Abstract: A structure having a semiconductor material film formed graphene material layer that is disposed on a substrate is provided. The structure consists of a heterostructure comprising a semiconductor material film, a substrate, and a graphene material layer consisting of one or more sheets of graphene situated between the semiconductor material film and the substrate. The structure also can further include a graphene interface transition layer at the semiconductor material film interface with the graphene material layer and/or a substrate transition layer at the graphene material layer interface with the substrate.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A layered article and method for forming the same includes a single crystal silicon substrate, a silicon oxynitride layer (SixNyOz) disposed on the silicon substrate, and a single crystal GaN layer disposed on the oxynitride layer. The silicon oxynitride layer can be formed by nitridation of a native oxide layer. One or more integrated electronic circuits and/or integrated optical or optoelectronic devices can be built on the article.