Method and user interface for representing architectural plan diagrams

A graphical user interface connected to an interactive communications network for analyzing and comparing a plurality of architectural plans, comprising:

• a first viewing area displaying an architectural plan diagram, wherein the architectural plan diagram has multiple color-filled objects defined by voids, wherein the objects and voids represent features of an architectural plan;
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• a second viewing area displaying an architectural plan key having a plurality of colored icons, each icon having associated feature information describing a functional feature, wherein the color of the colored icons corresponds to the color of the colored-filled objects such that each of the color-filled objects is associated with the feature information.

A computer storage medium readable by a computing system and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for representing architectural plan diagrams on a graphical user interface, said computer process comprising the steps of:

• displaying an architectural plan diagram on a graphical user interface, wherein the architectural plan diagram has multiple color-filled objects defined by voids, wherein the objects and voids represent features of an architectural plan;
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• displaying an architectural plan model key having a plurality of colored icons, each icon having associated feature information describing a functional feature, wherein the color of the colored icons corresponds to the color of the colored-filled objects such that each of the color-filled objects is associated with the feature information.

A propagated signal on a carrier detectable by a computing system and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for representing architectural plan diagrams on a graphical user interface said computer process comprising the steps of:

• displaying an architectural plan model on a graphical user interface, wherein the architectural plan model has multiple color-filled objects defined by voids, wherein the objects and voids represent features of an architectural plan;
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• displaying an architectural plan model key having a plurality of colored icons, each icon having associated feature information describing a functional feature, wherein the color of the colored icons corresponds to the color of the colored-filled objects such that each of the color-filled objects is associated with the feature information.