Patent ID: 8451994
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium of a first mobile device that includes first and second cameras, the machine-readable medium storing a program for conducting a video conference between the first mobile device and a second device, the program comprising sets of instructions for: selecting the first camera for capturing images; transmitting images captured by the first camera to the second device; receiving, during the video conference, selection of the second camera for capturing images; switching, in response to receiving the selection of the second camera, from transmitting images captured by the first camera to transmitting images captured by the second camera by terminating the transmission of images captured by the first camera and transmitting images captured by the second camera of the first mobile device to the second device; and displaying an animation to visually indicate the switch from the transmission of images captured by the first camera to the transmission of images captured by the second camera by displaying the images from the first camera on a first side of a virtual viewing pane that appears to rotate out of view while displaying the images from the second camera on a second side of the virtual viewing pane that appears to rotate into view.