Patent ID: 8850324

Claim:
A method comprising: generating an object within a graphical user interface (GUI) to display first data associated with at least one performance characteristic via a first representation within the object, wherein the at least one performance characteristic is related to one or more network nodes in a network path, wherein the first data is received at a first time; updating the object to display second data associated with the at least one performance characteristic via a second representation within the object, wherein the second data is received at a second time that is subsequent to the first time; and updating the object to display third data associated with the at least one performance characteristic via a third representation within the object by: removing the first representation from the object; adjusting a level of transparency of the second representation; and superimposing the third representation on top of the second representation within the object, wherein the third data is received at a third time that is subsequent to the first time and to the second time.