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Description
- The present invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring structures.
- These structure can be safety structures present within a given environment, relating to a working activity for example, such as a factory or an office. It is however to be noted that the invention is also applicable to any other type of structure requiring periodic control, inspection/verification and/or maintenance operations.
- It is known that at the inside of working environments, such as offices, workshops, factories, etc., periodical safety controls are required to be carried out in order to verify whether the different structures present in said environments are in compliance with the regulations in force and can have suitable features for facing danger or alarm situations. By way of example, these controls must be performed on extinguishers, fire hoses, emergency exits, etc.
- Presently, those who are in charge of said controls, who can be either employees/workers of the firm operating in the monitored environment or external professional men, go to the different areas to be controlled being equipped with paper forms to fill in or with portable computers, take due note of the different inspections they have carried out and finally draw up suitable reports.
- Depending on the contents of these reports, the firm that is responsible for the environment in question will be able to take the appropriate measures, carrying out renovation works or modifications to its safety structures, for example. out renovation works or modification to its safety structures, for example.
However there is no certainty as to the fact that the operators drawing up the above mentioned reports do really go to the different structures that are to be examined. - It may happen in fact that for the most different reasons, the reports on the safety structures are filled in based on fictitious data and the results exhibited do not correspond to the real situation of these structures.
- This clearly involves very high risks from a practical point of view, should malfunctions, danger situations, etc. occur, since there is no certainty that the different structures in these difficult situations will have a suitable behaviour.
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US 2003/0061005 discloses a handheld, portable device used to store data that indicate an operator was sufficiently close to each of a plurality of components during a safety inspection to actually inspect the components. The portable device includes a sensor that detects tokens, the pretence of which is predefined, such as radio frequency identification tags, which are affixed adjacent to the components. Messages appearing on a display of the portable device prompt the operator to proceed to each checkpoint, determine a state of the component disposed there, and if the component is not operating properly, indicate a plurality of predefined conditions from which the operator can choose to identify the observed condition of the component. The state and condition of each component entered during the safety inspection are stored as data that are subsequently transferred to a remote data storage site over a wire or wireless link. -
US2005/0023347 discloses a system and method for recording inspection data for geographically remote equipment assets. A portable inspection data recording device is transported by a mobile inspector to a plurality of locations of equipment to be inspected. The data recording device includes a location detection device, and a unique equipment identifier is associated with each remote equipment location, so that travel instructions may be displayed for directing the inspector to the location of selected equipment. Recordation of inspection data for selected equipment is enabled only when the portable inspection data recording device is located proximate the selected equipment.Data recordation may be enabled by displaying an equipment-specific data recordation form on input/output display having selected data field automatically populated in response to the selected unique equipment identifier. -
WO 2008/130777 discloses a device for conducting rail car inspections including an inspection module, an imaging module, a scanner module, a location module, a printer module and a communication module. - Accordingly, it is an aim of the present invention to make available a method and a system for monitoring structures enabling more efficiency and reliability in the safety controls carried out.
- Another aim of the invention is to provide a method and a system by which the inspection operations on the structures to be monitored are simplified and automated.
- The foregoing and further aims are substantially achieved by a method and a system for monitoring structures in accordance with the features recited in the appended claims.
- Further features and advantages will become more apparent from the detailed description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the invention.
- This description is taken hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, given by way of non-limiting example, in which:
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Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a first part of the system in accordance with the invention; -
Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a second part of the system according to the invention; -
Figs. 3 and4 show alternative embodiments of the system of the invention. - With reference to the drawings, a system in accordance with the invention has been generally identified by
reference numeral 1. -
System 1 is utilised formonitoring structures structures - More generally,
structures - In the present context reference will be made to three
structures -
System 1 first of all comprises areading device 20 adapted to read data stored inidentification devices - Preferably, the
identification devices identification device reading device 20 is a RFID reading device. - Alternatively, the
identification devices - It should be noted that the
identification devices respective structure - Preferably, each
identification device respective structure - Therefore, the
reading device 20 has a structure and operation adapted to read the codes represented by theidentification devices - Generally, the
reading device 20 is able to read the contents of one of theidentification devices reading device 20 must necessarily go close to anidentification device reading device 20 is adapted to carry out short-range readings, i.e. readings to a closely spaced distance. - Advantageously, the
reading device 20 is a portable device provided with an independent electric power, that therefore does not require connections cabled to the supply mains. - The
reading device 20 further has a shape and weight making it adapted to be easily carried by a user, such as the operator entrusted with the task ofmonitoring structures - Each
identification device respective structure identification device respective structure identification device - Each
identification device respective structure identification device respective structure - Advantageously, the
identification devices structures - The
reading device 20 is adapted to read detection data DD identifying therespective structures identification devices - Preferably,
system 1 further comprises aportable apparatus 80, configured for co-operating with thereading device 20. Theportable apparatus 80 for instance, can be an electronic apparatus of the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) type, a Tablet PC, a portable computer, etc. - Generally, the
portable apparatus 80 has a shape and weight making it adapted to be easily carried by a user, such as the operator entrusted with the task ofmonitoring structures -
System 1 further comprises data input means 71 to enable an operator to input monitoring data MD relating tostructures - Preferably, the data input means 71 is integrated into said
portable apparatus 80. -
System 1 further comprises storage means 12, 30b, 40b, 50b, 120 operatively associated with said data input means 71 to store the monitoring data MD. - As it will be more apparent in the following, the storage means can be physically positioned in different manners, depending on the type of system accomplished.
- Taking into account the hitherto described technical features of
system 1, it is apparent that the operator must go close tostructure range reading device 20, and then having the possibility of inputting and storing the detected data, or monitoring data MD, as a result of the carried out control. -
System 1 can have different embodiments, all falling within the scope of the present invention. These embodiments are hereinafter described by way of mere illustration and not of limitation. - In the first embodiment,
system 1 comprises different components; diagrammatically shown inFig. 1 are some of them, while shown inFig. 2 are some of the components present inFig. 1 together with other components not shown inFig. 1 . - Preferably, the component combination shown in
Fig. 1 is used in operating steps that are different from the steps relating to the component combination shown inFig. 2 , as better clarified in the following. - As can be viewed from
Fig. 1 , theportable apparatus 80 comprises amemory 10, that in turn includes at least onefirst register 11; stored dataSD identifying structures first register 11. - The
first register 11 can be imagined like a column having different rows and stored in each row is an identification code of a respective structure. - Preferably, the
portable apparatus 80 further comprises aprocessing unit 60, operatively associated with thememory 10 andreading device 20. - Advantageously, communication between the reading
device 20 andprocessing unit 60 takes place through respective wireless modules, such as Bluetooth® modules. In this way thereading device 20 andprocessing unit 60 can co-operate when placed to a reduced distance from each other, but at the same time can be handled in an independent manner. - Alternatively, the
reading device 20 can be directly integrated into theportable apparatus 80. - The
processing unit 60 carries out a comparison between the stored data SD stored inmemory 10 and the detection data DD received through thereading device 20. - In particular, the
processing unit 60 sequentially takes into account each identification code stored in each row of thefirst register 11, and compares it with the detection data DD, that could be representative of a givenstructure - Should a matching occur, i.e. should the detection data DD find a match in one of the rows of the
first register 11, the operator is given the possibility of inputting the monitoring data MD. - In other words, if the
identification device reading device 20 is recognised by the portable apparatus 80 (since the identification data of this identification device were already present inmemory 10, and in particular in the first register 11), then the operator is allowed to input said monitoring data MD. - In this manner the operator, before being in a position to input the monitoring data MD, i.e. those data on which the reports describing the state of the safety structures will be then based, is forced to go close to the structures themselves, i.e. to a distance therefrom equal to or smaller than the reading distance of the
reading device 20. - To enable the operator to input the monitoring data MD, the
portable apparatus 80 is preferably equipped with auser interface 70 constituting said data input means 71. - The
user interface 70 may comprise display means, such as a conventional monitor or display, and data input means, such as a conventional keyboard, for example. - Advantageously, the
user interface 70 can consist of a touch screen, for example. - The
user interface 70 is preferably operated in a first and at least one second operating condition. In the first operating condition, theuser interface 70 only allows data to be displayed, descriptivedata concerning structures memory 10, for example. In the second operating condition, theuser interface 70, in addition or as an alternative to said displaying, enables the operator to input monitoring data MD. - In the second operating condition, the
user interface 70 preferably shows a suitable mask to the operator, inside which the operator can fill in fields relating to execution of an inspection or control, and to the results of this inspection or control. The monitoring data MD are the data that are inputted in these fields. - Preferably, in the first operating condition the user interface allows display of the mask relating to entry of the monitoring data MD, but does not allow these data to be inputted; in the second operating condition, on the contrary, data entry is also enabled. From the graphic point of view, the mask colour is conveniently varied from the first to the second operating conditions.
- Generally, the monitoring data MD are data relating to controls and inspections carried out by the operator on
structure identification device - Preferably, the monitoring data MD comprise one or more of the following parameters:
- type of inspection/verification: for instance, it can consist of a visual inspection, a visual in-depth inspection; an overhauling/servicing operation, a testing operation;
- type of control: each inspection/verification is made up of one or more controls; the controls are carried out based on specific structure features that are to be monitored in time.
- Therefore, the
user interface 70 preferably has one or more masks, in which the monitoring data MD can be inputted following a predetermined hierarchical line; a first level of this hierarchical line consists of verifications, and a second level consists of the controls carried out for each verification. - In order to draw the operator's attention to the fact that the second operating condition is active, the colour of the screen background, or at least of some fields thereof, can be for instance modified.
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user interface 70 is operatively interlocked with theprocessing unit 60, so that the second operating condition of theuser interface 70 is activated when theprocessing unit 60 ascertains that there is a match between the stored data SD and the detection data DD. - In particular, following this matching, the
processing unit 60 generates a suitable activation signal AS, directed to theuser interface 70 for driving the latter to the second operating condition. - Advantageously, the
aforesaid memory 10 is further provided with asecond register 12, in which the monitoring data MD are stored. - Therefore,
memory 10 can be imagined like a table having at least two columns defining thefirst register 11 andsecond register 12, respectively; in a given raw, in the first column (i.e. in the first register 11) there will be the identification code of a given structure and in the second column (i.e. in the second register 12) there will be the monitoring data inputted with reference to such a structure. -
Fig. 2 diagrammatically shows a combination of components through which the contents ofmemory 10 of theportable apparatus 80 can be set. - In this
configuration system 1 comprises amain computer 100; themain computer 100 can consist of a conventional PC for instance, which is suitably configured for performing the functions hereinafter described. - The
main computer 100 is provided with afirst communication module 110, for communicating with a reading device and receiving identification data ID ofstructures respective identification devices - The
first communication module 110 may comprise a wireless module (a Bluetooth® module, for example) or any other communication interface to enable the aforesaid data to be received from said reading device. - Advantageously, the reading device with which the
first communication module 110 can communicate is saidreading device 20 associated with theportable apparatus 80. - Practically, in a learning and setting step of the system, identification codes are read in the
identification devices structures - During this step, the
identification devices main computer 100, so as to facilitate the starting operation concerning data input. - The
main computer 100 further comprises amain storage register 120 for storing the identification data ID received through thefirst communication module 110. - The
main computer 100 further comprises asecond communication module 130 for communication with thefirst storage register 11 ofmemory 10 of theportable apparatus 80. Through thesecond communication module 130 at least part of the identification data ID stored in themain storage register 120 are transferred intomemory 10 of theportable apparatus 80. - The identification data ID transferred to
memory 10 therefore constitute the above mentioned stored data SD, that will then be used for recognising theidentification devices structures - Advantageously, the
main computer 100 can further comprise another communication module (not shown), for connection with a remote server, into which all data concerning planning and execution of control activities connected with safety are stored. - In the preferred embodiment, the
main computer 100 is further provided with a planning module (not shown) enabling a user to schedule the different control and monitoring activities that are to be performed, through a suitable graphic interface for example. - It should be noted that also only part of the identification data ID contained in the
main storage register 120 can be transferred to thefirst register 11 ofmemory 10 of theportable apparatus 80; in particular, it is advantageously possible to transfer the identification codes ID singling out only and all the structures that an operator has stated will the subject matter of the control activity. The decision on which structures are to be controlled can be taken with the backing of said planning module the function of which will be to supply the operator in charge with all information on scheduling of the inspections, the due dates, and the optimal or preferred path in the spaces in which the structures being the object of said inspection are located. - Alternatively, the aforesaid setting step is directly performed by the
portable apparatus 80, through thereading device 20, without the aid of themain computer 100; reading of the identification codes ID and the related storage in thefirst storage register 11 can exactly be performed directly by theportable apparatus 80, before the operator in charge starts the control and inspection procedures. - In this context, the
identification devices respective structures - In the light of the above described structure, as regards the system operation the following is to be pointed out.
- First of all, an initial setting step is performed in which, by means of the
reading device 20, the contents of theidentification devices structures - The identification data ID, preferably by means of the
main computer 100, are transferred to thefirst register 11 ofmemory 10 of theportable apparatus 80. - Preferably, each
identification device respective structure reading device 20 and theportable apparatus 80. The operator moves at the inside of the environment wherestructures reading device 20 close to theidentification device 30a that is positioned in the vicinity ofstructure 30, so that thereading device 20 can supply theportable apparatus 80 with the detected datum DD read by saididentification device 30a. - The
processing unit 60 compares the detected datum DD with the different stored data SD and, if everything has occurred in a correct manner, verifies whether the detected datum DD is the same as one of the stored data SD. Then theprocessing unit 60 generates the activation signal AS, so as to drive theuser interface 80 to the second operating condition. - After performing the required control/inspection procedures, the operator can therefore input the monitoring data MD, representative of said procedures and of the pertinent results.
- When the control activity has been completed, the
portable apparatus 80 can be connected again to themain computer 100, so that the collected data can be downloaded into themain storage register 120 and possibly transmitted to the aforesaid remote server. - In this way it is also possible to update the planning program concerning inspections, eliminating the due dates already dealt with, and setting new due dates.
- As mentioned above, within the scope of the present invention also other alternative embodiments are provided.
- In a first alternative embodiment (
Fig. 3 ), thereading device 20 is suitably associated with aportable apparatus 80; preferably, thereading device 20 is integrated into thisportable apparatus 80. - The
portable apparatus 80 enables the operator, through data input means 71, to input the monitoring data MD relating tostructures respective identification devices - This data input means 71 can even comprise only two buttons or equivalent means, for example; one button for inputting a datum of the type "in compliance" (i.e., following the control carried out, the operator has judged that the structure in question has no problems, i.e. is in compliance with the regulations in force), and one button for inputting a datum of the type "not in compliance" (i.e. following the control carried out, the operator has judged that the structure in question does not comply with one or more of the safety criteria).
- The monitoring data MD thus inputted can be stored in suitable storage means 10 integrated into the
portable apparatus 80. - In particular,
apparatus 80 can be provided with amemory 10, in which the identification codes detected by thereading device 20 are stored, said codes being suitably combined with the respective monitoring data MD inputted by the operator. - When inspection has been completed, the
portable apparatus 80 can be connected to amain computer 100, into which the data stored in the memory ofapparatus 80 are downloaded. Advantageously, the data stored in the memory ofapparatus 80 are transferred tomemory 120 of themain computer 100 so that the latter can keep a trace of the origin or source of these data; for instance, the monitoring data MD and the respective identification codes of the structures can be associated with an identifier of the operator who has performed said inspections. - The
main computer 100 will be preferably able to carry out controls on the received data, checking, for instance, whether the examined structures actually pertained to that operator, whether the latter did not omit any of the structures that he/she should have taken into consideration, etc. - In particular, the
main computer 100 can be provided with one or more storage registers in which the identification codes of the structures that are to be the object of an inspection and/or control are listed, said codes being suitably divided (through association with identifiers representative of the different operators, for example), depending on the operator who is designed to be responsible for said structures. - Alternatively, the
portable apparatus 80 can comprise awireless transmission module 81 enabling a transmission substantially in real time of the detected data by means of thereading device 20, and of an identifier representative of the operator. - The
main computer 100 will then be provided with awireless reception module 101, operation of which will be exactly the same as described above; controls will be carried out on data received by means of thiswireless reception module 101. - Wireless transmission of the monitoring data MD and the identification codes of the respective structures can be provided in place of, or also in combination with storage of this information in the
memory 10 of theportable apparatus 80. - As a function of the monitoring data MD received, the
main computer 100 will be also able to update its database concerning due dates and scheduling of inspections. - In a further embodiment of the invention (
Fig. 4 ), the monitoring data MD, inputted through the data input means 71, can be stored inmemories identification devices - The
portable apparatus 80 can then be provided with awriting device 21, such as a device adapted to write data on the memory being part of a RFID tag, for example. - The monitoring data MD in this case can comprise the inspection date and/or the result of said inspection, for example. In this way, the step of transferring the monitoring data MD to the main computer (through wireless transmission or by storage into the memory of the
portable apparatus 80 and subsequent download to the main computer) can also be avoided. - On occurrence of the subsequent control, through the
reading device 20, the operator will be able to detect not only the identification codes associated withstructures - The invention achieves important advantages.
- First of all, the system according to the invention enables more efficiency and reliability to be obtained in the safety controls carried out.
- In addition, the system of the invention allows the inspection/verification operations of the structures present in a given environment to be simplified and automated.
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- Method for monitoring structures (30, 40, 50) comprising:- providing a short-range reading device (20) adapted to read from identification devices (30a, 40a, 50a) associated with structures (30, 40, 50), detection data (DD) identifying at least one of said structures (30, 40, 50) ;- providing a portable apparatus (80) configured for cooperating with the reading device (20) comprising:• a memory (10), that in turn includes at least one first register (11) containing stored data (SD) identifying structures (30, 40, 50);• a processing unit (60) operatively associated with said memory (10) and said reading device (20) ;.• a user interface (70) constituting data input means (71) (pag. 9, lines 9-11) to enable an operator to input monitoring data (MD) relating to said structures (30, 40, 50);- providing a main computer (100), configured for:• communicating, by means of a first communication module (110),with a reading device and receiving identification data (ID) for said structures (30, 40, 50) from said identification devices (30a, 40a, 50a);
wherein the reading device with which the first communication module (110) can communicate is said reading device (20) associated with said portable apparatus (80);• storing said identification data (ID) of staid structures (30, 40,50) received from said first communication module (110) in a main storage Register (120);• communicating, by means of a second communication module (130), with the first register (11) of said memory (10) in order to carry out transfer thereinto of at least part of the identification data (ID) stored in said main storage register (126),wherein the method comprised the steps of:
wherein the identification data (ID) transferrer to the memory (10) constitute the stored data (SD), said data being capable of being used for recognizing the identification devices (30a, 40a, 50a) and the structures (30, 40, 50) associated therewith;• learning and setting, further comprising the steps of:o gathering identification devices (30a, 40a, 50a) in the vicinity of the main computer (100) so as to facilitate the starting operation concerning data input;o reading identification codes in the identification devices (30a, 40a, 50a) by means of said reading device (20), said contents being identification data (ID) of said structures (30, 40, 50) that are to be monitored, said identification devices (30a, 40a, 50a) being not yet positioned at the respective structures (30, 40, 50);o transfer said identification data (ID), by means of a main computer (100), specifically by said second communication module (130), to a first register (11) of memory (10) of a portable apparatus (80); said first register (11) containing stored data (SD) identifying structures (30, 40, 50);o positioning each identification device (30a, 40a, 50a), after reading, in the vicinity of the respective structure (30, 40, 50);• controlling activity, further comprising the steps of:o moving the short range reading device (20) close to the identification device (30a) that is positioned in the vicinity of the structure (30), so that the shirt range reading device (20) can supply the portable apparatus (80) with a detected datum (DD) read by said identification device (30a);o comparing, by means of said processing unit (60), said detected datum (DD) with the stored data (SD) and versifying whether the detected datum (DD) is the same as one of the stored data (SD);o generating, by means of said processing unit (60), an activation signal (AS), so as to drive said user interface (70) from a first operating condition only allowing data to be displayed, to a second operating condition enabling the operator to input said monitoring data (MD). - Method for monitoring structures (30, 40, 50) according to claim 1 further comprising the steps of:o storing, in a main storage register (120), said identification data (ID) of said structures (30, 40,50) received from said first communication module (110);o communicating, by means of a second communication module (130), with the first register (11) of said memory (10) in order to carry out transfer thereinto of at least part of the identification data (ID) stored in said main storage register (120),the identification data (ID) transferred from the main storage register (120) to the first register (11) of said memory (10) defining the stored data (SD) stored in the first register (11) of the memory (10).
- Method for monitoring structures (30, 40, 50) according to claim 2 further comprising the steps of:• inputting data, further comprising the steps of:o inputting monitoring data (MD), by means of data input means (71), relating to said at least one structure (30, 40, 50);o storing in storage means (10; 30b, 40b, 50b), operatively associated with said data input means (71), said monitoring data (MD).
- A system for monitoring structures for actuating the method of clams 1 to 3, oomprising:- a short-range reading device (20) adapted to read from identification devices (30a, 40a, 60a) associated with structures (30, 40, 50), detection data (DD) identifying at least one of said structures (30, 40, 50);- data input means (71) to enable an operator to input monitoring data (MD) relating to said at least one structure (30, 40, 50) into said system;- storage means (12; 30b, 40b, 50b, 120) operatively associated with said data input means (71) for storing said monitoring data (MD);- a portable apparatus (80) comprising a memory (10), that in turn includes at least one first register (11) containing stored data (SD) identifying structures (30, 40, 50);- a main computer (100), provided with:the identification data (ID) transferred from the main storage Register (120) to the first register (11) of said memory (10) defining the stored data (SD) stored in the first register (11) of the memory (10);• a first communication module (110) for communicating with a reading device and receiving identification data (ID) for said structures (30, 40, 50) from said identification devices (30a, 40a, 50a);• a main storage register (120), in which said identification data (ID) of said structures (30, 40, 50) received from said first communication module (110) are stored;• a second communication module (130) for communicating with the first register (11) of said memory (10) in order to carry out transfer thereinto of at least part of the identification data (ID) stored in said main storage register (120),
wherein said portable apparatus (80) is associated with said reading device (20) and provided with:a processing unit (60) operatively associated with said memory (10) and said reading device (20) for comparing said stored data (SD) with said detention data (DD);a user interface (70) defining said data input means (71) and operatively interlocked with said processing unit (60) to enable an operator to input said monitoring data (MD) relating to said at least one structure (30, 40, 50) in case of matching between said stored data (SD) and detection data (DD). - A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said reading device (20) is an RFID tag reader.
- A system as claimed in anyone of claims 4 to 5, wherein each identification device (30a, 40a, 50a) comprises an RFID tag, each of them being associated with a respective structure (30, 40, 50).
- A system as claimed in anyone of claims 4 to 6, wherein said monitoring data (MD) are representative of a monitoring or inspection operation carried out by said operator on said at least one structure (30, 40, 50).
- A system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said user interface (70) can be driven between a first operating condition, at which input of said monitoring data (MD) is not allowed, and a second operating condition, at which input of said monitoring data (MD) is allowed.
- A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said processing unit (60) is configured in such a manner that in case of matching between said stored data (SD) and detection data (DD), an activation signal (AS) is generated for driving said user interface (70) to the second operating condition.
- A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said storage means comprises a second register (12) being part of said memory (10), for storing said monitoring data (MD) of said at least one structure (30, 40, 50), said data being associated with the stored data (SD) identifying said at least one structure (30, 40, 50).
- A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said storage means comprises memories integrated into said identification devices (30a, 40a, 50a).
- A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said storage means comprises at least one memory integrated into a portable apparatus (80) operatively associated with said reading device (20).
- A system as claimed in claim 4 or 14, further comprising a portable apparatus (80) provided at least with one transmission module (81) for sending said monitoring data (MD) to a main computer (100).
- A system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said transmission module (81) is configured for sending said monitoring data (MD) and said detection data (DD) identifying the structure/s to which said monitoring data (MD) are referred, to said main computer (100).
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