Patent ID: 11934448
Assignee: ADOBE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A computing device comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, responsive to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
receiving a search query including a keyword and an indication of a desired location of the keyword, the indication generated through user selection via a user interface of at least one predefined portion of a plurality of predefined portions forming a spatial layout;
generating a keyword mask having a-binary indications of whether a respective said predefined portion of the plurality of predefined portions includes the keyword;
performing a search by comparing the keyword and the keyword mask of the search query with a plurality of keyword signatures corresponding to a plurality of digital images, the plurality of keyword signatures including a plurality of keywords and respective said keyword masks; and
generating a search result including at least one digital image from the plurality of digital images based on the comparing.