Call waiting-caller identification notification device

A telephone call manager, comprising:

• a signal detector that detects when a Call Waiting-Caller ID signal is generated on a phone line;
• a switch that connects and disconnects the modem from the phone line;
• a signal generator that acknowledges receipt of the Call Waiting-Caller ID tone;
• a controller causing the switch to disconnect the modem from the phone line and causing the signal generator to acknowledge the Call Waiting-Caller ID signal when the Call Waiting-Caller ID signal is detected, the controller then receiving Caller ID information over the phone line while the modem is disconnected and then automatically causing the switch to reconnect the modem to the phone line after the Caller ID information is received;
• Call Waiting deluxe buttons that each cause the signal generator to send a different signal directing the central office to handle the incoming call differently, wherein the signal generator generates different signals that initiate the following central office switch functions;
• forward incoming call to voice mail;
• connect incoming call to an announcement;
• or
• notice the incoming call to hold;
• and
• the controller disconnecting the modem from the phone line when generating any one of the different signals to the central office switch.

A telephone call manager, comprising:

• a signal detector that detects when a Call Waiting-Caller ID signal is generated on a phone line;
• a switch that connects and disconnects the modem from the phone line;
• a signal generator that acknowledges receipt of the Call Waiting-Caller ID tone;
• and
• a controller causing the switch to disconnect the modem from the phone line and causing the signal generator to acknowledge the Call Waiting-Caller ID signal when the Call Waiting-Caller ID signal is detected, the controller then receiving Caller ID information over the phone line while the modem is disconnected and then automatically causing the switch to reconnect the modem to the phone line after the Caller ID information is received;
• and
• an internal power supply that is connected to the modem by the switch when the modem is disconnected from the telephone line.

A system for detecting incoming calls when a phone line is connected to a local computer, comprising:

• a signal detector for detecting a Call Waiting or Call Waiting-Caller ID signal on the phone line at a location of the local computer;
• a switch that automatically disconnects the modem from the phone line when a Call Waiting-Caller ID signal is detected by the signal detector;
• and
• a signal generator that enables a central office switch to transmit Caller ID information over the phone line to the location of the local computer while the modem is disconnected from the phone line.

A system for detecting incoming calls when a phone line is connected to a local computer, comprising:

• a signal detector for detecting a Call Waiting or Call Waiting-Caller ID signal on the phone line;
• a switch that automatically disconnects the modem from the phone line when a Call Waiting-Caller ID signal is detected by the signal detector;
• a signal generator that enables a central office switch to transmit Caller ID information while the modem is disconnected from the phone line;
• and
• a hook flash generator that automatically generates a hook-flash on the phone line when a local telephone pickup or local speaker phone talk enable is detected, the switch at the same time causing the modem to disconnect from the phone line and connect to an internal power supply.

A telephone call manager for controlling incoming calls on a phone line, comprising:

• a signal detector that detects a Call Waiting signal sent by a central office switch at a local phone line location;
• a switch that automatically disconnects a modem from the phone line when the Call Waiting signal is detected at the local phone line location by the signal detector;
• a signal generator that generates different tone sequences that provide Call directions to a central office switch from the local phone line location after the modem is disconnected from the phone line;
• a set of Call Waiting buttons that direct the signal generator to generate different signals on the phone line that direct the central office switch to conduct different Call Waiting functions, the Call Waiting buttons at the same time causing the switch to disconnect the modem from the phone line and then reconnect the modem to the phone line after one of the different signals is generated by the signal generator.