The document discusses the Apriori algorithm for frequent pattern mining. It begins with an introduction to frequent pattern analysis and its importance. The basic concepts of support, confidence and association rule mining are explained. The Apriori algorithm works in two steps - first it finds frequent itemsets by scanning the database and filtering out infrequent itemsets, then it generates strong association rules from the frequent itemsets using a minimum support and confidence threshold. An example is shown to illustrate how the Apriori algorithm processes a transactional database to find frequent itemsets and association rules. The limitations of Apriori include its multiple database scans which impact efficiency.