Patent ID: 8185597

Claim:
A method of identifying overlapping events in event information corresponding to a plurality of individuals, the method comprising: receiving one or more messages previously sent to a first individual, wherein the first individual is associated with a first geographic area; determining first event information corresponding to the first individual based on the received messages; automatically determining a second geographic area based on the first event information, wherein the second geographic area is different from the first geographic area; identifying one or more second individuals within a multi-dimensional personal information network and associated with the second geographic area, wherein the first individual and the one or more second individuals are directly connected by a predetermined maximum degree of separation along one or more dimensions in the multi-dimensional personal information network based on authorization from the first individual and each of the respective one or more second individuals; receiving second event information corresponding to at least one of the second individuals, the second event information being generated by computer calendar software and associated with the second geographic area; and identifying at least one overlapping event relating to the second geographic area based, at least in part, on the first event information and the second event information.