Short-range wireless transmitter registration for a mobile user of a communications system

A communication system wherein a user carries a short-range wireless transmitter having a maximum range of less than one-hundred feet, the communication system comprising:

• a remote system configured to receive a wireless registration signal from the short-range wireless transmitter, wherein the wireless registration signal identifies the user and the user's home system, and wherein the user's home system receives communications directed to the user;
• the remote system is further configured to identify the user's home system and transfer a registration message identifying the user to the user's home system in response to receiving the wireless registration signal;
• the home system is configured to receive the registration message and register the user with the remote system in response to receiving the registration message, and to receive a communication directed to the user and transfer the communication to the remote system in response to the user registration;
• the remote system is further configured to receive the communication from the user's home system and transfer the communication to a communication device proximate to the user;
• the remote system is further configured to detect that a time period has elapsed without receiving the wireless registration signal and transfer a de-registration message identifying the user to the user's home system in response to the detected time period;
• the home system is further configured to receive the de-registration message and de-register the user from the remote system in response to receiving the de-registration message;
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• the home system is further configured to receive another communication directed to the user and transfer the other communication to a communication device in the home system in response to the user de-registration.