A telecommunication system for accessing personal information relating to a caller
having a home network and being engaged in a call with a call taker in a remote
network distal from the home network includes: (a) an internetwork communication
system coupling a plurality of networks that includes the home network and the
remote network; (b) an information store coupled with the internetwork communication
system for receiving information contributions from the plurality of networks;
and (c) an identification device for introducing identification information into
the internetwork communication system. The identification device identifies the
caller to the information store for use when responding to an inquiry by the call
taker to provide the personal information to the call taker.