1-6. (canceled)
7. A method of charging for internet services, comprising:
providing access for an Internet user to the Internet via a server of an Internet provider;
providing access for the Internet user to chargeable services of various service providers by the server;
referring the Internet user to pre-established service providers by the Internet provider;
issuing an order identification by the computer of the Internet user, when a service is ordered by the Internet user from a pre-established service provider; and
transmitting the order identification to the service provider and the Internet provider.
8. The method in accordance with claim 7, further comprising:
transmitting an anonymous user identification generated by the Internet provider and a service identification to the service provider and the Internet provider.
9. The method in accordance with claim 7, wherein the order identification is reissued in periodically recurring predetermined time intervals and sent to the service provider and the Internet provider, if a service charge related to a requested service is based on the duration of the requested service.
10. The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the order identification is reissued in periodically recurring predetermined time intervals and sent to the service provider and the Internet provider, if a service charge related to a requested service is based on the duration of the requested service.
11. The method in accordance with claim 7, wherein the referring to the pre-established service provider is effected on a portal of the Internet provider.
12. The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the referring to the pre-established service provider is effected on a portal of the Internet provider.
13. The method in accordance with claim 9, wherein the referring to the pre-established service provider is effected on a portal of the Internet provider.
14. The method in accordance with claim 7, wherein, when a service is ordered, the user is referred to the charges accrued thereby.
15. The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein, when a service is ordered, the user is referred to the charges accrued thereby.
16. The method in accordance with claim 9, wherein, when a service is ordered, the user is referred to the charges accrued thereby.
17. The method in accordance with claim 11, wherein, when a service is ordered, the user is referred to the charges accrued thereby.
18. The method in accordance with claim 7, wherein, prior to providing the service, the service provider verifies with the Internet provider whether the user is authorized to use this service.
19. The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein, prior to providing the service, the service provider verifies with the Internet provider whether the user is authorized to use this service.
20. The method in accordance with claim 9, wherein, prior to providing the service, the service provider verifies with the Internet provider whether the user is authorized to use this service.
21. The method in accordance with claim 11, wherein, prior to providing the service, the service provider verifies with the Internet provider whether the user is authorized to use this service.
22. A system for charging Internet services, comprising:
a server of an Internet provider for providing chargeable services of various service providers to an Internet user; and
a client computer of an Internet user to access the services provided by the server, wherein
the server is adapted to refer the Internet user to pre-established service providers, and wherein
the client computer is adapted to issue an order identification, when a service is ordered by the Internet user from a pre-established service provider, and to transmit the order identification to the service provider and the Internet provider.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A wash station that receives water at an entry port from a remote water source and then selectively discharges the water to remove trapped debris from a vehicle traversing the station into a suitable containment area or collection tray, the station comprising:
an elongated frame with an entry port for receiving water;
spaced apart ramps at each end of the frame;
a plurality of spray ports adapted to disperse water;
a hollow longitudinal tube on one frame end that provides internal fluid communication between the entry port and the spray ports in the frame; and,
a grate spanning the frame.
2. The station as recited in claim 1 wherein the grate is adapted to support the vehicle during station traversal and vibrates the vehicle as it traverses the station to assist in debris removal.
3. The station as recited in claim 1 wherein the entry port is located adjacent an end of the frame and the spray ports are located along one side of the frame opposite the entry port.
4. The station as recited in claim 3 wherein the frame includes a top adjacent the grate and a spaced apart floor and where the floor slopes from one frame side to the other frame side to move water from the spray ports across the frame and out of the frame.
5. The station as recited in claim 4 wherein the grate further comprises a plurality of members that each extend substantially across the entire top of the frame and each member is angled upwardly with respect to the plane of the frame top to vibrate a vehicle traversing the station.
6. The station as recited in claim 1 wherein the ramps are hinged to opposite frame ends and adapted to move between a deployed and a stowed configuration to facilitate station portability.
7. The station as recited in claim 1 further comprising a collection pit adjacent the entry port for receiving debris flushed from the frame by water.
8. The station as recited in claim 1 wherein the frame further comprises a plurality of vertical walls establishing fluid flow pathways from the side adjacent the spray ports to the opposite frame side.
9. A wash station that receives water at an entry port from a remote water source and then selectively discharges the water to remove trapped debris from a vehicle traversing the station into a suitable containment area or collection tray, the station comprising:
an elongated frame with an entry port for receiving water;
spaced apart ramps at each end of the frame;
a plurality of spray ports adapted to disperse water;
a hollow longitudinal tube on one frame end that provides internal fluid communication between the entry port and the spray ports in the frame; and,
a vibratory grate spanning the frame and adapted to support the vehicle during station traversal and which vibrates the vehicle as it traverses the station to assist in debris removal.
10. The station as recited in claim 9 wherein the entry port is located adjacent an end of the frame and the spray ports are located along one side of the frame opposite the entry port.
11. The station as recited in claim 10 wherein the frame includes a top adjacent the grate and a spaced apart floor and where the floor slopes from one frame side to the other frame side to move water from the spray ports across the frame and out of the frame.
12. The station as recited in claim 11 wherein the grate further comprises a plurality of members that each extend substantially across the entire top of the frame and each member is angled upwardly with respect to the plane of the frame top to vibrate a vehicle traversing the station.
13. The station as recited in claim 9 wherein the ramps are hinged to opposite frame ends and adapted to move between a deployed and a stowed configuration to facilitate station portability.
14. The station as recited in claim 9 further comprising a collection pit adjacent the entry port for receiving debris flushed from the frame by water.
15. The station as recited in claim 9 wherein the frame further comprises a plurality of vertical walls establishing fluid flow pathways from the side adjacent the spray ports to the opposite frame side.
16. A portable wash station that receives water at an entry port from a remote water source and then selectively discharges the water to remove trapped debris from a vehicle traversing the station into a suitable containment area or collection tray, the station comprising:
an elongated frame with an entry port for receiving water;
spaced apart ramps hinged to opposite frame ends and adapted to move between a deployed and a stowed configuration to facilitate station portability;
a plurality of spray ports adapted to disperse water;
a hollow longitudinal tube on one frame end that provides internal fluid communication between the entry port and the spray ports in the frame; and,
a vibratory grate spanning the frame and adapted to support the vehicle during station traversal and which vibrates the vehicle as it traverses the station to assist in debris removal.
17. The station as recited in claim 16 wherein the entry port is located adjacent an end of the frame and the spray ports are located along one side of the frame opposite the entry port and the frame further comprises a plurality of vertical walls establishing fluid flow pathways from the side adjacent the spray ports to the opposite frame side.
18. The station as recited in claim 17 wherein the frame includes a top adjacent the grate and a spaced apart floor and where the floor slopes from one frame side to the other frame side to move water from the spray ports across the frame and out of the frame.
19. The station as recited in claim 18 wherein the grate further comprises a plurality of members that each extend substantially across the entire top of the frame and each member is angled upwardly with respect to the plane of the frame top to vibrate a vehicle traversing the station.
20. The station as recited in claim 19 further comprising a collection pit adjacent the entry port for receiving debris flushed from the frame by water.