Transaction data representations using an adjacency matrix

• US 20090125543A1
• Filed: 12/20/2007
• Published: 05/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Jastrebski, Grahame Andrew, Riccomini, Chris, Miller, Allison E., Patil, Dhanurjay A.S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,775,475 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

In some example embodiments, a system and method is illustrated as including retrieving account data including at least one of an account identifier and transaction data. Further, in some example embodiments, a data structure is generated that includes the account data. Additionally, in some example embodiments, the data structure is sorted where the data structure includes the account data to create a sorted account data structure. In some example embodiments, a sorted account data structure is displayed.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

retrieving account data including at least one of an account identifier and transaction data;

generating a data structure including the account data;

sorting the data structure including the account data to create a sorted account data structure; and

displaying the sorted account data structure.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the account identifier includes at least one of a numeric value, or a network handle.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the transaction data include at least one of sale data, purchase data, IP address data, or geographic location data.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data structure includes a multi-dimensional array represented as a matrix.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the sorted account data structure includes a plurality of sorted account identifiers.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the sorted account data structure includes a plurality of sorted transaction data.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising sorting the data structure based upon at least one of a first type of account identifier, or a first type of transaction data.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

selecting an area of the sorted account data structure to form a micro segment; and

sorting the micro segment to generate a sorted micro segment.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 8, further comprising sorting the micro segment based upon at least one of a second type of account identifier, or a second type of transaction data.

10. A computer system comprising:

a retriever to retrieve account data including at least one of an account identifier and transaction data;

a generator to generate a data structure including the account data;

a sorting engine to sort the data structure including the account data to create a sorted account data structure; and

a display to display the sorted account data structure.

11. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the account identifier includes at least one of a numeric value, or a network handle.

12. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the transaction data includes at least one of sale data, purchase data, IP address data, or geographic location data.

13. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the data structure includes a multi-dimensional array represented as a matrix.

14. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the sorted account data structure includes a plurality of sorted account identifiers.

15. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the sorted account data structure includes a plurality of sorted transaction data.

16. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the sorting includes sorting the data structure based upon at least one of a first type of account identifier, or a first type of transaction data.

17. The computer system of claim 16, further comprising:

a selection engine to select an area of the sorted account data structure to form a micro segment; and

another engine to sort the micro segment to generate a sorted micro segment.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the sorting engine sorts the micro segment based upon at least one of a second type of account identifier, or a second type of transaction data.

19. An apparatus comprising:

means for retrieving account data including at least one of an account identifier and transaction data;

means for generating a data structure including the account data;

means for sorting the data structure including the account data to create a sorted account data structure; and

means for displaying the sorted account data structure.

20. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more machines cause the one or more machines to perform the following operations:

retrieve account data including at least one of an account identifier and transaction data;

generate a data structure including the account data;

sort the data structure including the account data to create a sorted account data structure; and

display the sorted account data structure.