KR101046660B1 - Character input and output device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention displays a plurality of consonant selection areas and one vowel selection area, determines the number of touch points touched in each of the plurality of consonant selection areas, selects consonants corresponding to the number of touch points, The number of touch points input to the vowel selection area, the presence / absence of the sliding point, and the direction are determined to select a vowel corresponding to the vowel, and a combination of the selected consonants and the vowel is output.

The present invention can minimize the number of touches during character input by selecting a character displayed on a character input / output device such as a touch screen through single touch, multi-touch, double touch and sliding and displaying the selected character, thereby increasing the speed of character input. It can increase.

In addition, the number of text buttons displayed on the touch screen can be reduced, which effectively secures a space for displaying text, thereby maximizing the size of the text buttons. The accuracy of the touch can be increased.

Description

Character input-output apparatus And Method Of The Same

The present invention relates to a character input / output device and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a character input / output device and a method for easily inputting a character and reducing the number of character inputs during character input.

Recently, with the expansion of technology of wired communication service, a breakthrough technological development for personal wireless communication service has been made, and as the number of subscribers using it is greatly increased, various additional services in addition to the basic communication service are actively provided.

Among these additional services, services such as short message service (SMS), mail, and chat, which input and transmit text through a button or a touch screen configured in a mobile terminal, occupy the largest portion, and recently, voice calls Functions and messages, as well as an electronic notebook function that stores daily, weekly or monthly schedule information and contact information, etc. are increasingly diversified.

In order to use these various additional functions, the user presses a button mounted on the mobile terminal or a character button displayed on the touch screen to select Korean, English, special characters, etc. and checks the selected character when the selected character is displayed and uses the corresponding additional function.

As a typical character input / output method applied to a mobile terminal, a user among buttons (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, # assigned to a user) mounted on the mobile terminal There is a method of displaying a character corresponding to the button selected by the method or a method of displaying a character touched by the user among the character buttons displayed on the touch screen of the mobile terminal.

Such a character input / output method has a large number of times when a user needs to press a button when inputting a desired character, thereby not only consumes a lot of time due to inputting a character but also has a problem of lengthening a moving line according to inputting a character.

In addition, there is a problem in that the character display space is narrow because a plurality of buttons corresponding to the Hangul alphabet are displayed on the touch screen when displaying Hangul, and a user who is unfamiliar with inputting characters on a mobile terminal when entering Hangul is assigned to each of the plurality of buttons, There is an uncomfortable problem of having to input two consonants, vowels, and so on.

An object of the present invention for solving such a problem is to select the displayed character through single touch, multi-touch, double touch, sliding, and to display the selected character to minimize the number of characters input and improve the character input speed Provided are a character input device and a method thereof.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to reduce the number of displayed character buttons, it is easy to ensure the space for the character display, accordingly it is possible to maximize the size of the character button to improve the accuracy of the character touch when selecting characters It is possible to provide a character input device and a method thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical method of the present invention displays a plurality of consonant selection regions and a vowel selection region, and determines the number of touch points that are input to each of the plurality of consonant selection regions. A consonant corresponding to the number is selected, a number of touch points input to one vowel selection area is determined, a vowel corresponding to the number of touch points is selected, and a combination of the selected consonants and vowels is output.

To select a consonant, the representative consonant is selected when the number of touch points input to each of the plurality of consonant selection areas is one, and when the number of touch points is two or more, one of the vowels or the sound of the representative consonants is selected.

To select a vowel, if the number of touch points is one, select one of 'l' or '-' and if the number of touch points is two or more, select the other one.

In selecting the vowel, when the touch point is slid in a state where the number of touch points is one, selecting the vowel corresponding to the direction in which the touch point is slid.

Selecting a vowel selects a re-investor corresponding to the direction in which the touch point slides when the touch point is slid in a state where the number of touch points is two or more.

When the consonants are selected and the initial letter is output, the method may further include displaying a representative vowel in one consonant selection area.

Selecting a vowel selects a beginner if the number of touch points touching the representative vowel is one, and selects a re-subscriber if the number of touch points touching the representative vowel is two or more.

The representative vowel includes 'ㅐ' and 'ㅔ', and the 'ㅐ' and 'ㅔ' are displayed in the diagonal area of the vowel selection area.

 To select the vowel, the vowel selection area is slid continuously in the diagonal direction to select any one of the 'ㅐ' and 'ㅔ' corresponding to the diagonal direction.

Technical means for achieving the above object comprises a user interface having a plurality of consonant selection area and one vowel selection area, the user inputs a signal through a user's touch; The controller may include a consonant corresponding to the number of touch points input to each of the plurality of consonant selection areas and a vowel corresponding to the number of touch points input to one vowel selection area.

If the number of touch points input to each of the plurality of consonant selection areas is one, the controller selects a representative consonant. If the number of touch points is two or more, the controller selects any one of the consonant or the hard sound of the representative consonant.

If the touch point is a double touch in which the touch points are continuously input, the controller selects another one of the sound of the representative consonant or the sound of the sound.

The apparatus may further include a storage configured to store respective positions of the plurality of consonant selection regions and position information of one vowel selection region.

If the number of touch points input to the vowel selection area is one, the controller selects one of 'ㅣ' or '-' and selects the other one if the number of touch points is two or more.

 The controller selects a vowel corresponding to the sliding direction when the touch point input to one vowel selection area slides.

According to the present invention, a character displayed on a character input / output device such as a touch screen is selected through single touch, multi-touch, double touch, and sliding, and the selected character is displayed to minimize the number of touches when the character is input. You can speed it up.

In addition, the number of text buttons displayed on the touch screen can be reduced, which effectively secures a space for displaying text, thereby maximizing the size of the text buttons. The accuracy of the touch can be increased.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a character input / output device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the character input / output device includes a user interface (UI) 100, a control unit 200, and a storage unit 300.

The user interface (UI) 100 includes an input unit 110 for receiving a character from a user and a display unit 120 for outputting a character corresponding to the user's input.

The user interface unit 100, when a contact such as a user's finger or pen contacts the position of a character or icon, detects the position, performs the corresponding function, and displays the operation state and operation result of the function. Screen), the input unit 110 of the user interface unit 100 is a touch panel and the display unit 120 is a liquid crystal panel.

The touch panel, which is the input unit 110, displays an image (character or icon) of a liquid crystal panel positioned at a lower portion thereof, and the touch panel has a contact such as a user's finger or a pen at a position corresponding to the character or icon displayed on the liquid crystal panel. When the contact is made, the contact point detects the position and number of touch points and transmits the detected result to the controller 200. The touch panel, which is the input unit 110, is a multi-touch panel that determines the positions of a plurality of touch points touched at the same time. That is, the touch panel, which is the input unit 110, generates a single touch, a multi touch, a double touch, a sliding event by a contact, and determines the position of the touch point when the single touch, multi touch, or double touch event occurs. ) And determines the sliding direction when the sliding event occurs and transmits the sliding direction to the controller 200.

In this case, the single touch event means that the touch panel is touched once by one contact, the multi-touch event means that the touch panel is touched once by at least two contacts, and the double touch event is touched by one contact. This two consecutive touches is a sliding event in which one or at least two contacts are slid by the touch panel in any one of up, down, left, and right directions.

The liquid crystal panel that is the display unit 120 displays an image such as a character or an emoticon corresponding to the instruction of the controller 200. When the character is input, the display unit 120 displays the selection area 121 and the confirmation area 122 as shown in FIG. 2. Here, the selection area 121 is an area for displaying the consonant selection area and the vowel selection area A, and the confirmation area 122 is an area for displaying the corresponding letter in order to confirm the character selected by the user.

Here, the consonant selection area and the vowel selection area A of the selection area 121 are composed of nine areas, where eight areas are consonant selection areas and one area is the vowel selection area A. In more detail, the eight consonant selection areas of the selection area 121 of the display unit 120 may include the basic consonants of the consonants ('ㄱ', 'ㄴ', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', and 'ㅇ'). , Consonants ('a', 'ㄷ', 'ㅂ', 'ㅅ', 'ㅈ') are assigned and displayed one by one. That is, the consonant selection area of the selection area 121 is assigned one representative consonant such as 'ㄱ', 'ㄴ', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', 'ㅇ', 'ㄷ', 'ㅂ', 'ㅈ' and the like. And one vowel selection area A is displayed blank.

When the position of the touch point is transmitted through the input unit 110 of the user interface unit 100, the controller 200 determines the number of touch points according to the position of the touch point, and determines whether the touch point is single touch, multi touch, or double touch. It is determined whether the position of the touch point transmitted through the input unit 110 is continuously changed, and when the position of the touch point is continuously changed, it is determined in which direction the touch point is continuously changed to determine the sliding direction of the touch point. .

When the consonant is selected, the controller 200 determines a representative consonant corresponding to a generation location of the touch event, determines whether the touch event is a single touch or a multi-touch according to the location of the touch event, and determines a single touch according to the generation time of the touch event. It determines whether or not the double touch, so that the character associated with the representative consonant is displayed on the confirmation area 122 of the display unit 120 according to the determination result of the touch event.

 The controller 200 determines whether the touch event is a single touch or a multi touch when selecting a vowel according to the touch of the vowel selection area A, and determines whether the touch event is 'ㅣ' or 'ㅡ' and whether the touch event is a single touch according to the position of the touch point. It determines whether it is multi-touch and determines the sliding direction that occurs continuously, and the letters ('ㅏ', 'ㅑ', 'ㅓ', 'ㅕ', 'ㅗ', 'ㅛ', 'TT', One character of 'ㅠ') is displayed on the confirmation area 122 of the display unit 120. At this time, if any one of 'ㅣ' or 'ㅡ' is set as a character selected during a single touch, the other is set as a character selected during multi-touch, which is dependent on programming.

The storage unit 300 stores location information of the consonant selection area, stores information of a representative consonant corresponding to the location information of the consonant selection area, and includes a single touch, multi-touch, The information of the flat sound, the sound, and the sound corresponding to the double touch is stored, the position information of the vowel selection area is stored, and the information of the vowel corresponding to the single touch, multi-touch, and sliding direction is stored when the vowel is selected.

3 to 6 are diagrams illustrating a text input method according to an embodiment.

First, when a user wants to input a character using a user's finger, the display unit 120 of the character input apparatus displays the selection area 121 and the confirmation area 122 separately. In this case, the selection area 121 of the display unit 120 displays eight consonant selection areas and one vowel selection area A separately. In more detail, eight consonant selection areas of the selection area 121 of the display unit 120 are representative consonants 'ㄱ', 'ㄴ', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', 'ㅇ', and 'ㄷ' , 'ㅂ' and 'ㅈ' are assigned to each area, and the vowel selection area A is displayed as a blank. At this time, 'ㄱ', 'ㄴ', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', 'ㅇ' are called basic characters, and 'ㄱ', 'c', 'ㅂ', 'ㅅ' and 'ㅈ' are called pyeongum.

When a consonant is selected, a representative consonant is selected when a single touch is performed, when a multi-touch is performed, a sound corresponding to the representative consonant is selected, and when a double touch is performed, a sound corresponding to the representative consonant is selected.

Flat Sound Horn A Lol ㄲ C ㅌ ㄸ ㅂ ㅍ ㅃ S - ㅆ ㅈ H ㅉ

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, when the user performs a single touch on the 'a' area of the consonant selection area using one finger, the confirmation area 122 is displayed with 'a' as a representative consonant. When the user performs multi-touch with two fingers on the 'ac' area of the consonant selection area, the confirmation area 122 displays 'ㅋ', a 'bee' sound, and 'a' area of the consonant selection area. When the user performs a double touch at a predetermined time interval using one finger, the confirmation region 122 displays '경', which is an alarm of 'ㄱ'.

In this way, selecting the consonants of the representative consonants 'ㄷ', 'ㅂ', 'ㅅ', 'ㅈ' and the sound of the sound is the same as selecting the sound sound and the sound of 'a'.

In addition, when the user performs multi-touch with two fingers on the 'b' area displayed in the consonant selection area, the '' 'is displayed in the confirmation area 122, and' ㅇ 'is the default user displayed in the consonant selection area. When the user performs multi-touch using two fingers in the area, 'ㅎ' is displayed in the confirmation area 122.

If you want to select a vowel after selecting the initial letter by the above method, the vowel selection area (A) by performing a single touch or multi-touch, or by sliding continuously in the state of performing a single touch or multi-touch multiple vowels Select at least one of the vowels. A vowel selection method will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the user performs a single touch on a vowel selection area A using one finger, 'ㅣ' is selected and 'ㅣ' is displayed in the confirmation area 122. As illustrated in (b) of FIG. 4, when the user performs a multi-touch on the vowel selection area A by using two fingers, '-' is selected and '-' is displayed in the confirmation area 122. In this case, the vowel selection area A may select '|' according to the multi-touch and '-' according to the single-touch.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the user performs a single touch with a single finger and continuously slides the vowel selection area A in the vowel selection area A, 'A' is selected and the confirmation area is selected. In operation 122, ',' is displayed, and as shown in FIG. 5B, the vowel selection area A is slid continuously in the right direction while the user performs multi-touch using two fingers. Is performed, 'ㅑ' is selected and 'ㅑ' is displayed in the confirmation area 122.

In addition, if you want to select '슬라이딩' and perform a single touch using a single finger in the continuous sliding to the left direction, if you want to select 'ㅕ' multi-touch using two fingers In the state of performing the sliding in the left direction continuously.

As shown in (c) of FIG. 5, when the user performs a multi-touch sliding in a downward direction in a state in which the user performs multi-touch using two fingers, 'ㅠ' is selected and confirmed. '122' is displayed in the area 122, and as shown in (d) of FIG. 5, the user selects the vowel selection area A with a single finger and continuously slides downward in a single direction. When the 'TT' is selected, 'TT' is displayed in the confirmation area 122.

In addition, if you want to select '슬라이딩' and perform a single touch with one finger in a continuous upward direction, if you want to select 'ㅛ' multi-touch using two fingers In the state of performing the sliding in the upward direction continuously.

In addition, when a user wants to select 'ㅙ' among three 'vowels' and 'ㅞ', as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the user selects the vowel selection area A using a single finger. Sliding upwards continuously in the touched state, sliding vowel selection area A continuously in the right direction with a single finger, and vowel selection area A When the user performs a single touch using one finger, 'ㅙ' is displayed in the confirmation area 122.

And if you want to select 'ㅞ' as shown in Fig. 6 (b), the user performs a sliding downward continuously in the state in which the user touches the vowel selection area (A) with a single finger, When the user performs a single touch on the vowel selection area A with a single finger and continuously slides the vowel selection area A, the user performs a single touch on the vowel selection area A with one finger. 'ㅞ' is displayed in the confirmation area 122.

In such a character input / output method, the number of characters displayed on the display unit of the user interface 100 can be reduced, and thus the space of the display unit can be easily secured, thereby increasing the size of each character. In addition, since the allocation area of each character is increased, errors caused by the user's multi-touch can be reduced.

In addition, when the user inputs a desired character, the number of touches can be reduced, thereby not only reducing the time due to the character touch, but also shortening the movement line due to the character input.

As described above, a method for reducing the number of touches when selecting a vowel consisting of three vowels 'ㅙ' and 'ㅞ' will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

7 is an exemplary view illustrating character output of a display unit of a character input apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the user wants to input a character, the character input device outputs a consonant selection area, a vowel selection area A, and a confirmation area in which representative consonants are displayed as shown in FIG. 2. In addition, consonants are selected and consonant letters are input by the same method as in the exemplary embodiment.

That is, when one wants to select a consonant for inputting a consonant letter, one consonant displayed in the consonant selection area is selected. At this time, if a single touch is performed on the region of the consonant using a single finger, the representative consonant is selected, and if a multi-touch is performed using two fingers, a sound corresponding to the representative consonant is selected, and one finger is used. If the double touch is performed at a predetermined time interval, the sound corresponding to the representative consonant is selected.

After the initial letter is selected by the above method, if one or two fingers of the user touch the vowel selection area A, the selection area 121 is represented by representative vowels ('ㅏ', 'ㅓ') as shown in FIG. , 'ㅗ', 'TT', 'ㅐ', 'ㅔ') are displayed. At this time, the representative vowel is displayed in some areas of the consonant selection area, which is to facilitate the user's selection of the vowel.

Beginners 'ㅏ', 'ㅓ', 'ㅗ', and 'TT' select the vowel selection area (A) according to the sliding direction when the user performs a single touch with one finger and then slides continuously. Re-investigators 'ㅑ', 'ㅕ', 'ㅛ', 'ㅠ' are the vowel selection area (A) when the user performs a multi-touch using two fingers and sliding continuously according to the sliding direction Is selected. In this case, when the vowel selection area A is slid continuously in an oblique direction with a single touch with one finger, 'ㅐ' and 'ㅔ' are selected according to the sliding direction.

8 is an exemplary view illustrating a vowel selection method of 'ㅙ' and 'ㅞ' according to another embodiment of the present invention.

If you want to select '슬라이딩', as shown in (a) of FIG. 8, if the vowel selection area A is slid upwards continuously while performing a single touch with one finger, 'ㅗ' 'Is selected and then the vowel selection area A is slid continuously in the upper right diagonal direction while the user performs a single touch with one finger, and' ㅐ 'is selected to confirm the confirmation area 122 'ㅙ' is displayed.

When selecting 'ㅞ', as shown in FIG. 8 (b), when the user performs a single touch using a single finger and slides downward continuously in a vowel selection area A After 'TT' is selected, when the user performs a single touch with a single finger and continuously slides the vowel selection area A in the lower right diagonal direction, 'ㅔ' is selected and the confirmation area ( 122, 'ㅞ' is displayed.

9 is an exemplary view of a character input method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

If one or two fingers of the user touch the vowel selection area A after the initial letter is selected, the selection area 121 is represented by representative vowels ('ㅏ', 'ㅓ', 'ㅗ', 'TT', 'ㅐ', 'ㅔ') are displayed. When 'ㅗ' and 'TT' are selected by the user, 'ㅐ' and 'ㅔ' are displayed in some areas of the consonant selection area.

Accordingly, in order to select 'ㅙ', if the vowel selection area A is slid continuously upward in a state in which a single touch is performed using one finger, as shown in FIG. If 'ㅗ' is selected and then continuously slides to the 'ㅐ' area, 'ㅐ' is selected and 'ㅙ' is displayed in the confirmation area 122.

In the case of selecting 'ㅞ', when the user performs sliding of the vowel selection area A continuously with a single finger as shown in FIG. If 'TT' is selected and then continuously slides to the 'ㅔ' area, 'ㅔ' is selected and 'ㅞ' is displayed in the confirmation area 122.

Character input method according to another embodiment of the present invention is a consonant collection (',', 'ㅓ', 'ㅗ', 'TT', 'ㅐ', 'ㅔ') are displayed, and the area where the representative vowel is displayed is converted from the information of the representative consonant to the representative vowel information. Accordingly, when the representative vowel is displayed, the first-timers 'ㅏ', 'ㅓ', 'ㅗ', 'TT' and 'ㅐ', 'ㅔ' select the corresponding area using a single finger and perform a single touch. In addition, re-subscribers 'ㅑ', 'ㅕ', 'ㅛ', and 'ㅠ' can be selected by performing multi-touch using two fingers. Here, it is also possible to perform a double touch on the vowel selection area A to display the representative vowel after selecting the initial letter.

The character input / output method can reduce the number of touches during character input by inputting a desired character by using single touch, multi touch, double touch, and sliding. It is possible to shorten the copper wire according to the input.

1 is a block diagram of a character input and output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exemplary view of a display unit of a character input / output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating consonant selection of a character input / output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 through 6 are diagrams illustrating vowel selection of a character input / output device according to an exemplary embodiment.

7 is an exemplary view of a display unit of a character input / output device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an exemplary view illustrating vowel selection of a character input / output device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is an exemplary view illustrating vowel selection of a character input / output device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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100: user interface 200: control unit

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Claims (15)

In the character input and output method for inputting and outputting characters to and from the character input and output device, Displaying a plurality of consonant selection areas and one vowel selection area on the character input / output device; Determine the number of touch points input to each of the plurality of consonant selection regions, and select consonants corresponding to the number of touch points; Output the selected consonants to the character input / output device, The vowel is selected by determining the number of touch points input to the one vowel selection area, whether or not sliding and the sliding direction. If the number of the touch points is one, select one of 'ㅣ' or 'ㅡ'. If the number of touch points is two or more, the other one is selected, and when the sliding is performed in the state of one touch point, the first exporter corresponding to the sliding direction is selected. Select a returnee, And combining the selected vowel with the output consonant and outputting the selected vowel as a character to the character input / output device. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the consonants is If the number of touch points input to each of the plurality of consonant selection areas is one, a representative consonant is selected. And when the number of the touch points is two or more, selecting any one of a sound or a sound of the representative consonant. In the character input and output method for inputting and outputting characters to and from the character input and output device, Displaying eight consonant selection areas and one vowel selection area on the character input / output device; Determine the number of touch points input to each of the plurality of consonant selection regions, and select consonants corresponding to the number of touch points; Output the selected consonants to the character input / output device, The number of touch points input to the one vowel selection area is determined. If the number of touch points is one, one of 'ㅣ' or 'ㅡ' is selected. If the number of touch points is two or more, the other one is selected. Select the Determining whether the touch point is sliding in the touched state, and when the touch point is sliding in the touched state, determining the sliding direction to select a vowel corresponding to the number of the touch points and the sliding direction, And combining the selected vowel with the output consonant and outputting the selected vowel as a character to the character input / output device. The method of claim 3, wherein If the touch point is sliding in the state where the number of touch points is one, select the first exporter corresponding to the direction in which the touch point is sliding, And a re-investor corresponding to the sliding direction of the touch point when the touch point slides while the number of the touch points is two or more. delete The method of claim 3, wherein And displaying a representative vowel in the one consonant selection area when the consonant is selected and an initial letter is output. The method of claim 6, wherein selecting the vowel, If the number of touch points touching the representative vowel is one, select a beginner, Character input / output method for selecting a re-investigator if the number of touch points touched the representative vowel is two or more. The method of claim 6, The representative vowel includes 'ㅐ' and 'ㅔ', 'ㅐ' and 'ㅔ' are displayed in an oblique direction area of the vowel selection area. The method of claim 8, wherein selecting the vowels, A character input / output method for selecting any one of 'ㅐ' and 'ㅔ' corresponding to the diagonal direction by sliding in a diagonal direction continuously while touching the vowel selection area. A user interface having eight consonant selection areas and one vowel selection area and receiving a signal through a user's touch; Selecting a consonant corresponding to the number of touched touch points input to each of the plurality of consonant selection areas, and sliding and sliding the number of touch points input to the one vowel selection area and the state in which the touch points are touched A vowel is selected according to a direction, and when the number of touch points is one, one of 'ㅣ' or 'ㅡ' is selected, and when the number of touch points is two or more, the other one is selected, and the touch point is selected. If the number of sliding in the state of one is selected for the first exporter corresponding to the sliding direction, if the number of the touch point is more than two sliding in the state of the sliding selector corresponding to the sliding direction, the selected consonants and vowels combined Character input and output device including a control unit for controlling the output to the user interface. The method of claim 10, wherein the control unit, A character input / output device that selects a representative consonant when the number of the touch points input to each of the plurality of consonant selection areas is one, and selects one of a sound or a sound of the representative consonant when the number of the touch points is two or more. . The method of claim 11, wherein the control unit, And a second touch of the representative consonant to select another one of the consonants or the horns of the representative consonant. 11. The method of claim 10, And a storage unit which stores respective positions of the plurality of consonant selection regions and position information of the one vowel selection region. delete delete

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