 ergason Patent Properties (FPP) is an intellectual property development and licensing company, founded in 2001 by inventor Dr. James L. Fergason, a pioneer in the field of liquid crystal displays and one of the leading American independent inventors. Initially, he assigned a portfolio of more than 35 issued U.S. patents and foreign counterparts to the company, the majority of them related to electronic displays and liquid crystal technology. The company has continued to expand and develop its technology and IP and enhances the value of the FPP patent portfolio to licensees by providing technical support services and creating or acquiring related and synergistic intellectual property including Trademarks and Copyrights.
Currently FPP is focusing its efforts on its System Synchronized Brightness Control (SSBC™) technology and IP which provides a gateway to high dynamic range LCD and projection performance. Many of the leading television and LCD module companies have licensed the SSBC IP and it has been incorporated in high performance LCD TVs and projectors. Innovative licensees are now introducing high dynamic range (HDR) LCD monitors and notebook and mobile LCD modules will soon be available HDR functionality with integrated SSBC technology.
What's New
System Synchronized Brightness Control (SSBC) |
SSBC demo showing the impact of SSBC on video quality
click image for larger picture System Synchronized Brightness Control (SSBC) is FPP's term used to describe a technology to enable high dynamic range (HDR) performance in LCD and projection displays. SSBC dramatically improves the contrast and color rendition of video and photographic images on electronic displays, adding intensity to bright scenes and contrast depth to dark scenes. It can be integrated with today's video capable liquid crystal displays and projection systems. SSBC can also be used to decrease LCD power consumption in portable systems.
The SSBC technology is being widely adopted in LCD and projection television and recently has been implemented in monitors, notebooks and mobile LCDs. Seven leading companies have now completed licenses including Matsuhita Electric (Panasonic), LG.Philips LCD, Seiko Epson, Sharp, and Samsung.
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StereoMirror™ 3D Displays |
Viewer Perspective of 3D Video Demo Unit
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click image for larger picture StereoMirror™ 3D Displays incorporate a new FPP technology that dramatically improves the brightness, sharpness, and definition of stereographic desktop monitors. StereoMirror monitors present stable and flicker free stereographic 3D graphic and video images with a clarity that has never before been demonstrated.
StereoMirror™ monitors use two off the shelf AMLCD desktop monitors or TVs. In stereographic 3D mode, the monitors are stacked vertically and a StereoMirror beamsplitter is interposed between the monitors. The user, wearing passive polarized glasses, sees a stereographic 3D image by viewing the vertical monitor through the StereoMirror beamsplitter.
Planar Systems is the leading licensee and offers a family of StereoMirror monitors for medical, professional, and gaming applications.
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RetroVue™ Displays |
RetroVue™ head mounted projectors (HMP) enable the use of in-service vehicles and systems for use in simulation and training missions, dramatically reducing costs and logistical challenges. The RetroVue™ HMP provides ‘through the window” simulation and views by projecting interactive virtual views on retroreflective screens.
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