Method and system for distinctively displaying selected floor with sufficient details in a three-dimensional building model

Jin, Janet Jzx ; Yajun, Zhang Zyj ; et al.

2008

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A method, system and program product for distinctively displaying selected floors with sufficient details in a three-dimensional building model includes graphical metaphors that permit a selected or highlighted floor and their respective elements to be absolutely clear and distinct from the floors immediately above and below. The graphically displayed metaphors comprise “drawers”, “wireframe”, “expansion/compression”, “projected floor”, “sliding unselected floors”, “turning the pages”, “big map-small map”, and “fisheye” graphical configurations. Such graphically displayed metaphors can be utilized to highlight a selected floor, separate it from adjacent floors, and provide a graphical effect of depicting the floor's vertical position within a building.

Titel:	Method and system for distinctively displaying selected floor with sufficient details in a three-dimensional building model
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person:	Jin, Janet Jzx ; Yajun, Zhang Zyj ; Plocher, Thomas A. ; Zhang, Rui ; Chen, Enyi
Link:	View record in USPTO Patent Applications (Volltext)
Veröffentlichung:	2008
Medientyp:	Patent
Sonstiges:	Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Applications Sprachen: English Document Number: 20080177510 Publication Date: July 24, 2008 Appl. No: 11/656171 Application Filed: January 19, 2007 Claim: 1. A method for distinctively displaying building features with sufficient details in a three-dimensional building model, comprising: Providing at least one graphical metaphor that permits a user to select with an enhanced granularity at least one building feature from among a plurality of building features associated with a three-dimensional model of a building; and graphically selecting utilizing said at least one graphical metaphor, said at least one building feature from among said plurality of building features, in response to a particular input by said user, thereby allowing said user an ability to clearly identify, graphically manipulate and distinguish building features among said plurality of building features and correctly visualize said at least one building feature with respect to said three-dimensional model of said building. Claim: 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising: utilizing said at least one graphical metaphor to distinguish said at least one building feature from among said plurality of building features by: highlighting said at least one building feature from said plurality of building features; automatically or manually pitching said three-dimensional building model graphically towards said user; and expanding said at least one building feature and thereafter compressing said plurality of building feature in order to extrude said at least one building feature from said three-dimensional model of said building. Claim: 3. The method of claim 2 further comprising utilizing said at least one graphical metaphor in a context of a “Hover effect”. Claim: 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “drawer” in order to slide out said at least one building feature from among said plurality of building features and separately display said at least one building feature; and estimating an original location of said at least one building feature in order to provide a context of said at least one building feature with respect to said three-dimensional building model of said building. Claim: 5. The method of claim 4 further comprising configuring said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “drawer” that supports a semi-transparent rendering thereof. Claim: 6. The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “wireframe” that is utilized by said user to extrude said at least one building feature and implement a graphically-displayed fading effect with respect to said plurality of building features, and thereafter leaves a shadow frame of said plurality of building features in order to provide a context of said three-dimensional model of said building for said user. Claim: 7. The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “expansion-compression” in order to enlarge said at least one building feature and comprises said plurality of building features to leave a space interval for graphically separating a ceiling and a roof of said at least one building feature from said plurality of building features. Claim: 8. The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “projected floor” that graphically projects and enlarges said at least one building feature and thereafter graphically compresses said three-dimensional model of said building. Claim: 9. The method of claim 1 further comprising; providing said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed feature of “sliding unselected floors” that permits a user to graphically rotate said plurality of building features located above said at least one building feature to a new position and a new angle. Claim: 10. The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed feature of “turning the pages” that permits a user to graphically turn over said plurality of building features located above said at least one building feature to a new position and a new angle. Claim: 11. The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “big map-small map” that permits a user to graphically enlarge and display said at least one building feature in a whole screen of a display; and thereafter displaying an overview of said three-dimensional model of said building within a small window of said display in order to graphically illustrate a location of said at least one building feature within said building. Claim: 12. The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “fisheye” feature that permits a user to graphically enlarge said at least one building feature and shrink said plurality of building features with a distorted display thereof. Claim: 13. A computer-implemented system for distinctively displaying building features with sufficient details in a three-dimensional building model, comprising: a data-processing apparatus; a module executed by said data-processing apparatus, said module and said data-processing apparatus being operable in combination with one another to: provide at least one graphical metaphor that permits a user to select with an enhanced granularity at least one building feature from among a plurality of building features associated with a three-dimensional model of a building; and graphically select utilizing said at least one graphical metaphor, said at least one building feature from among said plurality of building features, in response to a particular input by said user, thereby allowing said user an ability to clearly identify, graphically manipulate and distinguish building features among said plurality of building features and correctly visualize said at least one building feature with respect to said three-dimensional model of said building. Claim: 14. The system of claim 13 wherein said at least one graphical metaphor is utilized to distinguish said at least one building feature from among said plurality of building features by: highlighting said at least one building feature from said plurality of building features; automatically or manually pitching said three-dimensional building model graphically towards said user; and expanding said at least one building feature and thereafter compressing said plurality of building feature in order to extrude said at least one building feature from said three-dimensional model of said building. Claim: 15. The system of claim 13 wherein said module and said data-processing apparatus are further operable in combination with one another to: provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “drawer” in order to slide out said at least one building feature from among said plurality of building features and separately display said at least one building feature; estimate an original location of said at least one building feature in order to provide a context of said at least one building feature with respect to said three-dimensional building model of said building. Claim: 16. The system of claim 13 wherein said module and said data-processing apparatus are further operable in combination with one another to: permit said at least one graphical metaphor of said graphically displayed “drawer” to support a semi-transparent rendering thereof; provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “wireframe” that is utilized by said user to extrude said at least one building feature and implement a graphically-displayed fading effect with respect to said plurality of building features, and thereafter leaves a shadow frame of said plurality of building features in order to provide a context of said three-dimensional model of said building for said user; provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “expansion-compression” in order to enlarge said at least one building feature and comprises said plurality of building features to leave a space interval for graphically separating a ceiling and a roof of said at least one building feature from said plurality of building features; provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “projected floor” that graphically projects and enlarges said at least one building feature and thereafter graphically compresses said three-dimensional model of said building; provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed feature of “sliding unselected floors” that permits a user to graphically rotate said plurality of building features located above said at least one building feature to a new position and a new angle; provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed feature of “turning the pages” that permits a user to graphically turn over said plurality of building features located above said at least one building feature to a new position and a new angle; provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “big map-small map” that permits a user to graphically enlarge and display said at least one building feature in a whole screen of a display; and display an overview of said three-dimensional model of said building within a small window of said display in order to graphically illustrate a location of said at least one building feature within said building; and provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “fisheye” feature that permits a user to graphically enlarge said at least one building feature and shrink said plurality of building features with a distorted display thereof. Claim: 17. A program product residing in a computer for distinctively displaying building features with sufficient details in a three-dimensional building model, comprising: instruction media residing in a computer for providing at least one graphical metaphor that permits a user to select with an enhanced granularity at least one building feature from among a plurality of building features associated with a three-dimensional model of a building; and instruction media residing in a computer for graphically selecting utilizing said at least one graphical metaphor, said at least one building feature from among said plurality of building features, in response to a particular input by said user, thereby allowing said user an ability to clearly identify, graphically manipulate and distinguish building features among said plurality of building features and correctly visualize said at least one building feature with respect to said three-dimensional model of said building. Claim: 18. The program product of claim 17 further comprising instruction media residing in a computer, which permits said at least one graphically metaphor to be utilized to distinguish said at least one building feature from among said plurality of building features by: highlighting said at least one building feature from said plurality of building features; automatically or manually pitching said three-dimensional building model graphically towards said user; and expanding said at least one building feature and thereafter compressing said plurality of building feature in order to extrude said at least one building feature from said three-dimensional model of said building. Claim: 19. The program product of claim 17 further comprising: instruction media residing in a computer to provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “drawer” in order to slide out said at least one building feature from among said plurality of building features and separately display said at least one building feature; instruction media residing in a computer to estimate an original location of said at least one building feature in order to provide a context of said at least one building feature with respect to said three-dimensional building model of said building. Claim: 20. The program product of claim 17 further comprising: instruction media residing in a computer to permit said at least one graphical metaphor of said graphically displayed “drawer” to support a semi-transparent rendering thereof; instruction media residing in a computer to provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “wireframe” that is utilized by said user to extrude said at least one building feature and implement a graphically-displayed fading effect with respect to said plurality of building features, and thereafter leaves a shadow frame of said plurality of building features in order to provide a context of said three-dimensional model of said building for said user; instruction media residing in a computer to provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “expansion-compression” in order to enlarge said at least one building feature and comprises said plurality of building features to leave a space interval for graphically separating a ceiling and a roof of said at least one building feature from said plurality of building features; instruction media residing in a computer to provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “projected floor” that graphically projects and enlarges said at least one building feature and thereafter graphically compresses said three-dimensional model of said building; instruction media residing in a computer to provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed feature of “sliding unselected floors” that permits a user to graphically rotate said plurality of building features located above said at least one building feature to a new position and a new angle; instruction media residing in a computer to provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed feature of “turning the pages” that permits a user to graphically turn over said plurality of building features located above said at least one building feature to a new position and a new angle; instruction media residing in a computer to provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “big map-small map” that permits a user to graphically enlarge and display said at least one building feature in a whole screen of a display; instruction media residing in a computer to display an overview of said three-dimensional model of said building within a small window of said display in order to graphically illustrate a location of said at least one building feature within said building; and instruction media residing in a computer to provide said at least one graphical metaphor as a graphically displayed “fisheye” feature that permits a user to graphically enlarge said at least one building feature and shrink said plurality of building features with a distorted display thereof. Current U.S. Class: 703/1 Current International Class: 06

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