Patent ID: 6968341

Claim:
A method for post-analyzing and sequentially visualizing a plurality of predefined metrics in a stored dynamic data space, comprising: storing in a datastore, values corresponding to predefined metrics received from an agent, each of said values representing a characteristic of one of a plurality of entities in a data space, wherein data for temporally coordinating interactions among the entities is also stored in the datastore, wherein said data for temporally coordinating interactions comprises for each of said values an identifier used to record a time at which the corresponding value was measured; detecting an analysis event that indicates that a post-performance analysis is to be performed for a designated time; determining a time range applicable for the designated time; retrieving said stored values from said datastore that have associated identifiers specifying times within the determined time range; and displaying said retrieved values for selected ones of said predefined metrics for sequential viewing, on a graphical display, previously occurring network events involving the entities, wherein the displaying step utilizes previously stored temporal data to display interactions among at least a portion of the entities in a time sequenced manner.