EP0619907B1 - Process for recording intermediate and final times in sporting events - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for detecting times and intermediate times at sporting events, in particular large and multi-event events with immediate determination of the result, in which a larger number of detection stations are positioned along the competition route, which are connected to a control center that evaluates the incoming information, each detection station has a device for delivering energy and for receiving signals, and each athlete is given a transmitter with a personal code that, when the respective detection station is reached and the energy emitted by the detection station is received, sends the coding to the detection station issues, which is received by it and immediately passed on to the control center, where the evaluation takes place.
- DE 3 929 048 A1 discloses a method for time recording at mass sporting events.
- Each participant carries a remote-controlled, electronic measuring device during the competition.
- a watch contained therein is activated at the start by a high-frequency signal emitted by a stationary transmitter and by a second RF signal stopped at the destination.
- Transmitters are also set up at the checkpoints, the reception of which results in intermediate times being stored in the measuring device carried by the participant.
- the radio frequency signal received at the destination activates a transmitter transmitting the stored times and a subscriber code in the measuring device.
- the emitted data are finally evaluated by a computer. It is to be regarded as disadvantageous that the participants have to carry a measuring device which is relatively complex due to their dimensions and their weight, for example when running, and that a current display of interim results which is interesting for the viewer is not possible.
- a method of the generic type is disclosed in JP 2 200 280 and in Patents Abstracts of Japan, Vol.14 No.485 (C-772) from October 23, 1990.
- the participants of the event will be equipped with a device that is equipped with a receiver for light waves and a corresponding transmitter.
- Several stations are set up along the competition route, in which a clock in the device carried by the participant is activated or stopped by signals emitted by another stationary transmitter.
- the respective start number of the participant is emitted by the device carried, received in the station and wired to a central computer used for evaluation.
- WO 86/02186 A1 recommends identifying objects, such as packages on a conveyor belt, using the resonance frequency of externally excited electrical resonant circuits attached to the package.
- the invention has set itself the task of creating a method by means of which an immediate determination of intermediate times, an immediate evaluation and display of the current status of the competition and a route control of the individual competitors with little load and disability is possible.
- the transmitter working passively and at high frequency, the athlete holding the high-frequency transmitter in the detection station, the detection station energizing the transmitter before radiating the coding via the device by means of radio frequency, the device being a loop antenna, and the detection stations are connected wirelessly to the control center and forward the received coding to the control center with an additional code from the detection station.
- a core idea of the present invention is essentially a system which is constructed from a central and a plurality of peripheral detection stations which transmit the information received and specified to this central by wire. For those events that require a wide spatial distribution of the recording stations, you will for the sake of the faster Set up and dismantling and to avoid lengthy installation work for wireless transmission.
- Each of the detection stations has an antenna, in particular a loop antenna for emitting electrical energy in the high-frequency range, and at the same time a receiving station that receives the code of the individual athlete - as will be explained in more detail below - and finally a transmission unit that transmits this information to the control center.
- the control center in turn has devices for receiving the transmitted data and evaluates it via a computer of the usual type.
- each of the athletes is given a device which is assigned a personal code number, the formation of which is arbitrary within the scope of the invention, that is to say can consist of letter and / or number combinations.
- This device is a passive radio frequency transmitter.
- the word "passive" means that the high-frequency transmitter does not have its own energy source, which is instead transmitted to it by the loop antenna. The result is that due to the lack of energy supply, the high-frequency transmitter can be kept of minimal dimensions and lightest weight, in order in this way to exclude any stress and disability for the athlete.
- the method according to the invention is to be carried out as follows: Each of the athletes is given one of the passive high-frequency transmitters with individual codes that allow identification of the individual athlete.
- the athletes set out on the course and successively head for the peripheral detection stations distributed over the entire route.
- the radio frequency transmitter is held in the detection station, briefly charged via the energy transmitted by the antenna and then the individual code - also wireless - is transmitted from the radio frequency transmitter to the detection station.
- the information, provided with a code for the detection station is immediately forwarded to the central office and recorded there.
- the information that is received by the head office practically in real time indicates the point in time at which a particular athlete started the specific recording station. This allows the current status of the competition to be determined immediately and displayed to the viewer.
- the advantage of the invention can be explained as follows: The participant will be able to use the interim record to check which of the sports have been successful or less successful for him, how much time he needs to move and how he compares to his competitors in each individual sub-phase, based on the density of the Determination stations determined is cut off.
- the advantages that can be achieved with the system according to the invention are decisive in several respects: firstly, the possibility of ascertaining and consequently also displaying the current results creates the transparency of the state of the competition for the spectator and thus increases the incentive for the sporting experience. It is of particular importance that the previous competitions can be taken into account immediately, so that the preliminary end result can be determined and presented in terms of and according to the current status. In this way, mass events with an incentive for the viewer can also be held.
- the advantage for the organizer is that there is no need for the route inspectors and it is still possible to check whether the detection stations set up along the course have actually been passed as part of a route inspection.
- digital coding is preferred, since on the one hand it means the immediate, i.e. possible without the aid of a converter, utilization of the measurement signals allowed and furthermore a high number of individual codings, namely up to 264, allowed.
- the results obtained by evaluation in the control center are made transparent by display on a display board and conveyed to the viewer.
- the passive high-frequency transmitter mentioned can in particular be a transponder which is distinguished by its compactness, ie small dimensions and low weight.
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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren zum Erfassen von Zeiten und Zwischenzeiten bei sportlichen Veranstaltungen, insbesondere Groß- und Mehrkampfveranstaltungen bei sofortiger Ermittlung des Resultates, bei dem entlang der Wettkampfstrecke eine größere Anzahl an Erfassungsstationen positioniert sind, die mit einer Zentrale in Verbindung stehen, die die Auswertung der eingehenden Informationen vornimmt, jede Erfassungsstation eine Einrichtung zur Energieabgabe sowie zum Empfang von Signalen aufweist und jedem Sportler ein Sender mit persönlicher Codierung überreicht wird, der mit Erreichen der jeweiligen Erfassungsstation und dem Empfang der von der Erfassungsstation abgestrahlten Energie die Codierung an die Erfassungsstation abgibt, die von dieser empfangen und an die Zentrale sofort weitergegeben wird, wo die Auswertung erfolgt.The invention relates to a method for detecting times and intermediate times at sporting events, in particular large and multi-event events with immediate determination of the result, in which a larger number of detection stations are positioned along the competition route, which are connected to a control center that evaluates the incoming information, each detection station has a device for delivering energy and for receiving signals, and each athlete is given a transmitter with a personal code that, when the respective detection station is reached and the energy emitted by the detection station is received, sends the coding to the detection station issues, which is received by it and immediately passed on to the control center, where the evaluation takes place.
Aus der DE 3 929 048 A1 ist ein Verfahren zur Zeiterfassung bei sportlichen Massenveranstaltungen bekannt. Jeder Teilnehmer führt während des Wettkampfes eine ferngesteuerte, elektronische Meßeinrichtung mit. Eine darin enthaltene Uhr wird am Start durch ein von einem stationären Sender ausgestrahltes Hochfrequenz-Signal aktiviert und durch ein zweites HF-Signal am Ziel angehalten. Auch an den Kontrollpunkten sind Sender aufgestellt, deren Empfang eine Speicherung von Zwischenzeiten in der vom Teilnehmer mitgeführten Meßeinrichtung zum Ergebnis hat. Durch das am Ziel empfangene Hochfrequenz-Signal wird in der Meßeinrichtung ein die gespeicherten Zeiten und einen Teilnehmer-Code übertragender Sender in Betrieb gesetzt. Die abgestrahlten Daten werden schließlich durch einen Computer ausgewertet.
Als nachteilig ist anzusehen, daß die Teilnehmer eine relativ aufwendige, aufgrund ihrer Abmessungen und ihres Gewichts beispielsweise beim Laufen störende Meßeinrichtung mitführen müssen und daß eine für die Zuschauer interessante, aktuelle Anzeige von Zwischenständen nicht möglich ist.DE 3 929 048 A1 discloses a method for time recording at mass sporting events. Each participant carries a remote-controlled, electronic measuring device during the competition. A watch contained therein is activated at the start by a high-frequency signal emitted by a stationary transmitter and by a second RF signal stopped at the destination. Transmitters are also set up at the checkpoints, the reception of which results in intermediate times being stored in the measuring device carried by the participant. The radio frequency signal received at the destination activates a transmitter transmitting the stored times and a subscriber code in the measuring device. The emitted data are finally evaluated by a computer.
It is to be regarded as disadvantageous that the participants have to carry a measuring device which is relatively complex due to their dimensions and their weight, for example when running, and that a current display of interim results which is interesting for the viewer is not possible.
Ein Verfahren gattungsgemäßer Art ist in der JP 2 200 280 und in den Patents Abstracts of Japan, Vol.14 No.485 (C-772) vom 23.10.1990 offenbart. Die Teilnehmer der Veranstaltung werden mit einem Gerät ausgestattet, das mit einem Empfänger für Lichtwellen und einem entsprechenden Sender versehen ist. Entlang der Wettkampfstrecke sind mehrere Stationen aufgebaut, in denen eine Uhr in dem vom Teilnehmer mitgeführten Gerät durch von einem weiteren, stationären Sender abgestrahlte Signale aktiviert bzw. angehalten wird. Weiterhin wird die jeweilige Startnummer des Teilnehmers durch das mitgeführte Gerät abgestrahlt, in der Station empfangen und drahtgebunden an einen zentralen, zur Auswertung dienenden Rechner weitergeleitet.
Neben dem (aufgrund der Kabelverbindung zwischen dem zentralen Rechner und den Zwischenstationen) relativ zeitaufwendigen Auf- und Abbau dieser Zeiterfassungsanlage ist als nachteilig anzusehen, daß sich das vom Teilnehmer mitzuführende Gerät aufgrund seiner - nicht zuletzt wegen der eigenen Stromversorgung - relativ hohen Masse störend bemerkbar macht.A method of the generic type is disclosed in JP 2 200 280 and in Patents Abstracts of Japan, Vol.14 No.485 (C-772) from October 23, 1990. The participants of the event will be equipped with a device that is equipped with a receiver for light waves and a corresponding transmitter. Several stations are set up along the competition route, in which a clock in the device carried by the participant is activated or stopped by signals emitted by another stationary transmitter. Furthermore, the respective start number of the participant is emitted by the device carried, received in the station and wired to a central computer used for evaluation.
In addition to (due to the cable connection between the central computer and the intermediate stations) relatively time-consuming assembly and disassembly of this time recording system is to be regarded as disadvantageous in that the device to be carried by the subscriber is noticeable due to its - not least because of its own power supply - relatively high mass.
In der US-PS 4 449 114 ist ein Verfahren zur Zeiterfassung von Fahrzeugen auf einem Rennkurs vorgeschlagen. Entlang der Wettkampfstrecke sind mehrere Empfänger aufgestellt, die vorbeifahrende Fahrzeuge anhand der Frequenz der empfangenen, von einem am Fahrzeug montierten Sender abgestrahlten Hochfrequenz-Signale identifizieren. Eine Auswertung und Anzeige von Zwischenständen erfolgt mittels eines durch Kabel mit den Empfängern verbundenen, zentralen Rechners.
Auch hier ist die hohe Masse der mitzuführenden Sender und die aufwendige Verkabelung des Rechners mit den als Zwischenstation dienenden Empfängern von Nachteil.A method for time recording of vehicles on a racing course is proposed in US Pat. No. 4,449,114. Several receivers are set up along the competition route, which identify passing vehicles on the basis of the frequency of the received high-frequency signals emitted by a transmitter mounted on the vehicle. Interim results are evaluated and displayed by means of a central computer connected to the receivers by cable.
Here, too, the high mass of the transmitters to be carried and the complex wiring of the computer with the receivers serving as intermediate stations are disadvantageous.
In der WO 86/02186 A1 ist empfohlen, Objekte, wie beispielsweise Pakete auf einem Förderband anhand der Resonanzfrequenz von außen angeregter, am Paket befestigter elektrischer Schwingkreise zu identifizieren.WO 86/02186 A1 recommends identifying objects, such as packages on a conveyor belt, using the resonance frequency of externally excited electrical resonant circuits attached to the package.
In der US-PS 4 517 563 ist ein aktiver Transponder beschrieben, der durch ein äußeres Hochfrequenzfeld zur Emission eines mit beliebigen Daten modulierten Signals angeregt wird. Es wird vorgeschlagen, den Transponder zur Identifizierung einer zu melkenden Kuh oder eines Inhaftierten in einem Gefängnis einzusetzen.An active transponder is described in US Pat. No. 4,517,563, which is excited by an external high-frequency field to emit a signal modulated with any data. It is suggested that Use transponders to identify a cow to be milked or a prisoner in a prison.
Hiervon ausgehend hat sich die Erfindung die Schaffung eines Verfahrens zur Aufgabe gemacht, mit dessen Hilfe eine sofortige Ermittlung von Zwischenzeiten, eine sofortige Auswertung und Wiedergabe des momentanen Standes des Wettbewerbes sowie eine Streckenkontrolle der einzelnen Wettbewerber bei geringer Belastung und Behinderung möglich wird.Proceeding from this, the invention has set itself the task of creating a method by means of which an immediate determination of intermediate times, an immediate evaluation and display of the current status of the competition and a route control of the individual competitors with little load and disability is possible.
Gelöst wird diese Aufgabe erfindungsgemäß dadurch, der Sender passiv und mit Hochfrequenz arbeitet, der Sportler den Hochfrequenzsender in die Erfassungsstation hält, die Erfassungsstation den Sender vor dem Abstrahlen der Codierung über die Einrichtung durch Hochfrequenz energetisch auflädt, die Einrichtung eine Rahmenantenne ist, und die Erfassungsstationen drahtlos mit der Zentrale verbunden sind und die empfangene Codierung mit einem zusätzlichen Code der Erfassungsstation an die Zentrale weiterleiten.This object is achieved according to the invention by the transmitter working passively and at high frequency, the athlete holding the high-frequency transmitter in the detection station, the detection station energizing the transmitter before radiating the coding via the device by means of radio frequency, the device being a loop antenna, and the detection stations are connected wirelessly to the control center and forward the received coding to the control center with an additional code from the detection station.
Ein Kerngedanke vorliegender Erfindung ist im wesentlichen eine Anlage, die aus einer Zentrale und mehreren peripheren Erfassungsstationen aufgebaut ist, die drahtgebunden die erhaltenen und angegebenen Informationen zu dieser Zentrale übertragen. Bei jenen Veranstaltungen, die eine weite räumliche Verteilung der Erfassungsstationen erfordern, wird man aus Gründen des schnelleren Auf- und Abbaues und zur Vermeidung langwieriger Installationsarbeiten der drahtlosen Übertragung den Vorzug geben.A core idea of the present invention is essentially a system which is constructed from a central and a plurality of peripheral detection stations which transmit the information received and specified to this central by wire. For those events that require a wide spatial distribution of the recording stations, you will for the sake of the faster Set up and dismantling and to avoid lengthy installation work for wireless transmission.
Jede der Erfassungsstationen besitzt eine Antenne, insbesondere Rahmenantenne zur Abstrahlung elektrischer Energie im Hochfrequenzbereich sowie gleichzeitig eine Empfangsstation, die den Code des einzelnen Sportlers - wie im folgenden noch näher erläutert wird - aufnimmt und schließlich noch eine Übertragungseinheit, die diese Information an die Zentrale weitergibt.Each of the detection stations has an antenna, in particular a loop antenna for emitting electrical energy in the high-frequency range, and at the same time a receiving station that receives the code of the individual athlete - as will be explained in more detail below - and finally a transmission unit that transmits this information to the control center.
Die Zentrale ihrerseits weist Einrichtungen zum Empfang der übermittelten Daten auf und wertet sie über einen Rechner üblicher Art aus. Zur Realisierung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens ist weiter entscheidend, daß jedem der Sportler ein Gerät ausgehändigt wird, das eine persönliche Codenummer, deren Bildung im Rahmen der Erfindung beliebig ist, also aus Buchstaben- und/oder Zahlenkombinationen bestehen kann, zugeordnet wird. Dieses Gerät ist ein passiver Hochfrequenzsender. Das Wort "passiv" meint im Sinne der Erfindung, daß der Hochfrequenzsender keine eigene Energiequelle aufweist, die ihm stattdessen durch die Rahmenantenne übertragen wird. Das Ergebnis ist, daß aufgrund der fehlenden Energieversorgung der Hochfrequenzsender von minimalsten Abmessungen und auf geringstem Gewicht gehalten werden kann, um auf diese Weise jede Belastung und Behinderung für den Sportler auszuschließen.The control center in turn has devices for receiving the transmitted data and evaluates it via a computer of the usual type. In order to implement the method according to the invention, it is also crucial that each of the athletes is given a device which is assigned a personal code number, the formation of which is arbitrary within the scope of the invention, that is to say can consist of letter and / or number combinations. This device is a passive radio frequency transmitter. In the sense of the invention, the word "passive" means that the high-frequency transmitter does not have its own energy source, which is instead transmitted to it by the loop antenna. The result is that due to the lack of energy supply, the high-frequency transmitter can be kept of minimal dimensions and lightest weight, in order in this way to exclude any stress and disability for the athlete.
Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren ist wie folgt durchzuführen:
Jeder der Sportler erhält einen der passiven Hochfrequenzsender mit individuellem Code, die eine Identifizierung des einzelnen Sportlers zulassen, ausgehändigt. Die Sportler begeben sich auf den Parcours und steuern die über die gesamte Strecke verteilten peripheren Erfassungsstationen sukzessive an. Dort angekommen wird der Hochfrequenzsender in die Erfassungsstation gehalten, über die durch die Antenne übertragene Energie kurzzeitig aufgeladen und anschließend vom Hochfrequenzsender an die Erfassungsstation der individuelle Code - ebenfalls drahtlos - übermittelt wird. Von dort wird die Information, versehen mit einer Codierung für die Erfassungsstation sofort an die Zentrale weitergeleitet und dort erfaßt. Die bei der Zentrale praktisch in real time eingehenden Informationen geben an, zu welchem Zeitpunkt ein bestimmter Sportler die konkrete Erfassungsstation angelaufen hat. Damit läßt sich sofort der momentane Stand des Wettbewerbes ermitteln und für die Zuschauer zur Anzeige bringen.The method according to the invention is to be carried out as follows:
Each of the athletes is given one of the passive high-frequency transmitters with individual codes that allow identification of the individual athlete. The athletes set out on the course and successively head for the peripheral detection stations distributed over the entire route. Once there, the radio frequency transmitter is held in the detection station, briefly charged via the energy transmitted by the antenna and then the individual code - also wireless - is transmitted from the radio frequency transmitter to the detection station. From there, the information, provided with a code for the detection station, is immediately forwarded to the central office and recorded there. The information that is received by the head office practically in real time indicates the point in time at which a particular athlete started the specific recording station. This allows the current status of the competition to be determined immediately and displayed to the viewer.
Am konkreten Beispiel des Triathlons läßt sich der Vorteil der Erfindung wie folgt erläutern:
Dem Teilnehmer wird anhand der Erfassung der Zwischenzeit möglich zu überprüfen, welche der Sportarten für ihn erfolgreich oder weniger erfolgreich abgelaufen sind, wieviel Zeit er für das Umziehen benötigt und wie er jeweils im Vergleich zu seinen Mitbewerbern in jeder einzelnen Teilphase, die durch die Dichte der Erfassungsstationen bestimmt ist, abgeschnitten hat.Using the concrete example of the triathlon, the advantage of the invention can be explained as follows:
The participant will be able to use the interim record to check which of the sports have been successful or less successful for him, how much time he needs to move and how he compares to his competitors in each individual sub-phase, based on the density of the Determination stations determined is cut off.
Die mit der erfindungsgemäßen Anlage erreichbaren Vorteile sind in mehrerer Hinsicht entscheidend: Zunächst wird durch die Möglichkeit der Ermittlung und folglich auch der Darstellung der momentanen Ergebnisse die Transparenz des Standes des Wettkampfes für den Zuschauer geschaffen und somit der Anreiz des Sporterlebnisses erhöht. Von besonderer Bedeutung ist, daß eine Berücksichtigung der bisherigen Wettbewerbe sofort erfolgen kann, so daß das vorläufige Endergebnis im Sinne und nach dem augenblicklichen Stand ermittel- und darstellbar ist. Auf diesem Wege lassen sich auch Massenveranstaltungen mit Anreiz für den Zuschauer durchführen. Der Vorteil für den Veranstalter besteht darin, daß sich die Streckenkontrolleure erübrigen und dennoch eine Überprüfung möglich ist, ob die entlang des Parcours aufgebauten Erfassungsstationen im Sinne einer Streckenkontrolle tatsächlich passiert worden sind. Für den Beteiligten selbst läßt sich im nachhinein feststellen, in welchen Phasen des Wettbewerbes er im Vergleich zu den Konkurrenten besonders gut oder schlecht abgeschnitten hat, so daß ermittelbar ist, wo seine Stärken und korrekturbedürftigen Schwächen liegen. Eine Behinderung des Sportlers in nennenswertem Umfang dürfte aufgrund der geringen Abmessungen und minimalen Gewichtes des passiven Hochfrequenzsenders auszuschließen sein, der nach Art eines Armbandes getragen werden kann.The advantages that can be achieved with the system according to the invention are decisive in several respects: firstly, the possibility of ascertaining and consequently also displaying the current results creates the transparency of the state of the competition for the spectator and thus increases the incentive for the sporting experience. It is of particular importance that the previous competitions can be taken into account immediately, so that the preliminary end result can be determined and presented in terms of and according to the current status. In this way, mass events with an incentive for the viewer can also be held. The advantage for the organizer is that there is no need for the route inspectors and it is still possible to check whether the detection stations set up along the course have actually been passed as part of a route inspection. For the participants themselves, it can be determined afterwards in which phases of the competition they performed particularly well or badly in comparison to their competitors, so that it can be determined where their strengths and weaknesses need to be corrected. A significant disability of the athlete should be excluded due to the small dimensions and minimal weight of the passive high-frequency transmitter, which can be worn like a bracelet.
Bevorzugt ist die Verwendung einer digitalen Codierung, da sie zum einen die unmittelbare, d.h. ohne Zuhilfenahme eines Wandlers mögliche, Verwertung der Meßsignale erlaubt und des weiteren eine hohe Zahl individueller Codierungen, nämlich bis zu 2⁶⁴, erlaubt.The use of digital coding is preferred, since on the one hand it means the immediate, i.e. possible without the aid of a converter, utilization of the measurement signals allowed and furthermore a high number of individual codings, namely up to 2⁶⁴, allowed.
In einer zweckmäßigen Ausgestaltung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens ist vorgesehen, die in der Zentrale durch Auswertung erhaltenen Ergebnisse durch Darstellung auf einer Anzeigetafel transparent zu machen und dem Zuschauer zu vermitteln.
Bei dem erwähnten passiven Hochfrequenzsender kann es sich im speziellen um einen sich duch Kompaktheit, d.h. geringen Abmessungen und durch geringes Gewicht auszeichnenden Transponder handeln.In an expedient embodiment of the method according to the invention, it is provided that the results obtained by evaluation in the control center are made transparent by display on a display board and conveyed to the viewer.
The passive high-frequency transmitter mentioned can in particular be a transponder which is distinguished by its compactness, ie small dimensions and low weight.
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- Method for recording times and intermediate times at sporting events, especially large and multi-discipline events with immediate determination of the result, whereby a larger number of recording stations are positioned along the competition track, which are connected to a central station which evaluates the incoming information, each recording station has a device to deliver energy and to receive signals and each sportsperson is handed a transmitter with personal code, which, upon reaching the respective recording station and the reception of the energy emitted by the recording station, passes the code to the recording station, which is received by the station and is immediately forwarded to the central station, where the evaluation is effected, wherein the transmitter functions passively and with high frequency,
that the sportsperson holds the high frequency transmitter in the recording station,
that the recording station charges the transmitter energetically via the device through high frequency before emitting the code,
that the device is a frame antenna, and
that the recording stations are connected to the central station in a wireless manner and forward the received code with an additional code of the recording station to the central station. - Method according to claim 1, wherein said encoding is effected digitally.
- Method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said evaluation is done by a computer in the central station.
- Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the results obtained from evaluation are shown on an indicator board.
- Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said passive high frequency transmitter is a transponder.
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