Kenji Enomoto

Title: Kenji Enomoto and Polarized-Screen Matting

Introduction

Kenji Enomoto is an inventor associated with Adobe Inc. and based in Anjo, Japan. His patent work addresses a computer-vision technique for generating alpha mattes, which help separate foreground subjects from backgrounds in digital images and videos.

Latest Patents

Enomoto is associated with 1 patent: “Generating Alpha Mattes for Digital Images and Videos Using Polarized Screen Matting with Well-Posed Pixel Filtering and Polarimetric Matting Laplacian.”

The patent describes systems and methods that use images captured with a polarized background light source to create alpha mattes. The disclosed approach identifies well-posed pixels by filtering out pixels without polarized foreground light or selecting pixels whose polarization phase angles differ from the background. It then uses a polarimetric matting Laplacian model to calculate alpha matte values for those pixels.

Career Highlights

Enomoto’s listed patent reflects work on image and video processing, particularly techniques for distinguishing a foreground subject from its background. The method combines polarized imaging, pixel filtering, and mathematical modeling to support alpha matte generation.

Collaborations

Enomoto’s listed coworker is Gavin Stuart Peter Miller. The patent information provided connects Enomoto’s work with Adobe Inc.

Conclusion

Kenji Enomoto’s patent focuses on using polarization and well-posed pixel selection to generate alpha mattes for digital images and videos.