Method and apparatus for visually representing objects with a modified height

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
identifying one or more objects representative of respective physical structures from among a plurality of objects representative of respective physical structures such that the plurality of objects representative of respective physical structures comprise one or more first objects that were identified and one or more second objects that were not identified, each object having an associated height; modifying, with a processor, the height associated with at least one of the objects representative of respective physical structures, wherein modifying the height comprises increasing the height associated with at least one of the first objects that were identified and reducing the height associated with at least one of the second objects that were not identified such that a height differential between the first objects that were identified and the second objects that were not identified is altered; and causing a visual representation of the plurality of objects representative of respective physical structures to be provided with at least one of the first and second objects having a modified height such that the visual representation of at least one of the first objects having an increased height is not proportional to an actual height of the physical structure represented by the first object.