Patent ID: 8000678

Claim:
A communication network for handling emergency service calls comprising: a responder device configured to receive a personal identification that identifies a person and transmit a personal information request for personal information associated with the person wherein the personal information request includes the personal identification; and an emergency service system configured to receive a call transmitted from a calling device to an emergency service to obtain assistance for the person, receive the personal information request from the responder device, determine if the responder device is authorized to request the personal information, and transfer the personal information to the responder device if the responder device is authorized; wherein to determine if the responder device is authorized to request the personal information, the emergency service system is configured to determine a location of the call and process the location of the call to determine if the responder device is proximate to the location of the call, wherein the responder device is authorized to request the personal information if the responder device is proximate to the location of the call, and wherein the emergency service system is configured to deny the personal information request if the responder device is not proximate to the location of the call.