A method of mining data to discover activity patterns within the data is described. The method includes receiving data to be mined from at least one data source, determining which of a number of specified interests and constraints are associated with the mining process, selecting corresponding mining...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US8046322?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8046322 - Methods and framework for constraint-based activity mining (CMAP)