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Michael Patrick Mastro

Frank Robert Libsch

Steven Lorenz Wright

Alphonso Philip Lanzetta

Kai R Schleupen

Robert J Polastre

Steven Edward Millman

Kenneth C Ho

Richard Ian Kaufman

Paul F Greier

Leslie C Jenkins

Robert Wayne Nywening

Steven T Berman

Ron Ridgeway

Laura Louise Kosbar

Ronald Wayne Nunes

Tricia Lynn Breen

A system and method for minimizing unsolicited marketing communications to subscribers in a subscription base obtains a contacting party identification for incoming communications to a selected contact point before communications are allowed to pass through to selected contact points. Next, contacting party identification is compared with a marketing database to determine if there is a match. If there is a match, a preselected action other than completing the incoming communication is taken or incoming communication is completed if an override condition is set. If there is no match, incoming communication is passed through and the subscriber can designate it as an unwanted marketing communication if a preselected criterion for addition is met once more than one subscriber identifies the contacting party identification as a potential marketing communication. The entries in the marketing database can be periodically deleted over time and then readded to the marketing database once the preselected criterion for addition has been met so as to refresh the database and keep it from becoming stale. A subscriber can access a customized subscriber database to selectively vary one or more override conditions.

System and method for providing an anti-marketing feature in a network

A video processing method and system for generating a foveated video display with sections having different resolutions uses a network channel for communicating video images having video sections of different resolutions, and includes a video transmission system for processing and transmitting the received video images over the network channel. The system assigns a larger portion of the network channel's bandwidth to a video section with higher resolution. Further, the system includes a video receiving system for receiving and seamlessly combining the first and second video sections of different resolutions to form an output video image on a display device, and a control unit for sending one or more video control parameters to the video transmission system to control capturing, transmitting and processing of the video images.

System and method for selective image capture, transmission and reconstruction

An anti-telemarketing program uses the calling party identification of an incoming call to determine if the call is a telemarketing call by accessing a telemarketing database. The incoming call can be identified as a telemarketing call by direct correlation with a known telemarketing number or by indirect correlation by not being included within a list of known non-telemarketing numbers. If an incoming call is identified as a telemarketing call, and no override condition is set, the call will not be allowed to ring through to the desired phone line; instead, it will be terminated by a call progress tone or by a notification that the desired phone line does not accept calls from telemarketers. If an incoming call is not identified as a telemarketing call, it will be completed, and if it is from a telemarketer, the party receiving the call can designate the calling party identification from the call as belonging to a telemarketer. The designated calling party identification can be added to the telemarketing database when a preselected criterion for addition, such as independent verification or designation of the same number by multiple parties, is met.

System and method for providing an anti-telemarketing feature in a telephony network

A device for use in a display system including an array of pixel cells formed on a substrate. Each pixel cell being coupled to at least one gate line of a plurality of gate lines formed on the substrate and at least one data line of a plurality of data lines being formed on the substrate. The device includes first and second transistors formed on the substrate. Each transistor has a gate electrode and first and second electrodes defining a serpentine channel region there between voltage applied to the gate electrode controls conductivity of the channel region. Preferably, a common electrode includes one of the first and second electrodes of the first transistor and one of the first and second electrodes of the second transistor. The first and second transistors are preferably coupled between a gate line (or data line) and respective probe pads formed on the substrate and selectively couple the respective probe pad to the gate line (or data line) during a test routine whereby charge is written to, stored, and read from the array of pixel cells.

Integrated circuits for testing an active matrix display array

A method of exposing a composite organic/inorganic master to alkylchlorosilanes in the vapor phase. Chlorosilanes participate in facile reactions with hydroxyl groups existing on the surface of inorganic oxides (such as glass or the native oxides on silicon, aluminum, tin, etc.); or those in organics-containing phenolic or alcoholic groups, such as photoresists. The alkyl group on the silane can be chosen from a large selection of aliphatic or aromatic organic groups that have substituents with varying polarity and reactivity.

Vapor phase surface modification of composite substrates to form a molecularly thin release layer

An improved apparatus for testing an array of pixel cells formed on a substrate is provided. Each pixel cell is coupled to at least one gate line of a plurality of gate lines formed on the substrate and at least one data line of a plurality of data lines formed on the substrate. The gate lines and/or data lines are partitioned into a plurality of groups. For each particular group, a first probe pad and select logic is formed on said substrate. The select logic, which is coupled between the first probe pad and the lines of the particular group, selectively couples the first probe pad to the lines of said particular group based upon first control signals supplied to the select logic during a test routine whereby charge is written to, stored, and read from the array of pixel cells. In addition, a second probe pad and hold logic for each particular group may be formed on the substrate. The hold logic, which is coupled between the second probe pad and the lines of the particular group, selectively couples the second probe pad to the lines of the particular group based upon second control signals supplied to the hold logic during the test routine. The apparatus provides a flexible interface between the array under test and the test system, which minimizes the redesign costs when the size and/or resolution of the array under test is varied.

Integrated circuits for testing a display array

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Michael Patrick Mastro