KR101754304B1 - Method for serving point of interest and system therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for providing a POI information service based on a location information, the system comprising: a mobile terminal using a POI information service based on a location information according to activation of a local information service related function by a user input signal; And a POI service server for providing one or more POI information matching the interest item in an area to which the specific location belongs based on information on a specific location and an item of interest transmitted from the mobile terminal, Basic information on the POI, and one or more additional information for connection to a specialized service according to the business type of the POI.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a POI-

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing POI information based on location information of a mobile terminal. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for providing POI-specific information services when providing POI information based on location information of a mobile terminal. And more particularly,

With the combination of mobile communication and wireless Internet, a service capable of transmitting and receiving Internet information over the air has increased rapidly, and an improved personalization service and a real-time information providing service based on the mobility of users have been improved.

With the use of the wireless Internet, a mobile communication subscriber can access the Internet and search for and download various information without restriction of time or space using the mobile terminal. Further, according to the use of the map application for displaying the map of the designated area on the mobile terminal based on the location information of the mobile terminal or according to the user's selection, a plurality of maps Of the POI is displayed.

However, the conventional general web or map application based local information service only provides basic information such as a specific POI according to a location search result, a name, address, and telephone number of each POI, and provides only basic services such as telephone connection to the corresponding POI do.

Accordingly, in order to access the service related to the specific POI selected by the user, the user must go to the web page of the corresponding POI using a separate wireless Internet, The accessibility of the user and the efficiency of use are inferior.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and a method for additionally providing a customized service for each POI in providing POI information based on location information of a mobile terminal.

In particular, the present invention is to provide a system and method for providing personalized service for each POI so that a service linked to each POI type can be directly used on a web or application-based local information service used by a user of the mobile terminal.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a point-of-interest (POI) information service based on location information according to an embodiment of the present invention, A mobile terminal using an information-based POI information service; And a POI service server for providing one or more POI information matching the interest item in an area to which the specific location belongs based on information on a specific location and an item of interest transmitted from the mobile terminal, Basic information on the POI, and one or more additional information for connection to a specialized service according to the business type of the POI.

The POI service server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit for wireless communication with the mobile terminal; A map information database (DB) for storing map information including a local name list, an interest item DB for storing at least one item of interest provided to the mobile terminal, and a POI information DB for storing the at least one POI information Integrated database; And a controller for extracting the map information of the area to which the specific location belongs and the one or more POI information matching the interest item in the specific location from the integrated database and processing the data.

At this time, the control unit may perform data processing so that the extracted one or more POI information is displayed on the extracted map information.

In addition, the controller may extract the at least one item of interest to be provided to the mobile terminal according to the user selection from the interest item DB, and transmit the at least one item of interest to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit.

The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may output information on a specific POI according to the user input signal among the one or more POI information received from the POI service server to a certain area of the display unit.

At this time, if the user input signal is applied to the additional information of the specific POI outputted to a certain area of the display unit, the mobile terminal can receive a service linked to the additional information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a POI information service to a mobile terminal in a POI service server providing a POI (Point of Interest) information service based on location information, Receiving information on a specific location and an item of interest from the mobile terminal in which the local information service related function is activated by the signal; And extracting from the database one or more POI information matching the interest item in the area to which the specific location belongs based on the received information on the specific location and the item of interest, And one or more additional information for connection to a specialized service according to the business type of the POI.

A method of providing a POI service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes extracting map information of an area to which the specific location belongs from the database; And processing data to display the extracted one or more pieces of POI information in a predetermined area of the extracted map information and transmitting the processed data to the mobile terminal.

Further, a method of providing a POI service according to an embodiment of the present invention may include extracting the at least one item of interest to be provided to the mobile terminal from the database of items of interest, and transmitting the at least one item of interest to the mobile terminal .

In addition, a method of providing a POI service according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing a connection to a specialized service linked to additional information of the POI when a user input signal for the additional information of the POI is applied from the mobile terminal Step < / RTI >

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal provided with a location information POI (Point of Interest) information service, the mobile terminal comprising: a display unit; A wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with a POI service server providing the POI information; And transmitting information about a specific location and an item of interest through the wireless communication unit, requesting the POI service server for one or more POI information matched with the item of interest in the area to which the specific location belongs, The POI information may include basic information about the POI and at least one additional information for connection to a service specialized according to the business type of the POI.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user input unit; And a memory for storing an item of interest list containing the item of interest to be transmitted to the POI service server according to an input signal through the user input unit, wherein the control unit derives the item of interest list from the memory, Can be performed to output to the injury.

In this case, the memory may store the one or more POI information received through the wireless communication unit, and the controller may extract information of the POI specified according to the input signal through the user input unit from the memory, And the like.

Meanwhile, when an input signal through the user input unit is applied to the additional information of the POI outputted in a certain area of the display unit, the control unit can request service provision linked to the additional information using the wireless communication unit.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the present invention by those skilled in the art. And can be understood and understood.

According to the present invention, a user of a mobile terminal can directly access a service linked to a POI type on a web or application-based local information service, thereby enhancing service accessibility.

In addition, according to the present invention, a POI company providing a variety of services can enhance the publicity effect of potential users using the local information service.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system for providing a POI-specific service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a POI service server for providing POI-specific services according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a POI service providing process in a system for providing a POI-specific service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing an example of a map to which a POI-specific service according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
6 is a diagram illustrating another example of a map to which a POI-specific service according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, and the terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another Is used.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. The following detailed description includes specific details in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for providing POI information based on location information of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a system and method for providing POI And more particularly,

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system for providing a POI-specific service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for providing POI-specific services according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a POI service server 100 for providing POI information matching with a user's mobile terminal 100, (200).

The POI service server 200 may transmit the map information (for example, a map application or a map web) of the corresponding area based on the location information and the interest item information transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 through the mobile communication network, From the database and provides the POI information to the mobile terminal 100. The POI information is information related to a location and an item of interest designated by the user, and is any one of a subway station, a bus information field, a shop, a hospital, a shopping center, a cultural facility information, or a combination thereof. At this time, the position designated by the user is the current position of the mobile terminal or a position arbitrarily designated by the user.

In addition, the POI service server 200 can provide not only basic information such as business name, address, telephone number, and the like, but also additional information for connection to a service specific to a business type, as POI information displayed on the map information.

In the present invention, 'additional information' is defined as information for connection to a service that can be provided for each type of POI. As an example, the additional information on the theater POI may include general information such as setting of departure / destination, favorite setting, memo registration, special information such as the screen time information, information for movie ticket reservation, and the like. As another example, the additional information on the restaurant POI may include general information such as setting the departure / destination, setting the favorite, and registering the memo, as well as specialized information such as menu view, online reservation, and the like.

The contents, number and priority of additional information can be variously set according to the method implemented by the POI company.

When the user input signal is applied to the additional information of the POI outputted to the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 can receive a specialized service connected to the additional information through the mobile communication network. At this time, the service may be provided via the POI service server 200 or a service may be provided from a server operated by a company directly providing a specialized service.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a mobile terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, an interface unit 140, a controller 150, a memory 160, a power supply unit 170, and the like.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a mobile communication module 111, a wireless Internet module 112, a location information module 113, and the like.

The mobile communication module 111 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 112 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The position information module 113 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. The location information module 113 can determine the current location of the mobile terminal 100 using the coordinate values transmitted from the GPS satellites.

The input unit 120 may include an audio / video (A / V) signal input unit 121 for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and a user input unit 123 for generating input data for a user's operation control .

The user input unit 123 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / static electricity), a jog wheel, etc. The A / V signal input unit 121 includes a camera, a microphone, .

The output unit 130 is for generating output related to visual, auditory or tactile sense, and may include a display unit 131, an audio output module 133, and the like.

The display unit 131 displays and displays information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 131 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

The interface unit 140 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 140 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device and transmits the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100, So that data in the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to an external device.

The control unit 150 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal and may perform related controls and processes for voice communication, data communication, video call, and the like, for example. The control unit 150 may include a POI service module 151 for managing the POI information transmitted from the POI service server 200 to be output on the display unit 131. [

The POI service module 151 transmits the information on the specific location and the user's interest items inputted through the location information module 113 or the user input section 122 to the POI service server 200, Requests POI information matching with the user's interest item, and outputs the POI information transmitted from the POI service server 200 on the display unit 131. [

If at least one item of interest is stored in the memory 160, the POI service module 151 extracts one or more items of interest from the memory 160 and outputs it to the display unit 131, Select an item. If at least one item of interest is not stored in the memory 160, the POI service module 151 requests the list of items of interest to the POI service server 200, One or more items of interest may be output on the display unit 131. [

In addition, the POI service module 151 stores at least one POI information data extracted and processed based on the user location information and the interest item information from the POI service server 200 in the memory 160, Information on a specific POI may be extracted from the memory 160 and at least one of POI brief information, basic information and additional information may be output on the display unit 131. [

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 150 or may store data received through the wireless communication unit 110 or may be stored in the memory 160 through the input unit 120 or the output unit 130. [ And may perform a function for temporary storage of output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, still image, moving image, etc.).

The memory 160 may also store the interest item list information described above or at least one POI information data transmitted from the POI service server 200. [

The power supply unit 170 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 150 and supplies power required for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

Next, a POI service server 200 providing personalized services according to POI according to the present invention will be described.

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a POI service server for providing a POI service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the POI service server 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a database 210 storing POI information, a controller 220, and a wireless communication unit 230 no.

The database 210 includes a map information DB 211 for storing map information including a local name list, an interest item information DB 211 for storing at least one item of interest information provided to the user's mobile terminal when the user selects an item of interest, And a POI information DB 213 for storing basic information and additional information about the POI.

The interest item information DB 212 stores interest category information for categories or themes for classifying POIs located in a specific area. Items of interest include shops, restaurants (Korean / Western / Chinese / Japanese), hospitals, banks, public transportation, cultural facilities, etc., and combinations thereof.

The POI information DB 213 includes a first field for classifying and storing POIs provided for each region, a second field for classifying and storing the POIs provided for each item of interest, and POI additional information for connection to a service provided for each POI type And a third field for storing the second field.

In the first field and the second field, basic information (e.g., an industry name, a business name, a company name, a tag, and the like) provided through POI brief information (e.g., Address, telephone number, website address, etc.). In this case, the first field and the second field may be combined into one field, and information about the POI classified and matched to the user's interest item may be stored.

The third field stores POI additional information for connection to a service provided for each POI type. For example, additional information about a POI related to a performance exhibition such as a theater or an exhibition hall may include performance exhibition time information, advance information, and the like. As another example, the additional information about the POI such as the restaurant may include online reservation information, menu information, and the like.

The POI information DB 213 collects basic information or additional information related to the POI from the server of the company related to the POI in real time or at a predetermined cycle through the wireless communication unit 230 under the control of the controller 220, Can be stored.

The control unit 220 performs an overall control operation on the POI service server 200 and receives map information and POI information of the corresponding area from the database based on the location information and the interest item information transmitted from the user's mobile terminal 100 And a POI information generating unit 221 for extracting and processing the POI information.

The POI information generation unit 221 extracts a map including the position from the map DB 211 based on the position information transmitted from the user's mobile terminal 100 and generates POI information And extracts information (including basic information or additional information) about the POI from the DB 213. The POI information data is processed so that the extracted POI information is displayed in a predetermined area on the extracted map. For example, the shape, size, position, etc. of the graphic on which the POI information is output can be processed.

The control unit 220 transmits the processed POI information from the POI information generation unit 221 to the user's mobile terminal 100 through the wireless communication unit 230. [

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a POI service providing process in a system for providing customized services according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a web or application related to providing a local information service is activated in the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 transmits the acquired location information to the POI service server 200 (S400).

At this time, the location information may be the current location information of the mobile terminal 100, which is acquired through the location information module 113, or the information about the specific area, which is input through the user input unit 122. [

Based on the location information transmitted from the mobile terminal 100, the POI service server 200 derives the map information of the area including the corresponding location from the map information DB 211 and processes it graphically under the control of the controller 220 And transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. The transmitted map information is output on the display unit 131 of the mobile terminal (S401).

Thereafter, a list of interest items including a plurality of items of interest information for the user's interest item selection is output on the display unit 131 according to the execution operation of the POI service module 151, and at least one item of interest Is transmitted to the POI service server 200 (S402).

The interest item list is stored in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 and is output from the control unit 150 and displayed on the display unit 131 or extracted from the interest item DB 212 in the POI service server 200 And provide it to the mobile terminal 100.

Accordingly, the POI information generation unit 220 of the POI service server 200 extracts corresponding POI information from the POI information DB 213 based on the user's location information and interest item information for providing the service (S403) .

The POI information to be extracted may include POI brief information (for example, business type, business name, and tag) displayed on the map application according to the user's selection, basic information (e.g., business name, address, telephone Number, website address, etc.) and POI additional information for connection to a service provided for each POI type.

Next, the POI information generation unit 220 processes at least one POI information data so that the extracted POI information is displayed in a predetermined area on the map graphic provided to the mobile terminal in the previous step, and transmits the POI information data to the mobile terminal 100 S404).

The mobile terminal 100 having received the POI information data stores the received data in the memory 160. When the user selects a specific POI, the POI service module 151 obtains information about the POI from the memory 160 And outputs at least one of POI brief information, basic information, and additional information on the display unit 131 (S405).

Thereafter, when a user input signal is applied to the additional information of the specific POI outputted in a predetermined area of the display unit 131, the mobile terminal 100 receives a specialized service connected to the additional information through the mobile communication network have. At this time, the service may be provided via the POI service server 200 or a service may be provided from a server operated by a company directly providing a specialized service.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map to which a personalized service according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

When the application related to the local information service is activated in the mobile terminal 100, a map graphic based on the mobile terminal location information 510 as shown in FIG. 5 (a) is displayed on the display unit 131.

Then, according to the user menu selection, the interest item list 520 as shown in FIG. 5B is output so that the user can select at least one item of interest from the list of items of interest. For example, the user can select the item of interest 521, the coffee shop 522, the bar 523, and the Wi-Fi zone 524 as items of interest.

If at least one POI information extracted based on the location information and the interest item information is output according to the user's selection and the user selects any one of the POI information outputted, the simplified information of the POI selected as shown in FIG. 5 (c) , Basic information, and graphics relating to additional information are output to a certain area of the map graphic.

For example, if a POI related to a lunch, a coffee shop, a bar, or a Wi-Fi zone according to a user's interest item is output on the display unit and the user selects the restaurant POI 530, basic information about the restaurant POI And additional information 532 to 535 may be output. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the additional information of the restaurant POI may include an exit / destination setting 532, a favorite setting 533, a reservation 534, a menu view 535, and the like.

6 is a diagram illustrating another example of a map to which a personalized service according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

When the user selects a theater POI from among at least one POI based on the user's location information and interest item information according to the above-described embodiment, simple information of the selected theater POI 600 as shown in FIG. 6, At least one of graphics relating to basic information and additional information is output to a certain area of the map graphic.

The graphics relating to the basic information 601 and the additional information 602 to 605 of the theater POI 600 are output to a predetermined area on the display unit 131 according to a predetermined rule. Examples of additional information of the theater POI include an exit / destination setting 602, a favorite setting 603, a movie time 604, and a movie ticket 605 information.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

A server for providing POI (Point Of Interest) information service based on location information,
A wireless communication unit for providing a wireless interface for communication with the mobile terminal using the POI information service based on the location information in accordance with activation of the function related to the local information service; And
Extracting one or more POI information matching the interest item in an area to which the specific location belongs based on the information on the specific location and the item of interest transmitted from the mobile terminal and providing the one or more POI information to the mobile terminal And a control unit,
The POI information includes basic information about the POI and at least one additional information for connection to a service specialized according to the business type of the POI,
Wherein the control unit is configured to provide POI-specific information that provides connection to a specialized service linked to the additional information of the specific POI when a user input signal for the additional information of the specific POI is applied from the one or more POI information from the mobile terminal The server that provides the service. The method according to claim 1,
A map information database (DB) for storing map information including a local name list, an interest item DB for storing at least one item of interest provided to the mobile terminal, and a POI information DB for storing the at least one POI information And an integrated database,
Wherein the control unit extracts the map information of the area to which the specific location belongs and the one or more POI information matched with the interest item in the specific location from the integrated database and processes the extracted data to provide a POI- . 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
And the data processing is performed such that the extracted one or more POI information is displayed on the extracted map information. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
And extracts the at least one item of interest to be provided to the mobile terminal according to the user selection from the interest item DB, and transmits the at least one item of interest to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the additional information includes general information irrelevant to the business type of the POI and specialized information related to the POI business type. delete A method of providing a POI information service from a POI service server providing location information based POI information service to a mobile terminal,
Receiving information on a specific location and an item of interest from the mobile terminal in which a local information service related function based on a user input signal is activated; And
Extracting from the database one or more POI information matching the interest item in the area to which the specific location belongs based on the received information on the specific location and the item of interest,
The POI information includes basic information about the POI and at least one additional information for connection to a service specialized according to the business type of the POI,
The method may further comprise: transmitting the at least one POI information to the mobile terminal; and if a user input signal for the additional information of a specific POI is applied from the mobile terminal to the additional information of the specific POI Further comprising the step of providing a connection to the specialized specialized service. 8. The method of claim 7,
Extracting map information of an area to which the specific location belongs from the database; And
Further comprising the steps of: processing the extracted map information so that the extracted one or more pieces of POI information are displayed in a predetermined area, and transmitting the processed data to the mobile terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein,
A map information database for storing map information including a geographical name list;
An interest item database for storing at least one item of interest provided to the mobile terminal; And
And a POI information database storing the one or more POI information. 10. The method of claim 9,
Further comprising extracting the at least one item of interest provided to the mobile terminal according to the user selection from the interest item database and transmitting the extracted at least one item of interest to the mobile terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the additional information includes general information irrelevant to the business type of the POI and specialized information related to the POI business type. 1. A mobile terminal provided with a location information POI (Point Of Interest) information service,
A display unit;
A wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with a POI service server providing the POI information; And
Transmitting information related to a specific location and an item of interest through the wireless communication unit, requesting the POI service server for one or more POI information matching the item of interest in the area to which the specific location belongs, And outputting one or more POI information,
The POI information includes basic information about the POI and at least one additional information for connection to a service specialized according to the business type of the POI,
Wherein the control unit outputs information on a specific POI selected through the first input signal of the one or more POI information to a predetermined area of the display unit and, when a second input signal is applied to the additional information of the specific POI, Requesting provision of a specialized service linked to additional information of the mobile terminal. 13. The method of claim 12,
A user input section; And
Further comprising a memory for storing a list of items of interest that includes the item of interest to be sent to the POI service server in accordance with an input signal through the user input,
Wherein the control unit derives the list of items of interest from the memory and outputs it to the display unit. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the memory stores the one or more POI information received through the wireless communication unit. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the additional information includes general information irrelevant to the business type of the POI and specialized information related to the POI business type.

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