Systems and methods for location-based forwarding of communication services

Abstract

Disclosed is a personal identity beacon, which can be attached to a keychain, integrated into jewelry, and the like. The personal identity beacon can include a GPS receiver and a transmitter for communicating with a wireless macro network. The subscriber is also provided with universal service identifiers (e.g., telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and the like). The beacon periodically determines its current location and forwards its determined location to the wireless macro network. A subscriber registers geographic locations for forwarding communication services, such as home, the office, and the like, and corresponding communication service identifiers. When the wireless macro network receives a geographic location from the beacon identifying a new location, which corresponds to one registered by the subscriber, the wireless macro network automatically forwards communications destined for the universal service identifiers to the subscriber's communication service identifiers registered for that location, e.g., phone calls to a landline phone, e-mail to a particular e-mail account, etc. Because the personal identity beacon is integrated with, or attached to, an article, which a consumer will always carry with them, the personal identity beacon simplifies the automatic forwarding of communication services.