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Granted Patent B2
US 12,610,124 · App. 18/603,160 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Image capture with artifact remediation

Inventors: Mengnan Wang (Durham, NC); John Weldon Nicholson (Cary, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H04N23/61G06T7/0002H04N23/617H04N23/64H04N23/675G06T2207/20081
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Patent No.
US 12,610,124
App. No.
18/603,160
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes receiving a digital representation of an image of a subject, applying an image artifact machine learning model to generate a classification of the image as containing an image artifact including an identification of a type of the image artifact, identifying an image remediation process based on the classification, and applying the identified image remediation process to remediate the image artifact.

Claims (43)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving a digital representation of an image of a subject;

applying an image artifact machine learning model to generate a classification of the image as containing an image artifact including an identification of a type of the image artifact;

identifying an image remediation process based on the classification by iteratively adjusting camera settings and classifying resulting images following such adjusting of the camera settings; and

applying the identified image remediation process to remediate the image artifact.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the image artifact machine learning model comprises a model trained on training images having image artifacts, each training image including a label identifying the type of image artifact.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the image is received from a camera and wherein the remediation process comprises adjusting camera settings based on the identification of the type of the image artifact.

4 . The method of claim 3 wherein adjusting the camera settings comprises adjusting a focus setting to an out of focus setting to remediate a Moiré image artifact.

5 . The method of claim 3 herein adjusting the camera settings comprises at least one of adjusting a shutter speed to remediate a black lines image artifact, adjusting a shutter speed and ISO to maintain average brightness and remediate a black lines image artifact.

6 . The method of claim 1 wherein applying the identified image remediation process comprises applying a generative AI model to remediate the artifact and generate a final image.

7 . The method of claim 6 wherein the image artifact machine learning model includes segmentation to identify a segment containing the image artifact and wherein the generative AI model is applied to the segment.

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein identifying the image remediation process comprises:

identifying, based on the identified type of image artifact, one of multiple generative AI models, each model trained on remediating a different type of image artifact; and

using at least one of the multiple generative AI models to generate a final image.

9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the classification the image containing an image artifact identifies an area of the image containing the image artifact, and wherein applying the identified image remediation process comprises:

adjusting camera settings based on the identification of the type of the image artifact;

obtaining a new image based on adjusted camera settings;

applying the image artifact machine learning model to generate a classification of the new image;

detecting that artifacts remain in the new image; and

providing the new image and classification to a generative AI model trained to generate image content for the area to remediate the artifact and generate a final image including the generated image content.

10 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage device having instructions for execution by a processor of a machine to cause the processor to perform operations to perform a method, the operations comprising:

receiving a digital representation of an image of a subject;

applying an image artifact machine learning model to generate a classification of the image as containing an image artifact including an identification of a type of the image artifact;

identifying an image remediation process based on the classification by iteratively adjusting camera settings and classifying resulting images following such adjusting of the camera settings; and

applying the identified image remediation process to remediate the image artifact.

11 . The device of claim 10 wherein the image artifact machine learning model comprises a model trained on training images having image artifacts, each training image including a label identifying the type of image artifact.

12 . The device of claim 10 wherein the image is received from a camera and wherein the remediation process comprises adjusting camera settings based on the identification of the type of the image artifact.

13 . The device of claim 12 wherein adjusting the camera settings comprises adjusting a focus setting to an out of focus setting to remediate a Moiré image artifact.

14 . The device of claim 12 herein adjusting the camera settings comprises at least one of adjusting a shutter speed to remediate a black lines image artifact, adjusting a shutter speed and ISO to maintain average brightness and remediate a black lines image artifact.

15 . The device of claim 10 wherein applying the identified image remediation process comprises applying a generative AI model to remediate the artifact and generate a final image.

16 . The device of claim 10 wherein identifying the image remediation process comprises operations including:

identifying, based on the identified type of image artifact, one of multiple generative AI models, each model trained on remediating a different type of image artifact; and

using at least one of the multiple generative AI models to generate a final image.

17 . A device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device coupled to the processor and having a program stored thereon for execution by the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a digital representation of an image of a subject;

applying an image artifact machine learning model to generate a classification of the image as containing an image artifact including an identification of a type of the image artifact;

identifying an image remediation process based on the classification by iteratively adjusting camera settings and classifying resulting images following such adjusting of the camera settings; and

applying the identified image remediation process to remediate the image artifact.

18 . The device of claim 17 wherein identifying the image remediation process comprises operations including:

identifying, based on the identified type of image artifact, one of multiple generative AI models, each model trained on remediating a different type of image artifact; and

using at least one of the multiple generative AI models to generate a final image.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT THE INVENTOR #2'S LAST NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 66742 FRAME: 830. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Aug 29, 2024
From: WANG, MENGNAN; NICHOLSON, JOHN WELDON
To: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
Reel/Frame 068807/0349 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2024
From: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 068219/0144 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2024
From: WANG, MENGNAN; NICHOLSO, JOHN W.
To: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
Reel/Frame 066742/0830 →
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