JP4341975B2 - Game information collection device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information collecting apparatus capable of converting game progress information relating to game contents in a gaming machine into number data such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of times of symbol change display, the number of times of reach, and the like.

  Usually, for example, in a pachinko gaming machine called type 1, a symbol display means for variably displaying three symbols, a starting port for starting variably displaying symbols displayed on the symbol display means, etc. are formed on the game board. If the same symbols are all stopped and displayed on the display surface of the symbol display means, a big hit state occurs and a large number of game balls can be obtained as prize balls. In addition, pachinko machines that are configured so that, when a specific symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means, the jackpot state can be continuously generated as a probability variation, the mainstream.

However, in order to facilitate management at the game store side, it is proposed that game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of display variations of symbols, the number of reach occurrences etc. in each gaming machine is transmitted to the management computer. However, there is a growing need for such game progress information to be provided to players. In order to meet such needs, conventionally, a gaming machine has been disclosed in which the game progress information is transmitted to the mobile phone of the player and the player can collect data (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-181064

  However, since the conventional game information collecting apparatus is a constituent element of a pachinko gaming machine, it needs to be exchanged together with the pachinko gaming machine when opening a new store or the like, which increases the cost. It was. Further, in the case where the game information is transmitted to the management computer, it is difficult to provide the game progress information to the player side as described above.

  In addition, the game progress information related to the game content usually consists of data indicating whether a jackpot, reach or loss has occurred, whether the symbol has changed, etc. In addition to being different from the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of times of symbol change display or the number of times of reach, etc., there is also a problem that it becomes necessary to store game progress information with a huge amount of data.

  By the way, the applicant stores an identification code that can identify the player in a card that can be carried by the player, reads the identification code with a card reader or the like, and then enters the game progress information that is sequentially input into the identification code. As a result, the game progress information for each player has been considered to be provided separately from the game progress information of other players. However, if the player inserts the same card into multiple card readers, etc. (that is, after inserting the card into one card reader and reading the identification code, the card is removed from the In other words, the game progress information in a plurality of gaming machines is associated with one identification code at the same time.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can process game progress information related to game contents in a gaming machine into a smaller amount of information and provide it to a player, and at the time of gaming machine replacement It is an object of the present invention to provide a game information collecting device that can reduce the cost of the game and can prevent the game progress information in a plurality of gaming machines from being simultaneously associated with one identification code.

  The invention according to claim 1 is provided with symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, and game information separately provided in the vicinity of a gaming machine in which a big hit state occurs when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means. A game content input means capable of continuously and continuously inputting game progress information relating to game contents in the gaming machine, and the game progress information input by the game content input means. A conversion means for converting to frequency data such as the number of times of variable display, the number of times of reach, or history data related to the frequency data, and a card reader capable of reading an identification code that can identify a player stored in the portable storage means, or A card reader / writer, number-of-times data converted by the conversion means, history data related to the number-of-times data, and the card reader or card reader Output means for outputting the identification code read by the external device to the outside, and an external server that can be stored in association with the identification code while accumulating the number data outputted by the output means or history data related to the number data The external server has a specifying means for specifying any one of the identification codes when a plurality of the same identification codes are obtained at the same time, and the number data or the number data only for the specified identification code It is characterized by associating historical data related to.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game information collecting apparatus according to the first aspect, the specifying unit specifies the latest one obtained most recently among a plurality of obtained identification codes.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game information collecting device according to the first or second aspect, the card reader or the card reader / writer makes the portable storage means pass or approach, and is identified in the process or proximity of the pass. The code can be read.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming information collecting device according to any one of the first to third aspects, when an identification code is read into the card reader or card reader / writer, the read identification code It is characterized by comprising a display device for displaying.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game information collecting device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the information stored in the external server can be accessed by a player via an electric communication line. It is characterized by being

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game progress information input by the game content input means and the game progress information are included in the number data such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of times the symbol is displayed, the number of reach occurrences or the like Since the conversion means for converting into related history data is separately provided in the vicinity of the gaming machine, it is possible to process the game progress information related to the game content in the gaming machine into a smaller amount of information and provide it to the player In addition, the cost when exchanging gaming machines can be reduced.

  Further, a card reader or card reader / writer that can read an identification code that can identify a player stored in the portable storage means, and associated with the identification code while accumulating the frequency data or history data related to the frequency data Since it has a storable external server, it is possible to easily input an identification code, and to ensure that the number of times data for each player or the history data related to the number of times data is the same as the number of times data of another person. Can be provided separately.

  Furthermore, when the external server obtains a plurality of the same identification codes at the same time, the external server includes a specifying means for specifying any one of the identification codes, and only the specified identification code includes the count data or the count data. Since related history data is associated, it is possible to avoid simultaneously relating game progress information (the number data converted by the conversion means or the history data related to the number data) to a single identification code. Can do.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the specifying means specifies the latest one obtained most recently among the plurality of obtained identification codes, the number data by the external server or the history related to the number data due to some trouble Even if the data collection does not end normally, the game progress information (the number data converted by the conversion means or the history related to the number data) is added to the identification code (latest identification code) read in the next game. Data).

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the card reader or the card reader / writer is allowed to pass or approach the portable storage means, and the identification code can be read in the process of passing or when approaching the portable storage means, It is possible to reliably prevent forgetting to remove the portable storage means as compared with the case where the state where the storage means is inserted is maintained.

  According to the invention of claim 4, when the identification code is read into the card reader or the card reader / writer, the display device for displaying the read identification code is provided, so that the game progress information is being collected for the player. It can be visually recognized.

  According to the invention of claim 5, since the information stored in the external server can be accessed by the player via an electric communication line such as the Internet, the player can play his or her own game at home or the like. Information can be confirmed and stored easily.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The game information collection device according to the present embodiment is separately provided in the vicinity of a gaming machine, and can transmit and receive game progress information of the gaming machine. The applied gaming machine is provided with a symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, and is applied to a pachinko gaming machine in which a big hit state occurs when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means. As shown, it has a front frame 3 to which a glass plate 2 is attached, and is configured so that a player can view the game board 4 through the glass plate 2.

  The game board 4 is formed with various accessories, a plurality of nails, a windmill, and the like, and a start port 6 and a big prize port 7 are formed. Furthermore, a symbol display means 5 comprising a liquid crystal display device or the like is disposed at the approximate center of the game board 4 so that a predetermined symbol or background can be displayed on the screen. When the starting condition is established by winning the game ball at the starting port 6, the symbols on the symbol display means 5 are variably displayed, and the predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed as a “big hit” state. Is opened at a predetermined time and timing to obtain a large number of game balls.

  A handle 8 is provided at the lower right corner of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the player turns the game ball while holding the handle 8 so that the game ball in the upper plate 9 can be moved to the game board 4. It is configured to launch. Reference numeral 11 in the figure denotes a speaker formed above the lower plate 10 of the front frame 3, and the effect of playing during the game is enhanced by sound, sound effects, etc. emitted from the speaker 11. Further, reference numeral 12 in the figure indicates an operation button that can be pressed at an arbitrary timing based on the effect displayed on the symbol display means 5.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main board 16, a symbol control board 17, a lamp control board 18 and an audio control board 19 are disposed on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and each board is made of a transparent resin. While being accommodated in the case, it is electrically connected to a predetermined substrate or element. Specifically, the main board 16 and the symbol control board 17 are connected to each other so that an output signal or a control signal of the main board 16 can be transmitted to the symbol control board 17. The control board 18 and the voice control board 19 are connected to each other so that an output signal or a control signal of the symbol control board 17 can be transmitted to the lamp control board 18 and the voice control board 19, respectively.

  Of these, the main board 16 is for controlling the game contents throughout the pachinko gaming machine 1, and should the game ball be awarded to the start port 6 to obtain a random number and make a big hit state when the start condition is satisfied? Or, a lottery to determine whether to be out of place is performed. The lottery result includes a reach in which two of the three symbols to be displayed are all stopped and displayed (including both a winning or a disappointing result as a result of the reach) and its effects.

  The lamp control board 18 is connected to decorative LEDs, side lamps, and glass frame lamps formed on the front frame 3 or the like, and controls the overturning or blinking operation of these lamps based on the gaming state. The control board 19 is for controlling the output from the speaker 11 based on the gaming state.

  Furthermore, the main board 16 is electrically connected to a management computer 24 installed in a store hall or the like via a payout control board 20 for controlling the payout of game balls accompanying a winning or the like and an external terminal board 21 for the outer frame. In addition, the management computer 24 is also electrically connected through the board external terminal board 22. As a result, the payout information controlled by the payout control board 20 and the control information by the main board 16 (for example, game occurrence information such as jackpot occurrence information, symbol variation display information, high probability information, etc.) are sent to the management computer 24. It is configured to be sent. The board external terminal board 22 is electrically connected to the game information collecting device 13 in addition to the management computer 24.

  On the other hand, the symbol control board 17 is electrically connected to the game information collecting device 13 separate from the pachinko gaming machine 1 via the symbol external terminal board 23. Here, a plurality of game information collecting devices 13 according to the present embodiment are installed adjacent to each of the plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 arranged in the pachinko store (see FIG. 3), and are shown in FIG. Thus, the card reader 14, the display 15, the game content input means 25, the conversion means 26, and the output means 27 are provided.

  The card reader 14 passes a card C (for example, a portable storage means in the form of a card made up of a magnetic card, an IC card, etc.), and an identification code (for example, a card-specific one stored in the card C in advance) It is possible to read a player ID such as a card ID as information or a user ID as player-specific information. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the card reader 14 is provided with an insertion groove 14a wider than the thickness dimension of the card C. If the card C is inserted through the insertion groove 14a and passed therethrough, The identification code is read by a reading sensor (not shown). The read identification code of the card C is displayed on the display 15.

  The game content input means 25 receives information (game progress information related to game content) transmitted via the board external terminal board 22 and the symbol external terminal board 23 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in real time, and the game progress Information can be continuously input successively. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, 8-bit information (input information 1 to 8) is output from the board external terminal board 22, and 8-bit information (input information) is output from the design external terminal board 23. 9 to 16) can be output, and these pieces of information are input by the game progress information input means 25.

  That is, information transmitted from the main board 16 (in other words, specific information that can be grasped by the main board 16) can be input from the board external terminal board 22, and from the design external terminal board 23, the symbol control can be performed. Information transmitted from the board 17 (in other words, specific information that can be grasped by the symbol control board 17) can be input. In the figure, the input information 14 to 16 is the net currency (after the game) that can be acquired by the player accessing a predetermined server (such as a main server described later) via a telecommunication line such as the Internet. (Pseudo-currency) amount.

  The conversion means 26 uses the game progress information (information about the game contents) input by the game content input means 25 as the number data such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of symbol variation display times, the number of reach occurrences, and the history data related to the number data. It is to convert to. Specifically, the game progress information as shown in FIG. 5 includes the number-of-times data (data indicating how many jackpots have occurred) and the history data (how many times before the jackpot) by the converting means 26. It is converted into a history indicating whether or not has changed.

  The output means 27 is for outputting the frequency data converted by the conversion means 26, the history data related to the frequency data, and the identification code input to the card reader 14 to the outside, and is wireless (for example, wireless LAN or the like). Thus, communication with the external server 28 is enabled and information can be transmitted. In addition to the wireless connection, the output unit 26 and the external server 28 may be connected by wire. In the present embodiment, the identification code is read by the card reader 14 and then output directly by the output means 27. Thereafter, the number data converted by the conversion means 27 or history data related to the number data. Are sequentially output to the external server 28 (in real time).

  The external server 28 is capable of storing the number-of-times data output by the output unit 27 (in this embodiment, in addition to the number-of-times data, history data relating to the number-of-times data) in association with the identification code while accumulating. As shown in FIG. 3, it consists of a server installed for each store (game hall), and is configured to be able to transmit stored information to the main server 29 via a telecommunication line such as the Internet.

  Here, the external server 28 according to the present embodiment includes the specifying unit 30 that specifies any one of the identification codes when a plurality of the same identification codes are obtained at the same time, and only the specified identification code. The count data or the history data related to the count data is associated. More specifically, the specifying unit 30 specifies the latest one obtained most recently among the plurality of obtained identification codes, and the latest identification code obtained is the number data or the history related to the number data. The data is related.

  Therefore, even if the collection of the count data by the external server 28 or the history data relating to the count data does not end normally due to some trouble, the game progresses to the identification code (latest identification code) read in the next game. Information (number data converted by the conversion means 26 or history data related to the number data) can be associated. The information stored in the main server 29 can be accessed via a telecommunication line such as the Internet, and the player can check his / her game progress information at home or the like and easily store the information. Can be done.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the latest identification code is specified by the specifying means 30, accumulation of the number data associated with the identification code obtained before that (number data by the external server 28 or the number of times) (Accumulation of history data related to data) is completed. Thereby, it is possible to avoid simultaneously relating game progress information (the number data converted by the conversion means or history data related to the number data) in a plurality of pachinko gaming machines to one identification code.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the number of times data and the like in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be stored in the external server 28 together with the identification code, the number of times data for each player is related to the amount of data. Therefore, it can be provided to the player easily and reliably. Furthermore, the player can accumulate his / her own number of times data, etc., and collect past batch data and data for an arbitrary period, and the collected information can be used to determine, for example, the reliability of each reach (average of the player). Value, maximum value, minimum value, etc.).

  Note that it is preferable that the count data and the identification code stored and stored in the external server 28 are uploaded to the main server 29 after being subjected to predetermined processing such as compression. Further, if the identification code for each player is configured to be registered in the main server 29, a jackpot number contest, a premium reach appearance frequency contest, a reach reliability contest, or the like can be performed for each identification code. It is possible to further improve the playability of 1 and improve the operation rate. Further, if the characters and items that appear in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be used in a community on the Internet, the operating rate of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be further improved.

  On the other hand, if the identification code assigned to each store is an identification number or the like, other players' game progress information can be registered as their own, but the person who manages the main server 29 monitors the information data of each player. By doing so, for example, when data that cannot be physically played from game time data obtained from operation information or the like is registered, it can be regarded as fraud and a predetermined measure can be taken. .

Next, the control contents in the game information collecting apparatus 13 according to the present embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
Until the card C is inserted through the insertion groove 14a, a card waiting demonstration is displayed on the display 15 (S1). When it is determined that the card C has passed through the insertion groove 14a (S2), the identification code (card ID, user ID) stored in the card C is sent to the external server 28 via the output means 27. In addition to being output (S3), the display unit 15 displays the identification code (card ID, user ID) to visually recognize that game progress information is being collected (S4).

  Thereafter, game progress information is transmitted from the board external terminal board 22 or the symbol external terminal board 23, and it is determined whether or not the information is input to the game information collecting device 13 (S5). Then, the process proceeds to S6, where predetermined input processing by the game content input means 25 is performed, conversion processing of the number data by the conversion means 26 and history data relating to the number of times data, and output to the external server 28 by the output means 27 Is done. That is, on the condition that the card C is inserted into the card reader 14, the identification code read from the card C is output to the external server 28, and the game content input means 25 starts to input the game progress information. .

  In the present embodiment, the output unit 27 outputs the count data and the history data related to the count data to the external server 28 in a sequential manner (that is, in real time). Thus, the output unit 27 may be configured to output the data to the external server 28 at a predetermined period or when the game hall where the pachinko gaming machine is installed is closed.

  Thus, the external server 28 receives and accumulates the number of times data output by the output means 27 and stores the number of times data etc. in the card reader 14 (identification code input means) first. Save it in association with. Therefore, game progress information for each player can be provided to the player easily and reliably regardless of the amount of data. In addition, since the number-of-times data converted by the conversion means 26 can be collected while being associated with the identification code input by the card reader 14, the game progress information of each player can be collected from other players' game progress. It can be separated from information and provided to the player side.

  Here, in the external server 28, as shown in FIG. 7, when a plurality of identical identification codes (α) are obtained simultaneously, the latest identification code (α) obtained later (that is, other pachinko gaming machines) The identifying means 30) identifies the identification code sent from the corresponding game collecting device, and collects the frequency data obtained thereafter or the history data related to the frequency data in association with the identified identification code. ing. At this time, the collection of the number data associated with the identification code sent from the game collection device corresponding to one pachinko gaming machine or the history data related to the number data ends.

  When the output of the count data or the like is completed, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (S7). If the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to S9, and if the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to S8. In S8, it is determined whether or not a predetermined end operation has been performed. If the end operation has not been performed, the process returns to S5 to determine whether or not game progress information is input again. If an end operation has been performed, the process proceeds to S9.

  In S9, a signal (end signal) indicating that the output of the game progress information is ended from the output means 27 is transmitted to the external server 28, and the input operation of the count data and the like by the external server 28 is ended, and the display unit 15 ends the display of the identification code. Thus, a series of operations is completed, and the process returns to S1 and the card waiting demonstration display by the display unit 15 is performed again.

  According to the present embodiment as described above, the game progress information input by the game content input means 25, and the game progress information, such as the number of occurrences of jackpots, the number of times the symbol is changed, the number of times of reach, etc. Since the conversion means 26 for converting the history data related to the data is separately provided in the vicinity of the gaming machine, the pachinko gaming machine has a device for collecting game progress information and the like as compared with the one installed in the pachinko gaming machine. It is possible to process the game progress information relating to the game content in 1 with a smaller amount of information (number of times data, etc.) and provide it to the player, and it is possible to reduce the cost when exchanging pachinko gaming machines.

  Further, the card reader 14 (identification code input means) that can input an identification code that can identify the player is provided, and the identification code and the number data converted by the conversion means 26 or the history data related to the number data are displayed. Since it is possible to collect while associating, it is possible to easily input the identification code, and to reliably separate the count data for each player or the history data related to the count data from the count data of other persons Can be provided.

  Furthermore, when the external server 28 obtains a plurality of the same identification codes at the same time, the external server 28 includes a specifying unit 30 for specifying any one of the identification codes, and the number of times data or the number of times only for the specified identification code. Since history data related to data is associated, it is avoided that game progress information (number data converted by the conversion means or history data related to the number data) is simultaneously associated with one identification code. can do.

  In addition, the card reader 14 allows the card C to pass through and allows the identification code to be read in the process of passing the card C, so that the card C 14 can be read as compared to the card C that is kept inserted during the game. Forgetting to remove can be reliably prevented. Instead of the card reader, a card reader / writer that can read the stored identification code and can write arbitrary information to the card C may be used.

  Further, the card reader is assumed to be able to read the identification code by bringing an information transmission type card in which the identification code is stored or another form of portable storage means (including a mobile phone or the like) close to the card reader. Also good. That is, the object whose identification code is read by the card reader or the card reader / writer according to the present invention is not limited to the card form, but may be various forms of portable storage means.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game information collection device is connected only to the board external terminal board 22 and is exclusively connected via the board external terminal board 22. The game progress information from the main board 16 can be input by the game progress information input means 25, or the game information collecting device 13 is connected only to the symbol external terminal plate 23, and exclusively through the symbol external terminal plate 23. The game progress information from the symbol control board 17 may be input by the game progress information input means 25.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the specifying means is configured to specify the latest one obtained most recently among the plurality of obtained identification codes, but instead, a plurality of the same identification codes are simultaneously used. If it is obtained, specify the earliest one obtained or the one obtained at a preset time, and associate the number data or the history data related to the number data only with the identified identification code. May be.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the card reader passes the card C (portable storage means), and the identification code can be read in the process of passing the card C. The card C is inserted into the insertion slot so that the identification code can be read. During the game, the card C is inserted into the insertion slot, and the card is operated by operating an eject button or the like. C may be extracted.

  In addition, in this embodiment, although applied to the pachinko gaming machine, it can be applied to other gaming machines such as a slot machine, for example. Even in this case, if the game information collecting device is separately provided in the vicinity of the slot machine or the like, the game progress information related to the game content in the gaming machine is processed into a smaller amount of information and provided to the player. In addition, the cost for exchanging gaming machines can be reduced.

  Provided with symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means, it is separately arranged in the vicinity of a gaming machine in which a jackpot state is generated, and a plurality of identical identification codes can be obtained simultaneously. A game information collecting apparatus that has an external server having a specifying means for specifying any of the identification codes, and associates the number data or the history data related to the number data only with the specified identification code. For example, the present invention can be applied to ones having different appearance shapes or other functions added.

The front view which shows the game information collection apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the pachinko game machine applied The block diagram which shows the electrical connection relationship in the game information collection device, the applied pachinko gaming machine, the external server, and the main server The schematic diagram which shows the connection state via the internet of the main server and each store server etc. in the game information collection device Flow chart showing control contents of the game information collecting device Explanatory drawing which shows the content of the game progress information input with the game information collection device Explanatory diagram showing the number of times data obtained by converting the game progress information by the conversion means Time chart showing a case where a plurality of identical identification codes are obtained simultaneously in the external server related to the game information collecting apparatus

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 2 ... Glass board 3 ... Front frame 4 ... Game board 5 ... Symbol display means 6 ... Start-up opening 7 ... Grand prize opening 8 ... Handle 9 ... Upper plate 10 ... Lower plate 11 ... Speaker 12 ... Operation button 13 ... Game content collection device 14 ... Card reader 15 ... Display 16 ... Main board 17 ... Design control board 18 ... Lamp control board 19 ... Audio control board 20 ... Discharge control board 21 ... Frame external terminal board 22 ... Board external terminal Board 23 ... External terminal board for symbols 24 ... Management computer 25 ... Game content input means 26 ... Conversion means 27 ... Output means 28 ... External server 29 ... Main server 30 ... Specific means C ... Card (portable storage means in card form) )

Claims (5)

A game information collecting device provided with a symbol display means for variably displaying symbols and separately arranged in the vicinity of a gaming machine in which a jackpot state occurs when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means,
Game content input means capable of continuously and successively inputting game progress information relating to game content in the gaming machine;
Conversion means for converting the game progress information input by the game content input means into the number data such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of times of display of the symbols, the number of times of reach, or the history data related to the number of times data;
A card reader or card reader / writer capable of reading an identification code that can identify a player stored in the portable storage means;
Output means for outputting the number data converted by the conversion means or history data relating to the number data, and the identification code read by the card reader or card reader / writer,
An external server that can be stored in association with an identification code while accumulating the count data output by the output means or history data related to the count data;
And when the external server obtains a plurality of the same identification codes at the same time, the external server has a specifying means for specifying any one of the identification codes, and only the specified identification code includes the number of times data or the number of times A game information collecting apparatus characterized by associating historical data related to data.   2. The game information collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specifying means specifies the latest one obtained later among a plurality of obtained identification codes.   3. The game information according to claim 1, wherein the card reader or the card reader / writer allows the portable storage means to pass or approach, and the identification code can be read during the passing process or when approaching. Collection device.   The game according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a display for displaying the read identification code when the identification code is read into the card reader or the card reader / writer. Information collection device.   The game information collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information stored in the external server can be accessed by a player via an electric communication line.

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