KR100866585B1 - Method of providing user-customized broadcasting service, information control server performing the same, and user-customized broadcasting service providing system having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of providing a user-customized broadcasting service, an information control sever performing the same, and a user-customized broadcasting service providing system are provided to perform user authentication in a different method according to user equipment, thereby providing the user-customized broadcasting service. A broadcast station(110) provides a broadcast service to an information control server(120). The information control server comprises a session management unit(122) and a controller(124). The controller obtains user identification information from user equipment(140, 150) to perform the user authentication. When the user authentication is successfully performed, user-customized broadcast information is loaded by determining where user-customized information is loaded according to whether the user equipment stores user-customized broadcast information.

Description

METHOD OF PROVIDING USER-CUSTOMIZED BROADCASTING SERVICE, INFORMATION CONTROL SERVER PERFORMING THE SAME, AND USER-CUSTOMIZED BROADCASTING SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME}

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a user-customized broadcast service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a memory type user equipment receives a user-customized broadcast service.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a non-memory type user equipment receives a user-customized broadcast service.

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100: user customized broadcasting service providing system

110: broadcast station 120: information control server

130: agent server 140: memory type user equipment

150: non-memory type user equipment

The present invention relates to a user-tailored broadcast service, and more particularly, to a method for providing a user-tailored broadcast service, an information control server for providing a user-tailored broadcast service, and a system for providing a user-tailored broadcast service.

Due to the development of the Internet, in contrast to users watching TV passively in the past, recently, users can watch content suitable for users at a desired time. In particular, mobile devices, including cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), and wireless Internet including WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet), IEEE 802.11, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), and Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) Accordingly, user-customized broadcasting services are also developing.

A user equipment (UE) provided with a user-customized broadcast service generally receives only a broadcast service without a memory device and a device including a memory device capable of storing user information as well as a broadcast service. It can be divided into equipment.

For example, the cellular phone may provide only a screen display device so that only a broadcast service can be provided, or a memory device for storing an image file or an MP3 file taken by a camera other than the image display device.

In general, a system providing a user-tailored broadcasting service performs user authentication to classify services provided for each user, such as content preferred by a user and content that can be transmitted only to a specific user (for example, adult movies). However, since the characteristics of each mobile device is different, user authentication for the mobile device is required.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a user-customized broadcast service that can perform user authentication in a different way according to the user equipment in order to solve the problems of the prior art.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information control server capable of performing the method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a user-customized broadcast service providing system including the information control server.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of providing a user-customized broadcasting service according to the present invention includes obtaining user identification information from a user equipment and performing user authentication, and when the user authentication is successfully performed, the user equipment is a user. Depending on whether the customized broadcasting information is stored, the user may determine where to obtain the customized broadcasting information from, and obtain the customized broadcasting information, and then, based on the imported customized broadcasting information, a broadcasting service currently provided or previously provided from a broadcasting station. Among them, providing a user-customized broadcast service.

The method may further include providing a default broadcast service when the user authentication is not successfully performed.

Acquiring user identification information from the user equipment may include acquiring the user identification information stored in the user equipment when the user equipment stores the user identification information, and storing the user identification information by the user equipment. Otherwise, acquiring the user identification information based on at least one of a user fingerprint, a user credit card, or a password obtained from the user equipment.

Determining where to obtain the customized broadcast information from the user equipment may include transmitting the customized broadcast information to a universal serial bus (USB) memory device, an MP3 player, a portable multimedia player (PMP) player, a smart card device, or a hard disk. Acquiring the user-customized broadcast information from the memory device when storing in the memory device, and receiving the user-customized broadcast information from an agent server when the user equipment does not store the user-customized broadcast information. It may include the step of importing.

In addition, the method may be further configured to provide the user equipment or the agent server based on the changed user information when the user information (user confirmation information and / or user customized broadcast information) is changed while providing the user-customized broadcast service. The method may further include updating.

For example, updating the user equipment or the agent server based on the changed user information may include updating the user equipment and the agent server based on the changed user information when the user equipment is storing the user information. And updating the agent server based on the changed user information when the user equipment does not store the user information.

For example, the user-tailored broadcasting information may be user identification information (to determine at least one or more of a viewable grade, a price charged for the provided user-tailored broadcasting service, or an additional service including a subtitle service and a voice recognition service). And user purchase information (including user loyalty information (including mileage, cashback and bonus points) used in case of a purchase service broadcast including home shopping) and / or user purchase level. Can be.

Providing a user-tailored broadcast service based on the user-tailored broadcast information may include providing a default broadcast service when the provided user-tailored broadcast service does not correspond to the viewable grade.

Providing a user-tailored broadcast service based on the user-customized broadcast information may include the user royalty information and / or the user purchase grade when the purchase broadcast service is provided to the user equipment and purchase information is received from the user equipment. And updating the user-tailored broadcast information.

Providing a user-tailored broadcast service based on the user-customized broadcast information may include providing caption data according to the user-tailored broadcast service when the caption service is provided to the user equipment.

In order to achieve the above object, the information control server of the present invention obtains user identification information from user equipment and performs user authentication. When the user authentication is successfully performed, the user equipment stores user-specific broadcasting information. A control unit for determining where to obtain the user-customized broadcast information according to whether the user-customized broadcast information is obtained, and a user-customized broadcast service currently provided or previously provided from a broadcasting station based on the imported user-customized broadcast information. It provides a user-customized broadcast service including a session manager for providing a broadcast service.

The controller may allow the session manager to provide a default broadcast service when the user authentication is not successfully performed.

The control unit obtains the user identification information stored in the user equipment when the user equipment stores the user identification information, and the user obtained from the user equipment when the user equipment does not store the user identification information. The user authentication may be performed by acquiring the user identification information based on at least one or more of a fingerprint, a user credit card, or a password.

When the user equipment stores the user-tailored broadcasting information, the controller may be configured to read the data from a memory device such as a universal serial bus (USB) memory device, an MP3 player, a portable multimedia player (PMP) player, a smart card device or a hard disk. If the user equipment does not store the customized broadcasting information, and the user equipment does not store the customized broadcasting information, the customized broadcasting information may be obtained from an agent server.

The controller may be configured based on the changed user information when the user information (user identification information and / or user-specific broadcast information) is changed while the session manager provides the user-defined broadcast service. You can update the server.

For example, when the user equipment stores the user information, the controller updates the user equipment and the agent server based on the changed user information, and the user equipment does not store the user information. In this case, the agent server may be updated based on the changed user information.

For example, the user-tailored broadcasting information may be user identification information (to determine at least one or more of a viewable grade, a price charged for the provided user-tailored broadcasting service, or an additional service including a subtitle service and a voice recognition service). And user purchase information (including user loyalty information (including mileage, cashback, bonus points) and / or user purchase level used in the case of a purchase service broadcast including home shopping). Can be.

In order to achieve the another object, the user-customized broadcasting service providing system of the present invention obtains user identification information from a broadcasting station, user equipment, and the user equipment, performs user authentication, and when the user authentication is successfully performed, Determine where to obtain the customized broadcast information according to whether the user equipment is storing the customized broadcast information to obtain the customized broadcast information and then presently being provided from the broadcasting station based on the imported customized broadcast information; An information control server providing a user-tailored broadcast service among broadcast services previously provided.

The information control server acquires the user identification information stored in the user equipment when the user equipment stores the user identification information, and the user equipment when the user equipment does not store the user identification information. The user authentication may be performed based on at least one or more of a user fingerprint, a user credit card, or a password obtained from the user.

The system may further include an agent server that manages the user equipment, and the information control server may include a universal serial bus (USB) memory device, an MP3 player, a portable multimedia player (PMP) player, a smart card device. Or when the user-tailored broadcast information is stored in a memory device including a hard disk, the user-tailored broadcast information is taken from the memory device, and when the user equipment does not store the user-tailored broadcast information. The user-customized broadcast information may be obtained from an agent server.

When the user information (user identification information and / or user-specific broadcast information) is changed while providing the user-tailored broadcasting service, the information control server based on the changed user information and the user equipment and / or the agent. You can update the server.

Therefore, an embodiment of the present invention may provide user-tailored broadcasting service by performing user authentication in different ways according to user equipment. For example, user authentication may be performed in a different manner based on whether the user equipment is storing user identification information.

An embodiment of the present invention determines where to obtain the user-specific broadcast information based on whether the user equipment is storing the user-specific broadcast information, and then provide the appropriate customized broadcast service to the user based on the imported user-specific broadcast information. Can be.

With respect to the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the text, specific structural to functional descriptions are merely illustrated for the purpose of describing embodiments of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in various forms and It should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described in.

As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. It should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between. Other expressions describing the relationship between components, such as "between" and "immediately between," or "neighboring to," and "directly neighboring to" should be interpreted as well.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof that is described, and that one or more other features or numbers are present. It should be understood that it does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

On the other hand, when an embodiment is otherwise implemented, a function or operation specified in a specific block may occur out of the order specified in the flowchart. For example, two consecutive blocks may actually be performed substantially simultaneously, and the blocks may be performed upside down depending on the function or operation involved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a user-customized broadcast service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a user-customized broadcasting service provisioning system 100 includes a broadcasting station 110, an information control server 120, an agent server 130, and a memory type user equipment 140. And non-memory type user equipment 150.

The broadcast station 110 provides a broadcast service to the information control server 120. For example, the broadcast service may include a default broadcast service available to anyone, a personal broadcast service available only to a specific user, and a purchase broadcast service such as home shopping.

The information control server 120 includes a session manager 122 and a controller 124.

The session manager 122 performs a function of transmitting data in order to actually provide a broadcast service to a user. That is, the session manager 122 provides a user-customized broadcast service among broadcast services currently provided or previously provided from the broadcast station 110 based on the user-tailored broadcast information obtained from the controller 124. If user authentication is not successfully performed, the session manager 122 may provide a default broadcast service.

The control unit 124 acquires user identification information from the user equipments 140 and 150 and performs user authentication. When the user authentication is successfully performed, the controller 124 determines whether the user equipment 140 or 150 stores user-specific broadcasting information. Accordingly, the user-customized broadcast information is obtained by determining where to obtain the user-customized broadcast information.

For example, the user-customized broadcast information may include at least one or more of user identification information mainly used in personal broadcasting service and user purchase information mainly used in purchase broadcasting service. User profile information is a parameter for determining at least one or more of a viewable grade, a price charged for a customized broadcasting service provided, or an additional service including a subtitle service and a voice recognition service, and the user purchase information includes home shopping. This is a parameter for indicating user royalty information (including mileage, cashback, bonus points) and / or user purchase level used in the case of a purchase service broadcast.

Agent server 130 may be connected to information control server 120 through a system network and is a server that manages user equipment 140, 150. For example, the agent server 130 may include user-specific broadcast information for all users who receive a user-customized broadcast service.

Hereinafter, the operation of the user-customized broadcast providing system will be described.

The controller 124 acquires user identification information stored in the user equipment when the user equipment 140 stores the user identification information, and when the user equipment 150 does not store the user identification information, the user equipment ( User authentication information is obtained based on at least one or more of a user fingerprint, a user credit card, or a password obtained from 150).

In addition, the control unit 124 may be customized by the user equipment 140 to the memory device 146 including a universal serial bus (USB) memory device, an MP3 player, a portable multimedia player (PMP) player, a smart card device, or a hard disk. If the broadcasting information is stored, the user-customized broadcasting information is obtained from the memory device 146. If the user equipment 150 does not store the customized broadcasting information, the user-customized broadcasting information is obtained from the agent server 130. Bring.

When the user information (user identification information and / or user-specific broadcast information) is changed while the session manager 122 provides the user-customized broadcast service, the controller 124 stores the user information on the basis of the changed user information. Update all parts (not shown). The storage unit refers to a memory device in which user information is stored. The storage unit may include a user agent 130, and in the case of the memory type user equipment 140, may further include the memory device 146.

That is, when the user equipment 140 stores the user information, the user equipment 140 and the agent server 130 are updated based on the changed user information, and the user equipment 140 does not store the user information. If not, the agent server 130 is updated based on the changed user information.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a user-customized broadcast service will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a memory type user equipment receives a user-customized broadcast service.

Memory type user equipment 140 includes a touch screen, a remote control, a keypad, a mouse, a pointing stick, an input device 142 such as a trackball, an output device 144 such as a flat panel display device, and a memory device 146.

The information control server 120 obtains user identification information from the user equipment 140 and performs user authentication.

That is, the user transmits the user confirmation information included in the memory device 146 to the information control server 120 through the input device 142 (step S210). Meanwhile, the information control server 120 receives a broadcast service from the broadcasting station 110 (step S220).

The information control server 120 performs user authentication based on the user confirmation information. If the user authentication has been successfully performed, the information control server 120 obtains the user customized broadcast information from the memory device 146 and then broadcasts that is currently being provided or previously provided from the broadcasting station 110 based on the user customized broadcast information. Among the services, a user-customized broadcast service may be provided, and if a user authentication is not successfully performed, a default broadcast service may be provided.

In addition, the information control server 120 may provide a default broadcast service when the user-tailored broadcast service for providing the user-tailored broadcast service based on the user-tailored broadcast information does not correspond to a viewable grade.

The information control server 120 provides a broadcast service so that the user equipment 140 can display the broadcast service on the output device 144 (step S230), and the agent server 130 receives an event received from the input device 142. (Step S250).

For example, when a user-tailored broadcasting service provided by the information control server 120 based on user-customized broadcasting information corresponds to a caption broadcasting service, the information control server 120 provides subtitle data according to the user-tailored broadcasting service. can do.

The agent server 130 receives the event and responds to the information control server 120 (step S260). The information control server 120 outputs the result of the event to the output device 144 (step S270).

For example, when the user control broadcasting service provided by the information control server 120 based on the user tailored broadcasting information is a purchase broadcasting service, when the user information is received from the user equipment 140, the user royalty information (mileage, User-specific broadcast information may be updated by changing cache purchases and bonus points) and / or user purchase ratings.

That is, when the user information (user identification information and / or user-customized broadcast information) is changed by the input device 142 while the information control server 120 provides the user-customized broadcast service, based on the changed user information. All of the storages in which the user information is stored are updated (step S280). For example, the storage unit may include a memory device 146 and an agent server 130.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a non-memory type user equipment receives a user-customized broadcast service.

The non-memory type user equipment 150 includes an input device 152 such as a touch screen, a remote control, a keypad, a mouse, a pointing stick, a trackball, and an output device 154 such as a flat panel display.

The information control server 120 obtains user identification information from the user equipment 140 and performs user authentication.

That is, the user transmits at least one or more of the user fingerprint, the user credit card or the password obtained from the user equipment 150 through the input device 142 (step S300).

If the user authentication is successfully performed, the information control server 120 requests the customized server broadcasting information from the agent server 130 (step S310) and obtains the customized broadcasting information from the agent server 130 (step S320).

 Meanwhile, the information control server 120 receives a broadcast service from the broadcasting station 110 (step S330).

If the user authentication is successfully performed, the information control server 120 broadcasts a user-customized broadcast among broadcast services currently provided or previously provided from the broadcasting station 110 based on the user-tailored broadcast information obtained from the agent server 130. The service may be provided, and if the user authentication is not successfully performed, the default broadcast service may be provided (step S340).

For example, when a user-tailored broadcasting service provided by the information control server 120 based on user-customized broadcasting information corresponds to a caption broadcasting service, the information control server 120 provides subtitle data according to the user-tailored broadcasting service. can do.

The information control server 120 transmits the event received from the input device 152 to the agent server 130 (step S360).

The agent server 130 receives the event and responds to the information control server 120 (step S370). The information control server 120 outputs the result of the event to the output device 154 (step S380).

For example, when the user control broadcasting service provided by the information control server 120 based on the user tailored broadcasting information is a purchase broadcasting service, when the user information 150 receives purchase information from the user equipment 150, the user royalty information and / or The user customized broadcasting information may be updated by changing the user purchase grade.

That is, when the user information (user identification information and / or user-customized broadcast information) is changed by the input device 152 while the information control server 120 provides the user-customized broadcast service, based on the changed user information. All of the storages in which the user information is stored are updated (step S390). For example, the storage unit may include an agent server 130.

As described above, embodiments of the present invention may include the following advantages.

An embodiment of the present invention may provide a user-tailored broadcasting service by performing user authentication in different ways according to user equipment. For example, user authentication may be performed in a different manner based on whether the user equipment is storing user identification information.

An embodiment of the present invention determines where to obtain the user-specific broadcast information based on whether the user equipment is storing the user-specific broadcast information, and then provide the appropriate customized broadcast service to the user based on the imported user-specific broadcast information. Can be.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

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Obtaining user identification information from the user equipment to perform user authentication; And In the case where the user authentication is successfully performed, according to whether the user equipment stores the customized broadcasting information, it is determined from which to obtain the customized broadcasting information to obtain the customized broadcasting information, and then the imported customized broadcasting information. Providing a user-customized broadcast service among broadcast services currently provided or previously provided from a broadcaster on the basis of Acquiring user identification information from the user equipment Acquiring the user identification information stored in the user equipment when the user equipment is storing the user identification information; And If the user equipment does not store the user identification information, acquiring the user identification information based on at least one or more of a user fingerprint, a user credit card, or a password obtained from the user equipment, Determining where to take the user-specific broadcast information from When the user equipment stores the user-specific broadcast information in a memory device including a universal serial bus (USB) memory device, an MP3 player, a portable multimedia player (PMP) player, a smart card device, or a hard disk, the memory device. Retrieving the user customized broadcast information from the; And And if the user equipment does not store the customized broadcast information, fetching the customized broadcast information from an agent server. The method of claim 1, If the user authentication is not successfully performed, the method further comprising the step of providing a default broadcast service. delete delete The method of claim 1, Updating the user equipment or the agent server based on the changed user information when the user information (user confirmation information or user customized broadcast information) is changed while providing the user customized broadcast service. Method for providing a user-customized broadcast service, characterized in that. The method of claim 5, wherein updating the user equipment or the agent server based on the changed user information If the user equipment is storing the user information, updating the user equipment and the agent server based on the changed user information; And If the user equipment is not storing the user information, updating the agent server based on the changed user information. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-tailored broadcast information determines at least one or more of user identification information (viewable grade, price charged for the user-customized broadcast service provided, or additional services including a caption service and a voice recognition service). And user purchase information (in order to indicate user loyalty information (including mileage, cashback and bonus points) used for purchase service broadcasts including home shopping, or user purchase ratings). Method for providing a user-customized broadcast service, characterized in that. The method of claim 7, wherein providing a user-customized broadcast service based on the user-customized broadcast information And providing a default broadcast service if the provided customized broadcast service does not correspond to the viewable grade. The method of claim 7, wherein providing a user-customized broadcast service based on the user-customized broadcast information When the purchase broadcasting service is provided to the user equipment and receives purchase information from the user equipment, changing the user royalty information or the user purchase grade to update the user-customized broadcasting information. How to provide a customized broadcast service. The method of claim 7, wherein providing a user-customized broadcast service based on the user-customized broadcast information If the subtitle service is provided to the user equipment, providing subtitle data according to the user-customized broadcast service. Acquire user identification information from user equipment to perform user authentication, and when the user authentication is successfully performed, determine where to obtain the user customized broadcasting information according to whether the user equipment stores user customized broadcasting information. A control unit for importing the user customized broadcast information; And  A session manager configured to provide a customized broadcast service among broadcast services currently provided or previously provided from a broadcasting station based on the imported customized broadcast information, The control unit If the user equipment is storing the user identification information, the user identification information stored in the user equipment is obtained; if the user equipment is not storing the user identification information, the user fingerprint obtained from the user equipment, Perform the user authentication by obtaining the user identification information based on at least one of a user credit card or a password, When the user equipment is storing the user-specific broadcast information, the user-customized broadcast from a memory device such as a universal serial bus (USB) memory device, an MP3 player, a portable multimedia player (PMP) player, a smart card device, or a hard disk. An information control server, and if the user equipment does not store the user-customized broadcast information, the user-controlled broadcast information from the agent server. The method of claim 11, wherein the control unit And the session manager provides a default broadcast service when the user authentication is not successfully performed. delete delete The method of claim 11, wherein the control unit Updating the user equipment or the agent server based on the changed user information when the user information (user confirmation information or user customized broadcast information) is changed while the session manager provides the customized broadcast service. Information control server characterized in that. The method of claim 15, wherein the control unit The user equipment updates the user equipment and the agent server based on the changed user information when the user equipment is storing the user information, and the changed user information when the user equipment does not store the user information. Updating the agent server based on the information control server. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the user-customized broadcast information determines at least one or more of user identification information (viewable grade, price charged for the provided user-defined broadcast service, or additional services including a subtitle service and a voice recognition service). And user purchase information (in order to indicate user loyalty information (including mileage, cashback and bonus points) used for purchase service broadcasts including home shopping, or user purchase ratings). Information control server, characterized in that. Broadcast stations; User equipment; An agent server managing the user equipment; And Acquire user identification information from the user equipment to perform user authentication, and when the user authentication is successfully performed, where to obtain the user customized broadcasting information according to whether the user equipment stores the user customized broadcasting information. Determining and importing the customized broadcasting information, and then providing an information control server for providing a customized broadcasting service among broadcasting services currently provided or previously provided from the broadcasting station on the basis of the imported customized broadcasting information. The information control server If the user equipment is storing the user identification information, the user identification information stored in the user equipment is obtained; if the user equipment is not storing the user identification information, the user fingerprint obtained from the user equipment, Perform the user authentication by obtaining the user identification information based on at least one of a user credit card or a password, If the user equipment stores the user-customized broadcast information in a memory device including a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory device, an MP3 player, a Portable Multimedia Player (PMP) player, a smart card device, or a hard disk, And fetch the broadcast information from the memory device, and if the user equipment does not store the user-specific broadcast information, the user-tailored broadcast information from the agent server. delete delete 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the information control server is If the user information (user confirmation information or user-specific broadcast information) is changed while providing the user-customized broadcast service, the user characterized in that for updating the user equipment or the agent server based on the changed user information Customized broadcasting service provision system.

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