both the first visualization and the second visualization are simultaneously displayed on the display of the computing system, while functions of each of the first camera and second camera can be started, stopped paused unpaused or modified individually.

To suppress image quality degradation due to artifacts. Electronic equipment includes a display unit, an imaging unit disposed on a side opposite to a display surface of the display unit, and a signal processing unit. The imaging unit includes a plurality of on-chip lenses and a plurality of pixels, in which the on-chip lens includes a first on-chip lens, the plurality of pixels includes a first pixel, the first pixel is disposed to overlap the first on-chip lens, and the first pixel includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion units. The signal processing unit processes signals output from the plurality of pixels.

The disclosure provides an augmented reality virtual videoconference for each of a plurality of computing devices during a networked communication session. The networked communication session is defined and provided a plurality of devices. Video content that is at least partially captured by a camera associated with a respective device is received, and a composited interactive audio/video feed comprised of audio/video input received during the networked communication session from each of the first user computing device and at least the respective user computing device of the one of the additional users is generated. At least some of the video content captured by the camera associated with a respective user computing device is removed prior to including the remaining video content in the composited interactive audio/video feed. The composited interactive audio/video feed is provided to the plurality of computing devices during the networked communication session.

Electronic apparatuses with suppressed deterioration image quality and reduced bezel width are disclosed. In one example, an electronic apparatus includes a display unit, imaging optical systems, and an image acquisition unit. The display unit has a displayable region that includes display optical systems disposed in an array in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction. The imaging optical systems are disposed on a side opposite to a display surface of the display unit and overlapped with the displayable region in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and include first and second imaging optical systems with different coordinates in at least one of the first direction and the second direction. The image acquisition unit acquires image data on the basis of information acquired by the first imaging optical system and the second imaging optical system.

An information processing apparatus is communicable with a first user terminal operated by a first user and a second user terminal operated by a second user. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry generates distribution data according to which the first user terminal displays a first captured image and a second captured image, the first captured image being an image captured by a first image capturing device in a photographing direction selected by the first user, the second captured image being an image captured by a second image capturing device in a photographing direction of the second user. The circuitry transmits the generated distribution data to the first user terminal. The circuitry provides a bidirectional communication function to the first user terminal and the second user terminal.