A method for sending to a called station of a first party who subscribes to a Custom Local Area Signaling System (CLASS) service including Caller Identification (Caller ID) and who is engaged in a telephone conversation with a second party a directory telephone number (DN) of a third party calling a telephone number of the first party, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving at a terminating central office of the first party who subscribes to said CLASS service including said Caller ID and who is engaged in the telephone conversation with the second party the third party DN flagged as public from an originating central office of the third party indicating that said DN of the third party is to be disclosed at the called station of the first part; (b) said terminating central office sending a call waiting (CW) tone signal to the first pay; and (c) said terminating central office then transmitting said DN of the third party to the called station of the first party during a silent interval after said CW tone signal. view more

A method for sending to a called station of a first party who subscribes to a Custom Local Area Signaling System (CLASS) service including Caller Identification (Caller ID) and who is engaged in a telephone conversation with a second party a directory telephone number and name (DN) of a third party calling a telephone number of the first party, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving at a terminating central office of the first party who subscribes to said CLASS service including said Caller ID and who is engaged in the telephone conversation with the second party the third party DN flagged as public from an originating central office of the third party indicating that said DN of the third party is to be disclosed at the called station of the first party; (b) said terminating central office sending a call waiting (CW) tone signal to the first party; and (c) said terminating central office then transmitting said DN of the third party to the called station of the first party during a silent interval following said CW tone signal. view more

A method for sending to a called station of a first party who is engaged in a conversation with a second party via a local switching office (LSO) a directory telephone number (DN) of a third party calling a telephone number of the first party, comprising the steps of: (a) after receiving at said LSO said DN of the third party marked as public from an originating central office of the third party, indicating that said DN of the third party is to be disclosed at the called station of the first party, sending a call waiting tone signal to the first party; (b) said LSO then transmitting to the called station of the first party said DN of the third party during a silent interval after the call waiting tone signal cycle; and (c) receiving by an apparatus at the called station of the first party during the silent interval after the call waiting tone signal cycle said DN of the third party from said LSO and displaying said received DN of the third party on a display of the apparatus. view more

A method for transmitting to a called station of a first party who subscribes to a Custom Local Area Signaling System (CLASS) service including Caller Identification (Caller ID) and who is engaged in a telephone conversation with a second party a directory telephone number (DN) of a third party calling a telephone number of the first party, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving at a terminating central office (TCO) of the first party who subscribes to said CLASS service including said Caller ID and who is engaged in the telephone conversation with the second party the third party DN flagged as public from an originating central office of the third party; (b) said TCO sending a call waiting tone signal to the first party; and (c) said TCO then transmitting the third party DN to the called station of the fist party. view more

A method for indicating to a first party who subscribes to a Custom Local Area Signaling System (CLASS) service including Caller Identification (Caller ID) and who is engaged in a telephone conversation with a second party an incoming call from a third party calling a telephone number of the first party comprising the steps of: (a) receiving at a terminating central office (TCO) of the fist party who subscribes to said CLASS service including said Caller ID and who is engaged in the telephone conversation with the second party the third party directory telephone number (DN) flagged as private from an originating central office of the third party, indicating that said DN of the third party is not to be disclosed at the first party called station; and (b) said TCO then sending a call waiting (CW) tone signal to the first party, said CW tone signal indicates to the first party the incoming call from the third party. view more

A method for transmitting to a called station of a first party who subscribes to a Custom Local Area Signaling System (CLASS) service including Caller Identification (Caller ID) and who is engaged in a telephone conversation with a second party a directory telephone number (DN) of a third party calling a telephone number of the first party, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving at a terminating central office (TCO) of the first party who subscribes to said CLASS service including said Caller ID and who is engaged in the telephone conversation with the second party the third party DN flagged as public from an originating central office of the third party, indicating that said DN is to be disclosed at the called station of the first party; (b) said TCO sending a call waiting tone signal to the first party; and (c) said TCO then transmitting said DN of the third party to the called station of the first party. view more

A method for sending a call waiting (CW) tone signal only to a first party who subscribes to a Custom Local Area Signaling System (CLASS) service including Caller Identification (Caller ID) and who is engaged in a telephone conversation with a second party, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving at a terminating central office (TCO) of the first party who subscribes to said CLASS service including said Caller ID and who is engaged in the telephone conversation with the second party a calling third party directory telephone number (DN) flagged as private from an originating central office of the calling third party indicating that said received DN of the calling third party is not to be disclosed at the first party called station; and (b) said TCO then sending said CW tone to the first party. view more

A method of providing to a first party who is already engaged in a conversation with a second party identifying information related to a third party who wishes to converse with the first party, comprising the steps of: (a) after receiving at a local switching office (LSO) serving the first party said identifying information marked as public from an originating central office of the third party, indicating that said identifying information related to the third party is to be disclosed at the first party called station, sending a call waiting tone signal to the first party; (b) said LSO then transmitting to said called station of the first party said identifying information related to the third party; and (c) receiving by an apparatus at said called station of the first party said identifying information related to the third party from said LSO and displaying said received identifying information related to the third party on a display on the apparatus. view more