Patent ID: 8775475

Claim:
A computer implemented method comprising: receiving a selection of a beginning and ending point of time, transaction data associated with a period of time between the beginning and ending point of time, and a recursive operation to segment the period of time; retrieving account data including at least one account identifier and the transaction data for the at least one account identifier for the period of time; generating, using one or more hardware processors, a three-dimensional matrix having a first axis representing accounts held by sellers in transactions in a networked marketplace of sellers and purchasers, a second axis representing accounts held by purchasers in the transactions in the networked marketplace of sellers and purchasers, a plurality of convergence points each representing a transactional relationship between the accounts corresponding to each of convergence points, and a third axis that provides a topology for the plurality of convergence points by reflecting changes over time relating to the accounts held by the sellers and the purchasers and the plurality of convergence points based on the account data; retrieving sorting instructions from a database of a plurality of sorting instructions to sort the generated matrix according to a characteristic of the transactions; sorting the generated matrix including the account data to create a sorted matrix based on the retrieved sorting instructions, the sorted matrix indicating a transaction trend within the networked marketplace of sellers and purchasers; determining a pattern that indicates the transaction trend within the networked marketplace of sellers and purchasers by analyzing the sorted matrix; and executing the recursive operation, the executing causing a display of changes of the transaction data over the period of time resulting in an animation effect showing the changes of the transaction data over the period of time.