Process Mining in Software Engineering: A Patent Review
Abstract
Process mining has been consolidated as a discipline-oriented to discover, monitor, and improve organizational processes. This research analyzes, from the intellectual property approach, patents related to the application of process mining in software engineering based on a review of patents extracted from the main patent databases from 2009–2020. Eighteen patents were selected that mainly belong to the countries of China and the United States, covering topics such as event log management, data handling, process models, and process conformance. The purpose of the review is to provide specific information (duration, scope, and originality) on patents in the context of Process Mining and to be a reference point for disseminating new knowledge and technological progress identified in Software Engineering.
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