Visual Representation Height Modification for 3D Structure Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Three-dimensional visual representations of physical structures, such as buildings, can become complex and make it difficult for users to identify specific objects of interest, such as restaurants or directions, due to the additional information provided.
Innovation Solution
Modifying the height differential of identified objects in a visual representation, such as increasing the height of selected buildings and reducing the height of unselected buildings to ground level, while optionally applying a predefined color to identified objects, to visually accentuate the objects of interest.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If three-dimensional visual representation of buildings is provided with accurate height information, then additional information is provided to help users recognize surroundings, but the display becomes complex and makes it more challenging to identify specific buildings or points of interest
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the visual representation of identified buildings from non-identified buildings. Identified buildings are displayed with their actual three-dimensional heights, while non-identified buildings are flattened to a reference plane. This selective application of height representation allows the system to preserve important height information for relevant buildings while eliminating the visual complexity caused by multiple building heights, thereby resolving the contradiction between information preservation and display simplicity.
2Reliability
If three-dimensional visual representation provides accurate building heights, then user understanding of surroundings is improved, but identification of specific objects of interest becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the height dimension from the visual representation of non-identified buildings, flattening them to a reference plane. This extraction removes the distracting height information for buildings that are not the focus of user interest, while maintaining accurate height representation for identified buildings. This selective extraction reduces visual clutter and makes it easier for users to detect and identify specific objects of interest without sacrificing the reliability of height information for relevant buildings.
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AI summary
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to cause a visual representation of a plurality of objects representative of respective physical structures to be provided with the height of at least one of the objects being modified, thereby visually accentuating the object(s). In regards to a method, one or more objects representative of respective physical structures are identified from among a plurality of objects. The plurality of objects therefore include first object(s) that were identified and second object(s) that were not identified. Each object has an associated height. The method may also modify the height associated with at least one of the objects such that a height differential between the first objects and the second objects is altered. The method may also cause a visual representation of the plurality of objects to be provided with at least one of the objects having a modified height.