KR100672078B1 - Apparatus and method of notifying received information using vibrators and system employing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information transmission vibration device, a method for transmitting the information, and a system using the same. The information transmission vibration device includes a wireless receiver for receiving a signal transmitted wirelessly through an antenna, and a plurality of vibration elements in a matrix form on a substrate. When the vibration element array unit arranged to be spaced apart from each other, the driving unit for driving the vibration element independently, and the vibration pattern information corresponding to the selective driving of the vibration elements from the wireless receiving unit is received, the vibration elements according to the received vibration pattern information A control unit for controlling the drive unit to be selectively driven. The information transmission vibration device, the information transmission method, and the system employing the same provide an advantage of expressing a variety of information by tactile sense by selective driving of the vibration elements.

Description

Apparatus and method of notifying received information using vibrators and system employing the same}

1 is a perspective view schematically showing an information transmission vibration system according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a state in which vibration elements are arrayed in the information transmitting vibration device of FIG. 1;

3 is a block diagram of the information transfer vibration system of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a view showing the reference numerals to the respective vibration elements in order to explain the information presentation method by the information transmission vibration device of FIG.

5 is a view for explaining an example of the writing sequence of the English letter H by the vibration elements of FIG.

6A through 6E are diagrams illustrating vibration devices driven by driving orders according to a writing order when an Arabic numeral 1 is expressed by the vibration elements of FIG. 4 to explain a driving method of the vibration devices according to the present invention. ego,

7 is a view for explaining a driving sequence according to the writing order of the heart mark by the vibration elements of FIG.

8 is a view showing an information transmission vibration system according to a second embodiment of the present invention,

9 is a block diagram of the mobile phone and information transmission vibration device of Figure 8,

FIG. 10 is a screen of a display unit for explaining an example of a process of registering external vibration identification information when registering a phone book by operating a key input unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of call notification information transmitted to an external call notification vibration device when a ring signal is received when the cellular phone of FIG. 8 is set to an external vibration call notification mode.

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100: transmitting terminal 200: information transmission vibration device

250: vibration element array unit 253: vibration element

300: cell phone

The present invention relates to an information transmission vibration device, a method for transmitting the information, and a system using the same, and more particularly, to an information transmission vibration device and a method capable of transferring information by tactile sense by selectively driving a plurality of vibration elements, and a system using the same. It is about.

As an information transmission method through a device, an information transmission method that can be recognized through sight or hearing is generally used.

However, in the case of the information transmission method that can be recognized through sight or hearing, it is necessary to fix the line of sight to the information transmission medium or cause noise pollution, and the information recognition rate may vary depending on the use environment of the device. In some cases, it is necessary to use a tactile information transmission method.

In general, a mobile phone is configured to notify whether a call is received by vibration or sound through a vibration device or a speaker installed in a main body when receiving a ring signal.

Therefore, the user can recognize the incoming signal well according to the use environment, and selectively set the acoustic mode and the vibration mode so as not to damage others.

However, even if the vibration mode is set in a noisy environment, when the mobile phone is stored in a bag, it is difficult for a user to recognize when a ring signal is received.

In order to improve this problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-0053997 discloses a call notification device for a mobile phone, which can notify whether a call is received or not through a vibration device mounted on a portable device wirelessly from a mobile phone when receiving a ring signal. However, such an incoming call notification device can simply inform whether there is an incoming call and thus cannot provide information related to the caller.

In addition, as a method for extending the information expression range, it is possible to consider a method of transmitting specific information in the form of code by varying the on / off driving period for one vibrating element, but since it is not a conventional character representation method, decoding is not possible. As it is not easy, it is practically difficult to apply the information transmission method of the general public.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an information transmission vibration device and method that can be recognized by the user by generating information in various vibration patterns, and a system using the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the information transmitting vibration apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a wireless receiving unit for receiving a signal wirelessly transmitted through an antenna; A vibrating element array unit in which a plurality of vibrating elements are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in a matrix form on a substrate; A driving unit for independently driving the vibrating element; And receiving a vibration pattern information corresponding to the selective driving of the vibration elements from the wireless receiver, and controlling the driver to selectively drive the vibration elements according to the received vibration pattern information.

Preferably, the vibrating element is installed to vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the substrate with respect to the substrate.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the wireless receiving unit has a built-in Bluetooth module to receive and process the vibration pattern information by a Bluetooth communication method.

In addition, when the reception notification information including the vibration pattern information corresponding to the selective driving of the vibration elements from the mobile phone is received through the wireless receiver, the controller selectively drives the vibration elements according to the received vibration pattern information. To control the drive unit.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the information transmission vibration system according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of vibration elements arranged in a matrix so as to vibrate independently on a substrate, and selectively drive the vibration elements through a wireless receiver. An information transmission vibration device for selectively driving the vibration elements according to the vibration pattern information when vibration pattern information corresponding to the vibration pattern information is received; And a transmitting terminal capable of generating and transmitting the vibration pattern information to the wireless receiving unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the transmitting terminal is capable of setting an external vibration incoming notification mode for transmitting incoming notification information to the information transmission vibration device when a ring signal is received by operating a key input unit, and the external vibration incoming notification mode. When the ring signal is received in the set state, if the caller's telephone number included in the received ring signal is the telephone number registered in the storage device, the vibration pattern information is generated according to the external vibration identification information set to correspond to the registered telephone number. And a mobile phone for wirelessly transmitting the incoming notification information including the generated vibration pattern information, and the information transmission vibration device is configured to receive the incoming notification information from the mobile phone through the wireless receiver according to the vibration pattern information. It selectively drives the vibration elements.

Preferably, the mobile phone is configured to register the external vibration identification information corresponding to the registered telephone number by operating the key input unit.

In addition, when the caller's telephone number obtained when the ring signal is received is a telephone number registered in the storage device of the cellular phone, the mobile phone receives the classification name recorded corresponding to the registered telephone number as the external vibration identification information. The vibration signal is transmitted to be included in the notification information, and the information transmission vibration device drives the vibration device to correspond to the classification name so that the classification name included in the incoming notification information transmitted from the mobile phone can be recognized by the user's tactile sense.

In addition, the information transmission method of the information transmission vibration apparatus according to the present invention in order to achieve the above object is a wireless receiver for receiving a signal transmitted wirelessly through the antenna, and a plurality of vibration elements in a matrix form on the substrate spaced apart from each other When the vibration element array unit, the drive unit for driving the vibration element independently, and the vibration pattern information corresponding to the selective driving of the vibration elements from the wireless receiving unit is received, the vibration according to the received vibration pattern information An information transmission method of an information transmission vibration apparatus including a control unit for controlling the driving unit to selectively drive elements, the method comprising: determining a transmission target character included in the vibration pattern information, and a writing order set for each of the determined transmission target characters The corresponding driving order is determined according to the write order of the vibration elements corresponding to The oscillation elements are sequentially driven according to the driving order while simultaneously driving the oscillation element of the write sequence to be currently driven and the oscillation element of the next write sequence for each of the determined drive orders.

Hereinafter, an information transmission vibration apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an information transmission method thereof, and a system to which the same is described will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing an information transmission vibration system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which the vibration elements are arranged in the information transmission vibration device of Figure 1, 3 is a circuit diagram of the information transmitting vibration apparatus of FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the information transmission vibration system includes a transmission terminal 100 and the information transmission vibration device 200.

The transmitting terminal 100 includes an input unit 110, a storage unit 120, a transmitter 130, a display unit 140, and a controller 180.

The input unit 110 is provided with a plurality of keys 111 on the main body 101 to support various functions including input and transmission instructions of a character or pattern to be transmitted to the information transmission vibration device 200.

The input unit 110 may be applied to various methods such as a keypad method for inputting ordinary letters, numbers, and special characters, or a method for inputting information written by a user by a touch screen.

The transmitter 130 transmits the transmission target vibration pattern information through the antenna 131.

The display unit 140 is controlled by the controller 180 to display the display information through the display window 140a.

The controller 180 processes the signal input through the input unit 110 and processes the transmission target vibration pattern information to be transmitted through the transmitter 131.

The information transmission vibrator 200 includes a wireless receiver 210, a controller 220, a driver 230, a memory device 240, and a vibration device array unit 250. Although not shown, the information transmission vibrator 200 preferably uses a battery as a driving source.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the vibrating element array unit 250 is arranged on the substrate 251 so that a plurality of vibrating elements 253 are spaced apart from each other in a matrix form.

In the illustrated example, the vibrating element array unit 250 is formed of 25 vibrating elements 253 in a 5 × 5 matrix form.

In addition, the arrangement pattern, the spacing interval and the number of the vibrating elements applied to the vibrating element array unit 250 may be appropriately arranged according to the type of information to be provided. That is, when it is intended to be applied for the purpose of providing the direction information, it is preferable to be separated enough as much as possible to increase the tactile perception ability on the right and the left. This can be arranged in a body area with high sensitivity.

The vibration device 253 may be a variety of devices capable of independent driving, for example, a small vibration motor can be applied.

In addition, the vibration motor is preferably arranged in a form standing on the substrate 251 to be vibrated in a direction perpendicular to the substrate 251 so as to increase the sensing force of the tactile sense when driving the vibration element 253.

In this case, the substrate 251 is preferably a flexible substrate.

The wireless receiver 210, the controller 9220, the driver 230, and the memory device 240 are also provided on the substrate 251.

The driving unit 230 is electrically connected to each vibrating element 253 so as to be controlled by the control unit 220 to independently drive each vibrating element 253.

The wireless receiver 210 processes a signal wirelessly received through the antenna 211 and provides the processed signal to the controller 220. The radio receiver 210 is configured to receive a radio signal from the transmitter terminal 100. Alternatively, the wireless receiver 210 may be a Bluetooth module which is one of short range wireless communication methods.

The memory device 240 preferably stores information related to a driving pattern and a driving sequence of the vibrating element 253 to be selectively driven corresponding to the pattern or character to be expressed.

The matrix address numbers of the twenty five vibrating elements 253 arranged in the 5 × 5 matrix structure illustrated above in connection with the driving pattern and driving order for the characters or patterns stored in the memory device 240 are respectively shown in FIG. 4. It demonstrates by giving as shown.

First, the writing order is determined for each character. Here, the write order is an example in which the alphabetical letter H is to be represented in the form shown in FIG. It may be determined to proceed sequentially to a34 and a35. Alternatively, the writing order may be determined in the order of the letters H11 written as a11, a21, a31, a41, a51, a31, a32, a33, a34, a35, a15, a25, a35, a45 and a55. have. The character expression form and the determination of the writing sequence corresponding thereto may be appropriately set to increase the tactile perception according to the character or pattern to be expressed.

Next, the driving pattern for the character whose writing order is determined may be variously applied. As an example, the vibration elements 253 may be set to be sequentially driven one by one according to the write order.

Preferably, the corresponding driving order is determined according to the writing order of the vibration elements corresponding to the writing order set for each character to be expressed, and the driving element for the current write order and the next writing order vibration device are simultaneously driven for each determined driving order. The driving pattern is determined to sequentially drive the vibrating elements according to the driving order.

That is, in order to avoid the complexity of explanation, when the write sequence number for the Arabic numeral 1 is set to a11, a21, a31, a41, and a51, the driving order is determined as 5th order, and the driving order is set to D1 as shown in FIG. The a11 vibrating element corresponding to the writing sequence number 1 and the a21 vibrating element of the next writing sequence number are driven together for a predetermined time, and when the second driving is performed again, it is designated as D2 as shown in FIG. 6B. The a21 vibrating element and the next write sequence a31 vibrating element are driven together for a set time. Similarly, in the third and fourth driving, the vibrating elements designated as D3 and D4 are driven as shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D. In the fifth order driving, which is the last order, since there is no next write sequence, only a51 corresponding to the current write sequence 5, which is designated as D5 as shown in FIG. 6E, is driven.

A pause of a certain time may be applied between the driving orders.

Whether the driving method is more effective than the driving method one by one according to the writing order in the recognition rate by the tactile sense was tested by the following method.

The horizontal intervals of the vibration elements 253 are arranged at 0,75 cm, the vertical interval is 0.5 cm, the driving time for each driving order is 300ms, the rest period between the driving orders is 100ms, and 500ms is applied between the segments of the characters. Ten males aged 24 to 30 were tested for tactile perception of 26 letters. Experimental results show that the simultaneous driving up to the next sequence according to the writing sequence can improve the character recognition.

Also in the case of a pattern, when the vibration pattern information is a heart pattern (♡), the vibration element of the hatched portion is set so that the driving pattern set in the memory device 240 corresponds to the heart pattern (♡) as shown in FIG. If the write order is set for the 253, the driving is performed according to the driving method described above. That is, when the write order is set sequentially as a23, a12, a21, a31, a42, a53, a44, a35, a25, a14, a23, the driving order is 11, and in the first driving, a23 and a12 are simultaneously driven and the secondary In driving, a12 and a21 are driven at the same time, in the 10th drive, a14 and a23 are driven at the same time, and in the last 11th drive, a23 is driven.

The information transmission vibration device 200 may selectively drive various types of information, such as direction information and alarm information, by driving the vibration elements 253 according to a set expression method in addition to text information.

On the other hand, the information transmission vibration device 200 may be formed in an appropriate shape according to the body part to be worn, of course. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the substrate 251 may be attached to the inner surface of the instep contact portion of the shoe 400 so that the substrate 251 may be used or alternatively, as illustrated in FIG. Covered with 410 may be mounted on the shoe 400 to be used. In addition, of course, it can be formed in various forms, such as forming a plate to be used in a purse.

Hereinafter, a case in which the information transmission vibration device is applied for an incoming call notification of a mobile phone will be described.

8 is a view showing an information transmission vibration system according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 9 is a block diagram of the mobile phone and the external call notification vibration device of FIG. Elements having the same function as in the above-described drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to the drawings, the information transmission vibration system includes a mobile phone 300 and the information transmission vibration device 200.

The mobile phone 300 is applied as an example of a transmitting terminal, and includes a key input unit 310, a memory device 320, a transmitter / receiver 330, a display unit 340, a microphone 350, a speaker 360, and a vibration device ( 370 and a control unit 380.

In the key input unit 310, a plurality of keys 311 are provided on the main body 301 to support various functions including voice calls, text messages, phone book registration, and the like.

In the key input unit 310, an external vibration incoming call notification mode to be described later is set by one key or a combination of a plurality of keys, or the display window of the display unit 340 according to the operation of the menu key 311a of the key input unit 310. 340a) it is possible to select and set an item for setting the external vibration incoming alarm mode from the menu list provided through.

The storage device 320 is controlled by the controller 380 and stores various data such as a phone book and a melody registered by the user.

The transmitter / receiver 330 receives a signal transmitted through the base station from the sender's terminal through the antenna 331, and transmits a transmission target signal through the antenna 331.

Unlike the illustrated example, a wireless transmission unit dedicated to signal transmission to the information transmission vibrator 200 may be provided separately.

The display unit 340 is controlled by the controller 380 to display the display information through the display window 340a.

The control unit 380 processes the signal input through the key input unit 310, and receives a ring signal for the call connection from the sender terminal 330 through the base station from the sender / receiver 330 according to the set incoming call notification mode. To control.

Preferably, the control unit 380 operates the keys of the key input unit 310 to operate the internal vibration call notification mode, the external vibration call notification mode, using the menu provided through the display unit 340 or the keys of the key input unit 310. At least one of the incoming call notification mode, the internal vibration, and the incoming call notification mode can be selected.

The internal vibration alert notification mode is a mode for informing a caller by driving the vibration device 370 mounted in the main body 301 when receiving a ring signal, and the acoustic alert notification mode indicates a speaker 360 mounted in the main body 301. This mode informs you whether or not you want to receive the sound by setting the melody. In addition, the internal vibration and sound notification mode is a mode that performs the internal vibration and melody output sequentially or in the reverse order, when the ring signal is received, after driving the internal vibration element 370 for a predetermined time, or outputs a melody again, After outputting a predetermined time is a mode for driving the internal vibration element 370.

The external vibration call notification mode transmits the call notification information to the information transmission vibration device 200 so that the information transmission vibration device 200 vibrates a plurality of vibration elements selectively so that the user can receive ring signals as well as information related to the caller. This mode can tell.

Preferably, the control unit 380, if the caller's telephone number included in the received ring signal is a telephone number registered in the telephone directory of the memory device 320, the vibration pattern information according to the external vibration identification information set to correspond to the registered telephone number. And transmits the incoming notification information including the generated vibration pattern information wirelessly through the transmission / reception unit.

In the mobile phone 300, the controller 380 is a classification name that can be distinguished by a name, an alias, or any other related to the phone number of the telephone number to be memorized by the user by operating the key of the key input unit 310. When registering with the phone number, it is preferable to support the external vibration identification information as the vibration pattern information, which is information to be provided when performing the external vibration incoming notification mode.

That is, referring to FIG. 10, which illustrates an example of a phone number registration input window provided by the controller 380 to the display window 340a of the display unit 340 when selecting a menu for registering a phone number, the input menu includes a name, It provides an input window for entering home phone number, mobile phone number, work / school phone number, melody, and external vibration identification information. Here, the melody input item is to support the user to set the melody to be output in the sound incoming notification mode, the external vibration identification information input item is the vibration element of the information transmission vibration device 200 in the external vibration incoming notification mode ( 253) allows the user to set the expression information to be expressed by the selective driving.

Therefore, when a user wants to register a phone book, the user inputs a real name, an alias, or another suitable name that can be distinguished as a classification name in the name item by operating the key input unit 310, and registers among the remaining input items. Just enter the relevant information for the item.

In the case of the external vibration identification information input window, the controller 380 selects the character input selection window 345 provided at the bottom to register Korean, English and other special characters through the key manipulation of the key input unit 310. In the illustrated example, the user sets the heart pattern using the special character input menu.

On the other hand, if the user does not specify the external vibration identification information when registering the phone number, the name entered by the user in the classification name name name name, that is, in the case of the illustrated example, "hong Gil-dong" is set to be sent as the vibration pattern information as the external vibration identification information Can be. Alternatively, without providing the external vibration identification information input window in the phone book registration menu, it is possible to construct to transmit the information registered in the classification name as the vibration pattern information.

In addition, in the case of the caller's telephone number not registered in the phone book, it may be set to send out the character or pattern pattern set as a default as the vibration pattern information.

The mobile phone 300 determines whether the caller's phone number obtained when the ring signal is received in the state set to the external vibration reception mode is a phone number registered in the phone book of the storage device, and the method described above according to the registration of the phone number. After generating the incoming call notification information including the vibration pattern information and wirelessly transmits to the information transmission vibration device 200. Here, the call notification information is called call notification information in the form of a data packet including ID 391 and vibration pattern information 392, which are destination information uniquely set for the information transmission vibration device 200, as shown in FIG. 11 as an example. Send 390.

On the other hand, if the user receives a signal for the call connection after receiving the ring signal, the control unit 380 transmits a control signal for stopping the operation of the information transmission vibration device 200 to the information transmission vibration device 200.

The information transmission vibrator 200 has the structure described above, and the controller 220 analyzes the call notification information 190 received through the wireless receiver 210, and receives the destination information ID in the call notification information. Is determined to correspond to the control unit 230 to selectively drive the vibration element 253 of the vibration element array unit 250 according to the vibration pattern information 392.

That is, when the vibration pattern information in the incoming notification information transmitted from the mobile phone 300 is a heart pattern (♡), the information transmission vibration device 200 is described with reference to FIG. 7 according to the driving pattern set in the storage device 240. The vibration elements 253 are driven according to the write order and the driving order according to the driving method.

As described so far, the information transmitting vibration apparatus and the information transmitting method and the system using the same according to the present invention provide an advantage of expressing various information by tactile sense by selective driving of the vibration elements. .

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delete A wireless receiver which receives a signal wirelessly transmitted through an antenna; A vibrating element array unit in which a plurality of vibrating elements are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in a matrix form on a substrate; A driving unit for independently driving the vibrating element; And a controller configured to control the driving unit to selectively drive the vibration elements according to the received vibration pattern information when the vibration pattern information corresponding to the selective driving of the vibration elements is received from the wireless receiver. The vibration device is an information transmission vibration device, characterized in that the vibration direction is installed so as to vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the substrate with respect to the substrate. A wireless receiver which receives a signal wirelessly transmitted through an antenna; A vibrating element array unit in which a plurality of vibrating elements are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in a matrix form on a substrate; A driving unit for independently driving the vibrating element; And a controller configured to control the driving unit to selectively drive the vibration elements according to the received vibration pattern information when the vibration pattern information corresponding to the selective driving of the vibration elements is received from the wireless receiver. The wireless receiving unit is an information transmission vibration device, characterized in that the built-in Bluetooth module. A wireless receiver which receives a signal wirelessly transmitted through an antenna; A vibrating element array unit in which a plurality of vibrating elements are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in a matrix form on a substrate; A driving unit for independently driving the vibrating element; And a controller configured to control the driving unit to selectively drive the vibration elements according to the received vibration pattern information when the vibration pattern information corresponding to the selective driving of the vibration elements is received from the wireless receiver. The controller may be configured to selectively drive the vibration devices according to the received vibration pattern information when the reception notification information including the vibration pattern information corresponding to the selective driving of the vibration devices is received from the mobile phone. Information transmission vibration device for controlling the drive unit. delete A plurality of vibration elements arranged in a matrix to vibrate independently of each other are provided on a substrate, and when vibration pattern information corresponding to selective driving of the vibration elements is received through a wireless receiver, the vibration elements according to the vibration pattern information. An information transmission vibrator for selectively driving them;  And a transmitting terminal capable of generating and transmitting the vibration pattern information to the wireless receiving unit. The transmitting terminal When receiving a ring signal, it is possible to set an external vibration incoming notification mode for transmitting the incoming notification information to the information transmission vibration device by operating a key input unit, and when the ring signal is received in the state set to the external vibration incoming notification mode, If the caller's telephone number included in the ring signal is the telephone number registered in the storage device, the vibration pattern information is generated according to external vibration identification information set to correspond to the registered telephone number, and the generated vibration pattern information is included. It is a mobile phone that transmits incoming notification information wirelessly, And the information transmission vibration device selectively drives the vibration elements according to the vibration pattern information when the incoming notification information is received from the mobile phone through the wireless receiver. The information transmission vibration system according to claim 6, wherein the mobile phone is configured to register the external vibration identification information corresponding to a registered telephone number by operating the key input unit. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein when the caller's telephone number obtained when the ring signal is received is a telephone number registered in the storage device of the cellular phone, the classification name recorded corresponding to the registered telephone number is the external vibration identification information. And send to be included in the incoming call notification information, And the information transmission vibration device drives the vibration element corresponding to the classification name so that the classification name included in the incoming notification information transmitted from the mobile phone can be recognized by the user's tactile sense. A wireless receiver for receiving a signal transmitted wirelessly through an antenna, a vibrating element array unit in which a plurality of vibrating elements are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in a matrix form on a substrate, a driving unit for independently driving the vibrating element, and the wireless unit When the vibration pattern information corresponding to the selective driving of the vibration elements is received from the receiver, the information transmission of the information transmission vibration device including a control unit for controlling the drive unit to selectively drive the vibration elements in accordance with the received vibration pattern information In the method, Determine a transmission target character included in the vibration pattern information, determine a corresponding driving order according to the writing order of vibration elements corresponding to the determined writing order for each transmission target character, and be currently driven for each of the determined driving orders And driving the vibrating elements sequentially according to the driving order while simultaneously driving the vibrating element of the write sequence and the vibrating element of the next write sequence.

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