KR20090124087A - Method for displaying contents based on event in portable terminal and portable terminal having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An event based contents display method and a portable terminal performing the same using a use history are provided to easily use the portable terminal by confirming a use history of the portable terminal. CONSTITUTION: A display unit(711) indicates contents. A controller(740) offers the contents corresponding to the name or the telephone number, and a user interface for the change condition of the contents. If the event corresponding to the contents displayed on the stand-by screen is created, the controller varies the fixed contents based on the contents change condition of the contents.

Description

Method for Displaying Contents Based On Event In Portable Terminal And Portable Terminal Having The Same}

The present invention relates to a content display method of a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an event-based content display method of a portable terminal for displaying content based on an event generated in the portable terminal and a portable terminal for performing the same.

A general portable terminal capable of mobile communication has a phone book function and stores various user names and phone numbers, and then retrieves the phone number of the party to be called from the phone book or operates a speed dial number during voice call. Provides the ability to place a call.

However, since a conventional portable terminal cannot use a speed dial number in a function except a voice call, when a user attempts a text message or a video call to a portable terminal of a predetermined counterpart, the user can search for the telephone number or directly input the corresponding phone number. There is an inconvenience in using it.

In addition, the portable terminal automatically stores the usage history of the portable terminal whenever an event such as a voice call, a video call, and a text message number / outgoing call occurs.

However, the conventional portable terminal as described above stores the usage history in a text form and stored in a predetermined specific folder, so in order to check the usage history, the user must move to the corresponding folder by using a menu or a shortcut key. There is discomfort.

In addition, the conventional portable terminal simply stores the event occurrence information whenever an event such as a voice call or a video call occurs based on the time point at which the event occurred. There is an inconvenience to count directly by reference.

In order to compensate for the above disadvantages, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-60373 (name of the invention: a method of intimacy between lovers through a mobile communication network) is provided for a certain period of call volume through a wireless mobile terminal between a pair of members subscribing to a specific service. An intimacy service method is disclosed which checks the number of times a message is delivered and transmits display information indicative of intimacy of both parties according to the checked result.

However, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-60373 has a disadvantage in that a user of a portable terminal must subscribe to a couple phone service for the intimacy service, and has a disadvantage in that the intimacy display is limited to a pair subscribed to the service. In addition, since the familiarity is displayed using the same character, the user may easily feel tired.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying event-based contents of a portable terminal, which enables a user to easily check the usage history of the portable terminal and to easily use the portable terminal.

In addition, a second object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal having an event-based content display function that allows a user to easily check the usage history of the portable terminal and to easily use the portable terminal.

Event-based content display method of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the first object of the present invention comprises the steps of setting at least one content corresponding to at least one name or phone number, respectively; Setting a content change condition for changing each of the at least one set content, displaying the at least one set content on a standby screen, and an event corresponding to a predetermined content among at least one content displayed on the idle screen Is generated, the predetermined content is changed and displayed based on the content change condition. The setting of at least one content corresponding to each of the at least one name or phone number may include selecting one of an icon, a photo, an image, a video, and an animation as the content corresponding to the at least one name or the phone number. Can be. The setting of the content change condition for changing each of the at least one set content may include setting at least one item of the number of voice calls, the number of video calls, and the number of times of receiving and receiving a text message for each of the at least one user. In the setting of the content change condition for changing each of the set at least one content, at least one of a birthday and an anniversary may be set as the content change condition. The displaying of the at least one set content on the idle screen may include executing a voice call, a video call, or sending a message to a user corresponding to the selected content when a predetermined content is selected from the at least one contents displayed on the idle screen. A menu may be displayed that allows the user to do so. When an event corresponding to a predetermined content among at least one content displayed on the idle screen is generated, the predetermined content is changed and displayed based on the content changing condition, and the content changing condition of the predetermined content corresponding to the generated event is displayed. And checking the content and displaying the changed content when the generated event satisfies a content change condition of the predetermined content. When an event corresponding to a predetermined content among at least one content displayed on the idle screen is generated, changing and displaying the predetermined content based on the content change condition includes updating usage history information corresponding to the generated event. It may include a step.

In addition, the portable terminal having an event-based content display function of the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the second object of the present invention and at least one content corresponding to each of at least one name or phone number and A user interface for setting a content change condition of each of the at least one content, and when an event corresponding to a predetermined content among at least one content displayed on a standby screen is generated, based on the content change condition of the predetermined content And a control unit for controlling the predetermined content to be displayed and a display unit for displaying the at least one content. The controller may check a content change condition corresponding to the generated event when an event corresponding to the predetermined content is generated, and change the content when the generated event satisfies the content change condition. The controller may update usage history information corresponding to the generated event. The controller may control to display a menu for executing one of a voice call, a video call, and a message transmission to a phone number corresponding to the selected content when a predetermined content is selected from at least one content displayed on the idle screen. .

According to the event-based content display method of the portable terminal and the portable terminal performing the same, the user sets the content corresponding to a predetermined name or phone number, and the condition that the set content is to be changed (for example, call recording, Birthday, anniversary, etc.), at least one content set by the user is displayed on the standby screen, and when a predetermined event occurs, the content corresponding to the generated event is changed based on the content change condition. In addition, when a predetermined content is selected from at least one content displayed on the idle screen, a menu for connecting a call to a phone number corresponding to the selected content or sending a text message is displayed.

Therefore, the usage history of the portable terminal can be easily grasped, and the user can select the desired user from the idle screen to immediately execute a voice call, a video call, or a text message, thereby improving the usability of the portable terminal.

As the present invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, 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. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

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. 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.

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 "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination 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.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same elements in the drawings and redundant descriptions of the same elements will be omitted.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a content setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the user selects a predetermined name or telephone number through a menu or a shortcut key of the portable terminal (step 110), and sets contents to be displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal in correspondence with the selected predetermined name or telephone number (step 120).

Here, the user may select any one of multimedia data such as an icon, a photo, a video, a flash, an image, an animation, or a text as content corresponding to the selected predetermined name or phone number.

Alternatively, when the user sets the content by directly photographing in step 120, a guideline may be provided so that the photographed photo may be displayed in an appropriate size when displayed on the display unit.

Thereafter, the portable terminal determines whether the selection of the predetermined name or telephone number is terminated (step 130). If it is determined that the selection of the predetermined name or telephone number is not terminated, the portable terminal returns to step 110 to perform steps 110 and 120. By doing so, another name or telephone number is selected and the corresponding content is selected. For example, when the number of contents displayed on the display is six, steps 110 and 120 may be performed six times.

Here, the number of contents to be displayed on the display unit may be set in advance at the time of manufacturing the portable terminal in consideration of the size or resolution of the display unit, or may be configured to be set by the user.

If it is determined in step 130 that the selection of the predetermined name or telephone number has ended, the portable terminal displays the at least one content selected in step 120 on the display unit (step 140).

Thereafter, when predetermined content among the at least one content displayed on the display unit is selected by the user (step 150), a content change condition is set to change the selected predetermined content (step 160).

Here, the content change condition may be set based on the usage history of the portable terminal, such as the number of voice calls, the number of video calls, the number of times of receiving and receiving text messages, etc. (step 161), or based on a date such as a birthday or an anniversary set by the user It may also be set (step 163).

Thereafter, the portable terminal determines whether a content change condition is set for all contents displayed on the display unit (step 170). If it is determined that the content change condition is not set for all contents displayed on the display unit, the process returns to step 150. Steps 150 and 160 set content change conditions for other content displayed on the display unit.

If it is determined in step 170 that the content change condition for all the content displayed on the display unit is set, the event-based content setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention is terminated.

FIG. 2 illustrates a user interface screen displayed in the content setting process illustrated in FIG. 1 and illustrates a process of setting content corresponding to a predetermined name.

Referring to FIG. 2, after the user displays a list of names stored in the portable terminal through a menu or a shortcut key, the user selects a predetermined name 211 on the user interface screen 210 on which the name list is displayed and operates a confirmation button. If so, a user interface screen 220 for selecting content corresponding to the selected name 211 is displayed.

The user interface screen 220 for selecting content may be provided with various menus 221 for selecting content. For example, when the user selects the 'icon selection' menu on the user interface screen 220, the user interface screen 230 displaying various icons stored in the portable terminal is displayed so that the user can select an icon. Any one of the icons displayed on the user interface screen 230 may be selected, and the selected icon is displayed on a predetermined area of the user interface screen 250.

Alternatively, when the user selects the 'take picture' menu on the user interface screen 220 for selecting the content in order to set the content by directly photographing, the camera provided in the portable terminal is driven and the user interface screen ( In operation 240, a guide line 241 is provided for taking a picture so that the taken picture may be displayed in an appropriate size when it is displayed on the display unit. Thereafter, the captured picture is displayed on a predetermined area of the user interface screen 250.

3 illustrates a user interface screen displayed in the content setting process illustrated in FIG. 1 and illustrates a process of setting a content change condition for each of at least one set content.

Referring to FIG. 3, a button for selecting a predetermined content by a user on a user interface screen 250 displaying at least one content corresponding to a different name or telephone number, and setting a content change condition for the selected content, respectively. By operating, the menu 253 for setting the content change condition is displayed.

The menu 253 may include a menu item for setting a content change condition based on a usage history or a date based content of the portable terminal. For example, the user may select a 'birthday / anniversary' item in the menu 253. If set, a user interface screen 260 is displayed to set birthdays and anniversaries.

Alternatively, when the user selects a 'use history setting' item in the menu 253, a use history for changing the selected predetermined content (eg, number of voice calls, number of video calls, and / or text messages / outgoing calls) is selected. Number of times) and a user interface screen 270 for initializing the usage history is displayed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a content change process of the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and assumes that the content setting process as shown in FIG. 1 is performed in advance.

Referring to FIG. 4, when power is first supplied to the portable terminal and the portable terminal is initialized, at least one content set by the content setting process illustrated in FIG. 1 is displayed on the idle screen (step 410).

Here, at least one content displayed on the idle screen corresponds to a different name and / or phone number, respectively.

Thereafter, the portable terminal determines whether a predetermined event has occurred (step 420). If it is determined that the predetermined event has occurred, the portable terminal determines the content corresponding to the generated event (step 430).

Here, the event may include a voice call, a video call, a text message number / send or a date change. In addition, the portable terminal extracts a phone number corresponding to the generated event when an event such as a voice call, a video call, a text message number / outgoing call is generated, and responds to the generated event by determining the content corresponding to the extracted phone number. The content to be determined can be determined.

In addition, the portable terminal determines whether the update of the usage history is necessary based on the content of the generated event (step 440), and if it is determined that the update of the usage history is necessary, the portable terminal updates the usage history corresponding to the corresponding phone number and / or name. (Step 450).

In step 440, the portable terminal determines that the usage history needs to be updated when an event such as a voice call, a video call, or a text message is received or received. I do not think it is necessary.

Thereafter, the portable terminal checks the change condition of the content corresponding to the generated event based on the generated event (for example, the updated usage history or the changed date) (step 460), and the generated event changes the predetermined content. After determining whether the condition is satisfied (step 470), if the generated event satisfies the condition for changing the predetermined content corresponding thereto, the predetermined content is changed (step 480).

For example, when the number of voice calls for the phone number corresponding to the predetermined content is 10 or more and less than 15 times, the first content is displayed and when it is 15 or more and less than 20 times, the second content is displayed. If the voice call is executed and the number of voice calls is changed from 14 times to 15 times, the portable terminal changes the first content displayed on the standby screen to the second content.

In addition, when a voice call is received from a predetermined telephone number, the portable terminal changes the content corresponding to the predetermined telephone number into content indicating that the voice call has been received.

The portable terminal determines whether the power is off, and repeatedly performs steps 410 to 480 while the power is not turned off.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when predetermined content is selected by the user while at least one content is displayed on the standby screen of the portable terminal in step 410, a phone number corresponding to the selected content, a voice call, a video call, It can also be configured to display a menu that allows you to perform functions such as sending a text message.

5 illustrates a user interface screen displayed in the event-based content display process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 shows a case where the number of voice calls is set as the content change condition and the usage history initialization period is set to 30 days for the phone number corresponding to the predetermined content. In addition, a case in which the content to be changed and displayed to be displayed according to the number of voice calls is set to five will be described as an example.

Referring to FIG. 5, when power is applied to the portable terminal and initialized, at least one content set corresponding to each name and / or phone number is displayed on the standby screen 510.

As described above, when the number of voice calls for the telephone number corresponding to the predetermined content 511 is less than five times for at least one content is displayed on the idle screen, the first content 512 is five or more times. If it is less than 10 times, it is the second content 513, if it is more than 10 times less than 15 times, it is the third content 514, if it is more than 15 times less than 20 times, it is the 4th content 515, and if it is more than 20 times The fifth content 516 is changed and displayed.

In addition, when a birthday is set as a content change condition set in the predetermined content 511, the portable terminal may change the date to the date designated as the birthday, and the sixth content 517 indicating the birthday of the predetermined content 511. Change to and display.

In FIG. 5, the number of voice calls is set as a content change condition for a predetermined content. For example, in addition to the number of voice calls, the number of video calls, the number of text messages and the number of calls may be set. The number of voice calls, the number of video calls, and the number / number of text messages may be set in total.

In addition, in FIG. 5, the content to be changed in accordance with the usage history or the content to be changed in accordance with the birthday (that is, the first content to the sixth content) may be arbitrarily selected by the user from the content item, or at the time of manufacture of the portable terminal. It may be set.

6 illustrates a user interface screen displayed during an event-based content display process according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6A illustrates a voice call to a phone number corresponding to the selected predetermined content 620 when the user selects the predetermined content 620 while at least one content is displayed on the idle screen 610 of the portable terminal. Indicates that a menu 621 is displayed for executing a video call or text message transmission.

6B illustrates that when a text message is received from a phone number corresponding to the predetermined content 620 while at least one content is displayed on the idle screen 610 of the portable terminal, the predetermined content and the text message 622 are displayed. It is displayed on the standby screen.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a voice call or a video call is received from a phone number corresponding to the predetermined content 620 while at least one content is displayed on the standby screen 610 of the portable terminal, or a voice call or When the video call is sent, a special effect (for example, animation) may be added to the predetermined content to display an event occurrence content.

7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal having an event-based content display function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a display unit 711, a key input unit 713, a camera unit 730, a control unit 740, a storage unit 750, and a wireless transmission / reception unit ( 760, a microphone 770, and a speaker 780.

The display unit 711 may be, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and may be provided with a control signal provided from the controller 740. On the basis of this, a user interface such as a menu, an operation state, an application program execution screen, etc. of the portable terminal is displayed.

In particular, the display unit 711 displays a user interface for setting contents corresponding to a name or a phone number under the control of the controller 740, and displays at least one set content. In addition, if a predetermined event occurs while at least one content is displayed on the idle screen, the changed content is displayed under the control of the controller 740.

The key input unit 713 includes a plurality of number, character input keys, and function keys for performing a special function, and when a predetermined key is operated by a user, the key input unit 713 sends a key event signal corresponding to the operated key to the controller 740. to provide.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a touch screen including both an input function of the key input unit 713 and a display function of the display unit 711 may be used instead of the key input unit 713 and the display unit 711.

Although the configuration of the camera unit 730 is well-known, it is not shown in detail, but includes a lens, an image sensor, and an analog-digital converter, and takes a picture or a video call based on a control signal of the controller 740. When the function is executed, the optical signal of the subject incident through the lens is converted into an electrical signal corresponding to the optical signal incident through the image sensor, and the analog-to-digital converter converts the converted electrical signal into a corresponding digital image. The converted digital image is then provided to the controller 740.

When an event signal indicating content setting is provided from the key input unit 713, the controller 740 reads a name list or a telephone number list stored in the storage unit 750 and displays the list on the display unit 711. A user interface for setting a content change condition corresponding to the set content is provided, and the content change condition corresponding to the content information set by the user and the set content information are stored in the storage unit 750.

In addition, when the portable terminal is initialized, the controller 740 controls the set contents to be displayed in a designated area of the display unit 711, and generates a predetermined event such as a voice call, a video call, text message number / send, a date change, and the like. If so, the content corresponding to the generated event is determined.

Here, the controller 740 extracts a phone number corresponding to the generated event when an event such as a voice call, a video call, a text message number / outgoing call is generated, and determines the content corresponding to the extracted phone number. The content corresponding to may be determined.

In addition, the controller 740 determines the type of the generated event and updates the usage history stored in the storage 750 when the generated event corresponds to a voice call, a video call, and a text message number / outgoing call.

The controller 740 checks the change condition of the content corresponding to the generated event and changes the content corresponding to the generated event when the generated event satisfies the change condition of the content.

When a voice call or a video call is received from a predetermined telephone number or a text message is received, the controller 740 controls to change the content corresponding to the predetermined telephone number to be displayed as the content representing the generated event.

In addition, when the user selects a predetermined content from the at least one content displayed on the idle screen, the controller 740 may execute a function such as a phone number, a voice call, a video call, and a text message corresponding to the selected content. Control to display.

The function of the controller 740 as described above may be performed by the content change module 741, which may be implemented as a software program, or may be implemented as a separate semiconductor chip.

In addition, the controller 740 may include a voice codec 743 for processing voice data transmitted and received during a voice call. The voice codec 743 receives the user's voice provided from the microphone 770 and converts it into a digital signal, encodes the converted digital signal to conform to the voice call standard, and provides the voice signal to a wireless transceiver to provide a portable unit of the voice call counterpart. To be sent to the terminal.

In addition, the voice codec 743 decodes the voice of the counterpart provided from the portable terminal of the voice call counterpart through a wireless transceiver and converts the voice of the counterpart into an analog signal and provides it to the speaker 780.

The storage unit 750 may be configured of a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM), and the like, and various contents displayed on the touch screen are stored.

In addition, the storage unit 750 includes usage history information such as the number of voice calls, the number of video calls, and the number of text message transmissions and receptions of the portable terminal, information generated by the user such as a phone number, a name, a photo, and the like. The system software and various applications required for this are stored.

The wireless transceiver receives a radio frequency signal (RF) induced by the antenna ANT, converts the received radio frequency signal into an intermediate frequency, and converts the received radio frequency signal into a baseband signal and then converts it into a baseband signal. 740, and converts the baseband signal provided from the controller 740 into an intermediate frequency, and then converts the intermediate frequency signal into a wireless high frequency signal to the antenna ANT.

Alternatively, the wireless transceiver may use a direct conversion method that directly demodulates a signal from the received high frequency signal without frequency conversion, instead of a heterodyne reception method that demodulates the high frequency signal into a baseband signal through intermediate frequency conversion.

The microphone 770 receives a voice of a user, that is, a caller, during a voice call or a video call, converts the voice into an electric signal, and provides the same to the controller 740. In addition, the speaker 780 receives a voice signal of a voice call or a video call counterpart decoded from the voice codec 743 and outputs it as a signal of an audible frequency band.

Although described with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. Could be.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a content setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a user interface screen displayed in the content setting process illustrated in FIG. 1.

3 illustrates a user interface screen displayed in the content setting process illustrated in FIG. 1.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a content change process of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 illustrates a user interface screen displayed in the event-based content display process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 illustrates a user interface screen displayed during an event-based content display process according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal having an event-based content display function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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711: display unit 740: control unit

741: content change module 750: storage

Claims (11)

Setting at least one content corresponding to each of at least one name or phone number; Setting a content change condition for changing each of the set at least one content; Displaying at least one set content on a standby screen; And And changing the predetermined content based on the content change condition if an event corresponding to the predetermined content is generated from the at least one content displayed on the idle screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of at least one content corresponding to each of the at least one name or phone number comprises: And at least one of an icon, a photo, an image, a video, and an animation is selected as the content corresponding to the at least one name or the phone number. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the content change condition for changing each of the set at least one content comprises: And at least one item of a number of voice calls, a number of video calls, and a number of times of receiving and receiving a text message for each of the at least one user are set. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the content change condition for changing each of the set at least one content comprises: At least one of a birthday and an anniversary is set as the content change condition. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the at least one set content on a standby screen comprises: When a predetermined content is selected from the at least one content displayed on the idle screen, a menu for executing a voice call, a video call, or a message transmission to a user corresponding to the selected content is displayed. How to display based content. The method of claim 1, wherein when an event corresponding to a predetermined content among at least one content displayed on the idle screen is generated, the predetermined content is changed and displayed based on the content change condition. Checking a content change condition of predetermined content corresponding to the generated event; And And displaying the changed content when the generated event meets the content change condition of the predetermined content. The method of claim 1, wherein when an event corresponding to a predetermined content among at least one content displayed on the idle screen is generated, the predetermined content is changed and displayed based on the content change condition. And updating usage history information corresponding to the generated event. It provides a user interface for setting at least one content corresponding to each of at least one name or phone number and a content change condition of each of the at least one content, and corresponds to a predetermined content among at least one content displayed on a standby screen. A controller for controlling the predetermined content to be displayed based on a content change condition of the predetermined content when an event occurs; And And a display unit on which the at least one content is displayed. The method of claim 8, wherein the control unit When an event corresponding to the predetermined content is generated, the content change condition corresponding to the generated event is checked, and when the generated event satisfies the content change condition, the event-based content display is changed. Portable terminal with functions. The method of claim 8, wherein the control unit A portable terminal having an event-based content display function, characterized by updating usage history information corresponding to the generated event. The method of claim 8, wherein the control unit And when a predetermined content is selected from at least one content displayed on the idle screen, a menu for executing one of a voice call, a video call, and a message transmission to a phone number corresponding to the selected content is displayed. A portable terminal having an event-based content display function of the terminal.

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