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|Jan 6, 2004
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|Oct 17, 2001
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|Oct 20, 2000
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|Timo Vataja
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|Nokia Corporation
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The present invention relates to a method for maintaining an object, in which the operation of the object is monitored to report the prevailing situation at the object to on-call duty personnel. The invention also relates to system for maintaining an object, the object having means for monitoring its operation, and the system further comprising reporting means for reporting the prevailing situation to on-call duty personnel. The invention also relates to a wireless communication device arranged to be used in a system for maintaining an object, at which object monitoring of its operation is arranged to be performed to notify the situation prevailing at the object to on-call duty personnel.
For maintaining various objects, methods have been developed, in which a monitoring system is installed in the object, to monitor the operation of the object and, when a failure is detected, to report it to a control room, on-call duty personnel, or the like. On the basis of this notice of failure, a maintenance person or maintenance persons can be assigned to the object to repair the defect. Examples of such objects that can be mentioned include e.g. lifts, equipment related to public utility services, such as pump stations and the like, automatic fuel stations, ticket vending machines, printers, gambling machines, telefax machines, etc. Generally, it can be stated that the objects to be monitored and maintained, as meant in the present description, refer to such objects where no maintenance personnel is available in the direct vicinity of the object. Furthermore, a notice does not need to be a result from detecting a failure, but it can be a notice, for example, that the quantity of a drink sort in an automatic drink vending machine has fallen below a predetermined limit. In this case, the purpose of the notice is to inform the person maintaining the object that the automatic drink vending machine should be supplied with more drinks.
For example, lifts are known which are equipped with various indicators to detect defects. The indicators can be used to monitor e.g. the operation of the motor of the lift, the illumination, the opening and closing of doors, the number of service hours, etc. Furthermore, the indicators can be coupled to a control unit which examines the signals given by the indicators and compares them with predetermined threshold values and/or normal values. If the control unit detects that the signal given by an indicator differs from a normal value, the control unit advantageously generates a notice of defect, where the object and the defect are preferably specified. If a data transmission connection is arranged from the object to be monitored to a control room for monitoring notices of defects, on-call duty personnel, or the like, the notice of defect is transmitted by using this data transmission connection. Such a data transmission connection intended for the transmission of a notice of defect is often arranged as a fixed data transmission connection to the on-call duty personnel of a service company. Such a fixed connection is relatively expensive and, on the other hand, this fixed connection is in a standby state for most of the time, wherein the utilization of the connection is ineffective. There are also systems for notices of failure, based on a telecommunication network, wherein in the occurrence of a defect, the monitoring system sets up a telephone connection to the on-call duty personnel by using either a public switched telecommunication network or a wireless mobile communication network. This requires that a telecommunication terminal complying with either a GSM communication system or a public switched telecommunication connection is installed in connection with the system to be monitored, which also raises the costs of the monitoring system.
Due to e.g. said costs, all objects are not necessarily provided with automatic transmission of a notice of defect to the on-call duty personnel. In such a case, the object, such as a lift, is equipped with a notice, a sticker or the like, with instructions for failure situations. Thus, if the monitoring system detects a failure, it generates e.g. a sound and/or visual message in the vicinity of the object. For example at a pump station, a blinking red light indicates that the pump station has a defect that needs to be repaired. Thus, a person who e.g. passes by the object and detects such a notice of a defect, can follow the instructions given in the notice and notify about the failure in the object. For example, the person contacts on-call duty personnel by telephone and tells about the notice of defect. Such an arrangement has e.g. the drawback that the on-call duty personnel is informed about the failure after a relatively long time from the occurrence of the actual defect, and in some cases, the defect can fail to be detected at all until the defect in the device causes serious damage. On the other hand, not all persons who have observed a notice of defect necessarily inform about the defects to the on-call duty personnel. This may be due e.g. to the fact that the call costs may be charged from the person who gave the notice, it is found difficult to give a notice, and it can be even impossible if there is no phone available, such as a public phone in the vicinity of the object. Thus, the user should have to write down the telephone number and find a phone where information about the notice could be transmitted to the on-call duty personnel.
It is an aim of the present invention to provide a method for maintaining a system and a maintenance system in which the above-mentioned drawbacks are preferably eliminated. The invention is based on the idea that the object to be monitored is equipped with a short-range communication device, by which a notice of failure can be transmitted to a device which is located in the vicinity of the object and is equipped with means for receiving this notice. The method according to the present invention is primarily characterized in that in the method, at least a transmission step is taken, in which:
at least one notice message is formed, and
at least one formed notice message is transmitted by short-range wireless communication means,
wherein if, within the range of the short-range wireless communication means, at least one device, equipped with means for receiving said at least one transmitted notice message, detects the transmitted notice message, at least the following steps are further taken in said device:
a receiving step for receiving the transmitted notice message, and
a sorting step to sort out whether information about the received notice message is to be transmitted from the device to the on-call duty personnel,
wherein if the transmission can be performed, information about the prevailing situation is transmitted to the on-call duty personnel.
The system according to the present invention is primarily characterized in that the system further comprises at least means for generating at least one notice message on the prevailing situation, short-range wireless communication means for transmitting said notice message, a device comprising receiving means for receiving said at least one transmitted notice message, and sorting means to sort out whether information about the received notice message is to be transmitted from the device to the on-call duty personnel, wherein the notice means comprise transmitting means for transmitting information about the prevailing situation to the on-call duty personnel. The wireless communication device according to the present invention is primarily characterized in that the wireless communication device comprises at least receiving means for receiving at least one notice message generated on the situation prevailing at the object and transmitted by short-range wireless communication means, and that the wireless communication device further comprises at least sorting means to sort out whether information about the received notice message is to be transmitted from the device to the on-call duty personnel, and transmitting means for transmitting information about the prevailing situation to the on-call duty personnel.
By means of the present invention, considerable advantages are achieved when compared to systems and methods of prior art. By using the method of the invention, it is possible to provide a system and a device which are less expensive than the prior art but still have a facility to give a notice on failure. Using the method of the invention, an arrangement for notifying on failures can be implemented even in devices where it is not reasonable and profitable to implement arrangements for notices of defect according to prior art. Furthermore, with the method of the invention, the advantage is obtained that a notice on failure can be automatically supplemented with information that facilitates the repairing of the failure more than in systems in which a passer-by, on the basis of a notice of defect, transmits the information orally by telephone, wherein he/she is asked to give the location of the defective device and to describe the failure, if possible. Yet another advantage that should be mentioned is that a passer-by can prove his/her presence for example in a situation in which an automatic drink vending machine did not give a drink although the passer-by had made a payment.
In the following, the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the appended drawings, in which
FIG. 1 shows a system according to a preferred embodiment of the invention in a reduced block chart, and
FIG. 2 shows, in a block chart, different steps in the method according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1 shows a maintenance system complying with a preferred embodiment of the invention. The system is arranged for monitoring the operation of an object 1. The object 1 can be a single device, a device belonging to a larger system, or a whole system. In view of applying the present invention, the details of the object 1 are not significant as such. The object 1, whose operation is monitored, is equipped with one or more indicators 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, a control block 3, as well as communication means 4. The structure of the single or several indicators 2 a, 2 b, 2 c arranged in connection with the object 1 depends, for example, on the object 1 to be monitored at the time. The structure of the indicator 2 a, 2 b, 2 c is not significant as such in view of applying the present invention, nor is the structure of the object 1. For example, the indicator 2 a, 2 b, 2 c can monitor a voltage, a current, an output, a speed of rotation, the position of a switch 17, measure the time, or the like. If necessary, several indicators 2 a, 2 b, 2 c can be arranged in connection with the same object 1, and they can also measure different information about the object 1. The control block 3 comprises a processor 9, such as a microprocessor. The control block 3 is preferably also equipped with a memory 6 for storing data needed in the operation of the maintenance system, such as reference and/or threshold values, as well as for generating a notice. The control block 3 can further comprise a timer for measuring the operating time of the object as well as for determining time data on the moment of detecting a defect.
The communication means 4 comprise short-range wireless communication means which comprise at least a transmitter 4 a by which the notice can be transmitted to be received by a device 5 suitable for receiving the notice. Furthermore, the communication means 4 preferably comprise receiving means 4 b by which an acknowledgement of receipt of the notice can be received, if necessary, as will be discussed below in this description. As the short-range communication means 4, it is possible to use for example short-distance radio communication technology developed under the name Bluetooth, infrared data transmission (for example IrDA, Infrared Data Association), inductive data transmission, a wireless local area network WLAN, or the like. The control block 3 transfers the notice to the communication means 4 for transmission. If the communication means 4 also comprise a receiver 4 b, for example said acknowledgement data is transferred from the receiver to the control block 3.
In the following, the operation of the method according to a preferred embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 2. The single or several indicators 2 a, 2 b, 2 c arranged in connection with the control block 3 generate a measured variable on a functional element of the object 1. For example in the system of FIG. 1, one indicator 2 a generates a voltage signal which is proportional to the input power of a motor 7 and is transferred to an analog-to-digital converter 8 in the control block 3. This analog-to-digital converter 8 converts the voltage signal to digital format, wherein it can be transferred to a processor 9 in the control block. On the basis of the status of a switch 17, a second indicator 2 b generates a binary signal which can be used to indicate that the switch 17 is turned off or on. A third indicator 2 c generates a voltage signal which is proportional to the temperature of the motor 7 and is transmitted to the analog-to-digital converter 8 in the control block 3, to be first converted to a digital signal and then transferred to the processor 9. The processor 9 of the control block 3 reads at intervals the measured values generated by the indicators 2 a, 2 b, 2 c. This operation is illustrated with block 201 in the flow chart of FIG. 3. After this, the processor compares the measured values with stored reference values (block 202). A reference value can be, for example, a numerical value corresponding to a given maximum electrical power or temperature. Thus, on the basis of the comparison, the processor 9 deduces whether the measured value is within the range of normal values or if it is a value deviating from the normal state, that is, there is probably a defect or a situation requiring maintenance (block 203). For example at a pump station, a high input power of the motor 7 may be due to a clogging in the sewage. Also a high temperature can indicate a situation of overload of the motor 7. If the processor 9 deduces that there is a failure situation, the processor 9 generates a notice of defect and preferably stores it in a memory 6 (block 204). This notice data can be supplemented with information about the defect that was detected, possibly the time of detecting the defect, information about the state of the object 1 at the moment of detecting the defect (measured value), information about where the notice should be transmitted, etc. This data related to the defect can be formulated for example as a message that is transmitted to the communication means 4. The processor 9 preferably sets a defect flag as a sign that there is a failure situation in the object 1.
The communication means 4 transmit the message (block 205). For transmitting the message, the transmitter 4 a performs, if necessary, encoding modulation for encoding the message as a signal suitable for the communication channel used. For example when the Bluetooth technology is applied, a modulation is made, in which a binary message is converted to radio-frequency signals. In a corresponding manner, when the infrared technology is applied, the information contained in the message is used to control the intensity of the light generated by an infrared illuminator. Furthermore, when the infrared technology is applied, a message waiting for transmission at the object is indicated to bypassers preferably as a light signal or an acoustic signal. For example, in connection with lifts, the control panel can be equipped with a light to indicate that there is a notice message waiting for transmission in the lift. Thus, a bypasser will know to direct a device 10 suitable for receiving the message towards the infrared transmitter in the object and, if necessary, go even closer to the object. This is necessary, if the device 10 is e.g. in a pocket or a bag of the bypasser or in another place which the signal transmitted by the the infrared transmitter of the object does not reach at a sufficiently strong level. The transmission of the message can be repeated, if necessary, until an acknowledgement is received that the notice has been transmitted to on-call duty personnel or the like, or until the failure situation has been cleared (block 211).
Let us assume that a person comes to the vicinity of an object having a notice waiting for transmission, and this person carries a device 10 equipped with receiving means 5 b suitable for receiving the notice. Thus, these receiving means 5 b detect the signal transmitted by the communication means 4 and convert the signal to a baseband signal (demodulation) and interpret the information contained in the signal (block 206). If necessary, this information is stored in the memory 15 of the device 10. The receiving means 5 b can be for example local communication means 5, such as a Bluetooth receiver or an IrDA receiver, arranged in a wireless communication device. The notice message is transferred from the receiving means 5 b to the processor 11 of the device 10, where the content of the message is deciphered. The processor 11 detecs that there is a notice message, wherein the processor 11 generates a notice on this to the user of the device 10, for example as a sound and/or text message via a user interface 12. In the user interface 12, it can be notified for example that the person is in the vicinity of an object which has a device 1 having a failure that should be reported further. Furthermore, it is possible to give the location of the object, the type of the device, possibly information about the defect, as well as contact data where the notice should be transmitted (block 207). Moreover, the person can be asked if the notice shall be transmitted (block 208). If the user responds, e.g. by pressing a certain button on a keypad 13, that the notice can be transmitted further, the transmission of the notice is started for example in the following way. The processor of the device 10 transmits information about the defect to second communication means 16 of the device 10, such as a wireless communication device. Information on where the notice is to be transmitted is preferably also transferred in this connection. This information is preferably an on-call duty telephone number which was given in the notice message. After this, the connection is set up by using methods known as such, either as a speech connection or a data connection, or a short message is generated to be transmitted to the on-call duty personnel, for example in a control room 14 (block 209). After the connection has been set up, it is possible to transmit information related to the defective device 1 to locate the defective device as well as to find out the reason for the failure, if it is known. When a text message transmission is used, no actual data transmission connection is set up but a text message is generated which contains information required for locating the defect as well as the telephone number of a device suitable for receiving text messages. After the notice has been received by the on-call duty personnel, it is possible to take the necessary measures to repair the defect.
If the object is located in such a position where the second communication means 16 of the user's device 10, such as a mobile communication device, is not capable of communicating with the wireless communication network, it is possible in the method according to a preferred embodiment of the invention to proceed in the following way. The notice message is received in the device 10 and stored in the memory 15. When a data transmission connection can be set up with the communication network, the notice message is transmitted to the on-call duty personnel 14.
In the method according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the notice is also acknowledged. This can be implemented, for example, in such a way that after a connection to the on-call duty personnel has been set up, the processor 11 of the device 10 generates an acknowledgement message. The acknowledgement message is transferred to the local communication means 5 of the device 10, where the acknowledgement message is converted in a transmitter 5 a to a signal suitable for the local communication channel (block 209). The receiver 4 b of the communication means 4 arranged in connection with the object 1 detects this signal and converts it to a baseband signal (block 210). From the communication means 4, the acknowledgement message is transferred to the control block 3, where the processor 9 examines the content of the acknowledgement message. The acknowledgement message contains information about the acknowledgement message to which it relates, wherein the processor 9 can record this acknowledgement message as having been transmitted further (block 212). After this, it is possible to discontinue retransmitting the notice message. This arrangement of acknowledging has the advantage that retransmitting of the notice by the communication means 4 can be discontinued after the notice has been transmitted further. In this way, several notices of the same defect to the on-call duty personnel are avoided.
In connection with the acknowledgement, it is also possible to transmit information from the on-call duty personnel 14 to the object 1, such as control data, parametres, price data, etc. Before transmitting the information, the person who reported the notice can still be asked if he/she allows the transmission of such information to the object 1. In the transmission of this information, it is possible to apply methods known as such, including the transmission of short messages, the transmission of dual tone multiple frequencies (DTMF) signals, or the like.
The on-call duty telephone number can also be such a telephone number to which calling is free of charge. Thus, no costs will be caused for the call to the person who reports about the notice to the on-call duty personnel. The present invention also makes it possible that the person can be paid a compensation for transferring the notice. This can be fulfilled, for example, in such a way that in connection with the telephone bill, the sum of the compensation is credited in the telephone bill, wherein the telephone operator charges the compensation from the company responsible for the maintenance system. Another alternative is that the compensation is paid on the account of the person in question.
The receiving means 5 b for receiving the notice are arranged, for example, in connection with a wireless communication device, such as a GSM mobile phone. Mobile stations are already known, in which such local communication means 5 are already implemented, wherein the functions of the method of the invention for reporting about the notice and for generating an acknowledgement, can be primarily implemented by programs in the application software of the wireless communication device.
In addition to repairing defects, the present invention can also be used for maintenance measures. Thus, the object 1 is equipped with e.g. a service hour counter, wherein a notice can be generated about exceeding a given number of service hours. This number of service hours can be a sign that maintenance measures must be taken at the object 1. Furthermore, the invention can be applied in connection with e.g. automatic drink vending machines and automatic fuel stations in such a way that the object 1 transmits, at intervals, information about the situation of the object 1, such as the quantity of different drink sorts, the sum of money contained in a money box (not shown), etc. If such a notice is not received within a given time by the on-call duty personnel, it is possible to send a maintenance person to check the reason why no notice was received from the object 1. The reason for the missing notice may be, for example, that the object 1 has been damaged or removed from its position.
In the method according to the invention, it is possible to store information to identify the person who gave the notice, time data about the moment of receiving the notice in the device 10, time data about the moment of transmission of the notice to the on-call duty personnel 14, and so on, wherein the person who transmitted information about the notice can, if necessary, show that he/she was present at the moment of transmission of the notice. Thus, the legal protection of the person is improved e.g. in a situation in which the person has made a payment in an automatic vending machine but the vending machine has not dispensed the product paid for, such as fuel or a soft drink. On the other hand, the invention can also be applied in such a manner that it is possible to remain anonymous when transmitting information about the notice. Thus, for example, the person sets "own number sending" off in his/her mobile station before calling the on-call duty personnel.
It is obvious that the present invention is not limited solely to the above-presented embodiments, but it can be modified within the scope of the appended claims.
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MESA, Ariz. -- Corey Patterson is hitting .200 with Seattle, while Felix Pie is doing pretty good in camp with Baltimore. Ryan Harvey, if you remember him, hit a three-run homer the other day for Colorado.
Three of the Cubs' best outfield prospects in the past decade are trying to make a roster somewhere else, and perhaps only Pie has a chance to really contribute. Patterson and Pie, two of the Cubs' most infamous prospects in recent memory, at least got a chance to fail in the big leagues. Harvey's career flatlined in the minors.
Tyler Colvin is getting his own shot to make a name for himself as the rare Cubs prospect who realizes his potential.
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"He earned a spot on our roster," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "He played very, very well this spring. There was never really a doubt for awhile. He played himself onto the roster."
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"You know what, I couldn't really worry about that," he said. "The Cubs are trying to win, obviously, and get the best guys in here to do the job. And like I said, we've got four great guys here. We just signed Marlon Byrd and Xavier Nady and they do a great job for us. Hopefully I can get in there and do some things, too."
Colvin, who looks like he should be playing forward for Butler with his lanky frame and fresh-faced countenance, had resisted touting himself after a scorching spring training in which he's hitting .468 (going into Monday's game). But he got word on Sunday that Piniella told reporters he had made the team.
"Right after the game, I got a lot of texts," he said. "I didn't know where it was coming from. I guess we'll find out soon enough."
Colvin got the official, official word from Piniella after reporters talked to him Monday morning.
There is no question Colvin has been the surprise of a pretty quiet camp. Even he didn't expect to make the team out of camp, though Nady's inability to play the outfield this spring, due to surgically repaired elbow, has a lot to do with the timing. Regardless, Colvin has hit consistently enough to make the roster, and has young legs that will certainly be welcome.
"I was hoping to play well and hopefully if they needed me later in the season, they'd say, 'You know Colvin had a good camp. Maybe we should give him a chance,' as long as I'm hitting down there," Colvin said. "The great spring helped me out, that's all I can ask for."
The 13th overall pick out of Clemson four years ago, Colvin had a very nice season in Double-A Tennessee in 2009, batting .300 with 15 homers and 50 RBIs in 84 games. He played 137 games in Double-A in 2008 and while he only hit .256, he collected 53 extra-base hits (out of 138) and 80 RBIs. The problem was that he struck out 101 times in 540 at-bats, and he wound up back at Single-A Daytona the next season. He had 57 extra-base hits in 307 at-bats last year, and eight in 33 at-bats this spring.
But he's hit too well to go down to the minors. Colvin was on a five-game hitting tear after Sunday's game. He's hitting .522 (12 for 23) with a pair of doubles, a triple, a home run and six RBIs.
There is no guarantee he will be on the roster in May, but the Cubs plan on throwing him to the fire early, which should make the April games all the more interesting.
"We're going to get some playing time for Colvin," Piniella said. "It would be good for all of our outfielders to get a day off occasionally so they can stay strong, less prone to injury. So we'll figure out something here over the next few days."
With Bradley suspended last season, Colvin was a September call-up. He drove in two runs during his stay.
"I got to get comfortable with big crowds," he said. "That's one of the biggest things. You see all these big players on TV play and you're like, 'Man, I could be there some day.' You get there and you realize it's just baseball, just at a higher level."
Colvin brought his clothes, expecting to report to Iowa, most likely, where they don't have to wear suits on the road and the dress codes at your finer clubs are a little more lax.
"Now," he said. "I've got to get some nicer clothes."
Jon Greenberg is a columnist for ESPNChicago.com.


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The atmosphere is crowed but the view in the windows is quite nice.
The best spot for cakes in Marburg!!!!!!! It has a huge variety of cakes and chocolates. If you are in Marburg, try not to miss it ;)
My wife and I had the pleasure of visiting Konditorei Cafe Klingegelhoefer whilst staying with her cousin and husband in Germany. The cakes were simply magnificent. The ambiance and food were traditionally German. Service was excellent. If ever in Marburg enjoy the experience.
We were looking for a unique German souvenir as a present for a friend in Qatar. Baumkuchen or tree layered cake, which is traditionally German, came to mind. My father-in-law suggested us to go to one of the well-known konditorei in Marburg, Klingelhofer. The café was located in a quiet semi-residential part of Marburg, a several blocks away from the...
i am a true food enthusiast from America ( I don't like American fast food junk) and have tasted my fair share of bakeries. I never write reviews but took the time to do this one because i was truly appalled that someone could give this bakery less than 5 stars. I am in heaven every time I come here...
Enjoyed having a cake for lunch every day. Unfortunately they ran out of apple strudel. The staff is friendly, but english ability is mixed.
I got there on my first day in Marburg. I was by myself and ordered a vegetable quiche and a glass of white wine. Quiche was delicious and the wine was fruity and refreshing. The service was warm unlike many places in Marburg. I loved the ambiance and the decor. The place is heart-warming and positive. Next time I went...
We had coffee and cake there yesterday as we have every day somewhere in the city. The Cafe is of medium quality if it comes to decor, cake selection and taste of cake and coffee. The tales are very small and if 3 people like us have to sit on a table ment for 4 it is already rather uncomfortable....
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Education Events June - September 2016
Primary Colours Children's Art Workshop for all agesThursday 15 August 2013 11am-12noon, €5Join us for our
Summer Camp for 7+ Year OldsNow that's Funny Stuff!Tuesday 6 August - Friday 9 August 2013, 10:30am - 12 noon, €40
Summer Camp- Start your Portfolio(14+ years)Tuesday 23 July- Friday 26 July, 10.30am-12.30pm, €90Led by artist Fiona King,
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Ratings based on 79 Verified Reviews
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4.3 Room cleanliness
4.3 Service & staff
4.3 Room comfort
4.1 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified ReviewsThey paid and stayed. We double-checked.
by A verified traveler from Carbondale, IL
Horrible experience, I would never stay here againPosted Apr 25, 2016
Pros: nothing
Cons: everything.
We initially chose the hotel because there was an indoor swimming pool. We had children with us and thought it would be nice to have an indoor pool for them to play in. Upon arrival we were informed that the pool was being drained and that it would not be open until Monday. Then on Friday we found out that the water in the hotel had been shut off. When asked when it would be turned back on, we were given an estimate of a couple of hours maybe. There was no way to take a shower or even flush the toilet in the bathroom. We were forced to go to a local restaurant to use the bathroom. I am sure hotel management knew well in advance that the water would need to be shut off but chose not to inform its patrons of the inconvenience. Poor service, poor hotel stay. I would never choose this hotel again.
by Paul
Posted Apr 22, 2016 on Hotels
by A verified traveler
couldn't beat it for the pricePosted Apr 18, 2016 on Orbitz
Nice hotel. Pool is small but heated and clean. Room was nice and breakfast was great.
by Muminah from Huntsville
Aries birthday partyPosted Apr 15, 2016 on Hotels
Booked to rooms for my children to have a hotel party for their 17th and 16th birthday awesome stay
by Anthony from ga
Would stay againPosted Mar 28, 2016 on Hotels
it was good
by A verified traveler
not handicap accessiblePosted Mar 23, 2016 on Hotels
The room was advertised as handicap accessible and had no bars in the bathroom or accessible shower. Otherwise the room was beautiful.
by Lisa
Nice placePosted Mar 22, 2016 on Hotels
This a great property! The staff was on top of everything and breakfast was fully stocked from start to finish.
by A verified traveler from Newark, OH
Hotel in Huntsville, close to activitiesPosted Mar 18, 2016 on Orbitz
We spent four days, 3 nights at this hotel for a family vacation. Staff are very nice, daily breakfast delicious, a lot of selection and different hot food selection daily. The room was nice, much better after I found the blackout curtains..felt silly about that one! The only thing that wasn't up to par was the workout facilities. The treadmill was very squeaky and the elliptical seemed broken. I didn't try the weight station. Overall it was a nice hotel, very close to the attractions. Many restaurants nearby.
by A verified traveler
Great hotel right beside Univ. Of Miss.Posted Feb 25, 2016
Great staff, great rooms, great breakfast. Very clean.
by A verified traveler
ConvenienancePosted Feb 21, 2016
Loved the lobby staff , especially Patricia ...very friendly and helpful!!!


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If you are in the SEO market for long enough, you will see the emphasis has changed a lot, now moving towards the educational focused on the Web-built best practice. However, clients' expectations from a SEO service, after paying an average $25,000 to 50,000 per project, is different in China. In my experience, the expectation from SEO service of many MNCs is plain and simple: top ranking. And the visibility? Nevermind. Clients just want their website to be listed on the no. 1 position of the SERP.
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The Automobile Association
|The Automobile Association
|Traded as
|Automotive services
|Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Area served
|United Kingdom
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|Bob Mackenzie
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|£983.5 million (2015)[1]
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The Automobile Association (The AA) is a British motoring association founded in 1905, which currently provides car insurance, driving lessons, breakdown cover, loans, motoring advice, road maps and other services. The association demutualised in 1999 to become a private limited company and in 2002 the AA Motoring Trust was created to continue its public interest and road safety activities. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
The Automobile Association was founded in 1905 to help motorists avoid police speed traps,[2] in response to the Motor Car Act 1903 which introduced new penalties for breaking the speed limit, for reckless driving with fines, endorsements and the possibility of jail for speeding and other driving offences. The act also required drivers to hold a driving licence (which was obtained on payment of 5 shillings and did not require a driving test) and to display a registration plate on their vehicle.
By 1906 the AA had erected thousands of roadside danger and warning signs and managed road signage until responsibility was passed to local authorities in the early 1930s.[2] By 1926 the organisation had installed 6,500 direction signs and 15,000 village signs,[3] most of which were removed during the Second World War.[4]
In 1908 the organisation published its first AA Members' Special Handbook containing a list of nationwide agents and mechanics with a free legal service the following year.[2]
AA patrols on bicycles warned motorists of police speed traps ahead. In 1910 in a legal test case ('Betts -v- Stevens') involving an AA patrolman and a potentially speeding motorist, the Chief Justice, Lord Alverston, ruled that where a patrolman signals to a speeding driver to slow down and thereby avoid a speed-trap, then that person would have committed the offence of 'obstructing an officer in the course of his duty' under the Prevention of Crimes Amendment Act 1885.[5][6] Subsequently the organisation developed a coded warning system, which was used until the 1960s, whereby a patrolman would always salute the driver of a passing car which showed a visible AA Badge unless there was a speed trap nearby, on the understanding that their officers could not be prosecuted for failing to salute.[7] The AA Handbook included the following message many times: "It cannot be too strongly emphasised that when a patrol fails to salute, the member should stop and ask the reason why, as it is certain that the patrol has something of importance to communicate."[3]
In 1910 the organisation introduced AA Routes and in 1912 began inspecting hotels and restaurants, issuing AA Star Classification to those deemed to be of sufficient quality[2] and introduced pre-purchase and post-accident repair checks in the 1920s.[2]
1949 saw the launch of a night-time breakdown and recovery service initially in London only before extending nationally.[2] The AA Insurance brokerage service, started in 1967, is currently the UK's largest motor insurance company.[2]
After the war the AA 'led the protest' against petrol rationing which was repealed in 1950.[2] The organisation campaigned for the compulsory wearing of seat belts, and for the introduction of unleaded petrol. Seat belt legislation became law in the UK in 1983 as required by the Transport Act 1981.[2] They have lobbied successive governments over what they describe as 'unfair motoring taxes'.[8]
In February 1972 the AA relocated from its central London offices to Basingstoke.[9] It began broadcasting AA Roadwatch traffic reports on UK commercial radio stations the following year. AA Relay was also introduced in 1973, a service that will deliver a broken-down vehicle, its driver and passengers, luggage and trailer to anywhere in Britain.[2]
In 2007 the AA merged with Saga to form Acromas Holdings.[10]
In July 2013, the company launched AA Cars in partnership with Vcars, rebranding its partners existing online service.[11] At the time of rebranding over 110,000 cars were available for purchase via 2,000 registered dealers.[11] One of the main reasons behind the launch of the new brand was due to statistics published in an AA/Populus study, which suggested that one in three UK driver's felt buying a car was a stressful experience.[12] Unlike other websites within automotive classifieds industry, AA Cars provides a 26-point spot check on every vehicle.[12] Each 26-point spot check could show whether the car had outstanding finance, was registered stolen or had been written off by an insurer.[13]
The AA became listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 2014 through an initial public offering.[14]
In 2015, The AA acquired the garage booking service Motoriety.[15]
AA ratings and awards[edit]
Hotels, guest accommodation, and self catering accommodation[edit]
The AA awards ratings according to a system based on quality standards agreed by the AA and the various UK tourist authorities.[16] Properties are awards a star rating, from one to five stars. In addition, each hotel receives a "Merit % Score" to enable comparison of hotels with similar star ratings. Hotels that are deemed to stand out may also receive a red star "AA Inspectors' Choice" award. A similar award for guest accommodation is the "Gold Star Award" for properties deemed to stand out.
Campsites and caravan parks[edit]
The AA award a "Pennant rating" to campsites and caravan parks based on a five-point scale. A percentage score is also awarded to enable comparison of parks with the same "Pennant rating".
AA inspectors award AA rosettes based on a zero to five system. The standards are quite high and only about one in ten restaurants are deemed worthy of even one rosette.[16]
See also[edit]
- AA Ireland
- American Automobile Association
- Canadian Automobile Association
- Dominion Automobile Association
- Campaign for Safe Road Design
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- Good Garage Scheme
- Vehicle recovery
- Widmerpool Hall
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2015" (PDF). The Automobile Association. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "About us". The AA. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ a b The Automobile Association Handbook 1926. The Automobile Association. 1926.
- ^ "Village name marker a relic from Devon's motoring past". The is Exeter.
- ^ JA Coutts, 'Obstructing the Police' (1956) 19 MLR 411
- ^ "Road Traffic - 1900- 1929". swarb.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ Massey, Ray (4 February 2010). "Drivers face breakdown nightmare after AA staff ballot for first strike in 105 years". The Daily Mail.
- ^ "History".
we have lobbied successive governments over unfair motoring taxes.
- ^ "Motorweek: The AA are to withdraw from London". Motor: 47. 12 February 1972.
- ^ Goodman, Matthew (23 September 2007). "Equity windfall for Saga and AA staff". The Sunday Times (Times Newspapers Ltd). Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ a b "The AA launches into used car classifieds through Vcars partnership". AM Online. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "AA launches against RAC Cars". MotorTrader. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "AA to start selling used cars". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "AA owner accelerates IPO plan with major sell-off". The Guardian. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ lyster, Gordon. "The AA enter online service booking market - Motor Trade News". www.motortradenews.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ a b Guide to AA ratings and awards
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- Automobile associations in the United Kingdom
- Organizations established in 1905
- Demutualized organizations
- Private equity portfolio companies
- Transport advocacy groups of the United Kingdom
- CVC Capital Partners companies
- Motor clubs
- Emergency road services
- 1905 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Companies based in Basingstoke


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