KR20060022495A - Wireless telecommunication terminal and its method for downloading a large of mobile contents to external space and mobile contents download device and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a large capacity wireless content download function using an external space, a method thereof, and a mass wireless content download device and the method thereof.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention stores a large amount of wireless content that can not be stored in the wireless communication terminal due to the limitation of the download capacity and the storage capacity in a separate external space, that is, a download server, thereby not limiting the download capacity and storage capacity of the wireless communication terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless communication terminal having a large capacity wireless content download function using an external space, and a method and a high-capacity wireless content download device and method for enabling the use of wireless content.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention provides a wireless communication terminal comprising: wireless transmission and reception means for transmitting and receiving a signal through a wireless communication network; Storage means for storing user authentication information (including an ID and password), terminal identification information (including browser information, and a telephone number or a SIM number) for downloading device access; Input means for receiving a signal related to a content providing device connection and a download device storage request signal; And controlling the wireless transmission / reception means in response to receiving a signal related to a content providing device connection through the input means, and storing a download device storage request signal for a specific content through the input means. And control means for controlling each component to generate and transmit a message including user authentication information, terminal identification information, and a connection address to the content providing device to the download device.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in a wireless communication terminal.

Download server, high capacity wireless contents, user authentication information, terminal identification information, wireless communication terminal, content server

Description

Wireless telecommunication terminal and its method for downloading a large capacity wireless content using an external space and a method and a method for downloading a large capacity wireless content and a method therefor {Wireless telecommunication terminal and its method for downloading a large of mobile contents to external space and mobile contents download device and its method}             

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal having a large capacity wireless content download function using an external space according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of downloading a large capacity wireless content using an external space in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a mass wireless content download apparatus according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for downloading a large capacity wireless content in the large capacity wireless content download apparatus according to the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal and a mass wireless content download apparatus according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: wireless communication terminal 110: wireless transmission and reception unit

120: storage unit 121: browser information storage unit

122: user information storage unit 130: input unit (keypad)

140: display unit (LCD) 150: control unit

151: screen control unit 152: access address extraction unit

153: authentication and identification information generation unit 154: message generation unit

200: download server 210: communication unit

220: operation control unit 221: message analysis unit

222: access management unit 223: content storage management unit

224: short message generating unit 230: data storage unit

231: subscriber information storage unit 232: content storage unit

300: content server 400: short messaging center (SMSC)

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a large capacity wireless content download function using an external space and a method thereof, and a high capacity wireless content download device and a method thereof, and more particularly, to be stored in a wireless communication terminal device due to limitations of download capacity and storage capacity. By storing a large amount of wireless content that cannot be stored in a separate external space, that is, a download server, a large amount of wireless content using an external space to enable a large amount of wireless content to be used without being restricted by the download capacity and storage capacity of the wireless communication terminal. A wireless communication terminal having a content download function and a method thereof, and a high capacity wireless content download device and a method thereof.

First, the terms used in the present invention will be described.

In the present invention, a wireless communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, a personal mobile communication terminal (PCS), a personal digital terminal (PDA), a smart phone, a next generation mobile communication terminal (IMT-2000), a wireless communication while being carried by an individual such as a wireless LAN terminal. Say this is possible terminal.

In general, content refers to digital information such as text, sound, and video provided through a wired / wireless communication network, and specific examples include a character, a ringtone, a movie, a drama, a game, and various software. The content is characterized by the entire process, from production to distribution, purchase, payment, and use, both on the network and on the computer, and has thus evolved into an independent revenue generation model in the field of e-commerce.

Among them, mobile contents, that is, wireless contents, have been mainly developed around characters, ringtones, and mobile games. The method of using the wireless content on the wireless communication terminal is a method of first connecting to a specific content server through the wireless Internet, then purchasing desired content and downloading it to the wireless communication terminal. At this time, the amount of content that can be downloaded at one time is already set, and usually does not exceed several kilobytes to hundreds of kilobytes. Therefore, there is a problem that if the content to be downloaded is a large amount of content (such as a multimedia file) can not be downloaded according to the capacity. To overcome this, a segment and reassemble (SAR) function may be used, in which content is divided into multiple messages, received, and then merged into one. Nevertheless, this case also has a problem that cannot overcome the limitation of the storage space of the wireless communication terminal.

That is, when attempting to download a large amount of wireless content in a wireless communication terminal, there is a problem that can not download a large amount of wireless content due to the limitation of the download capacity and storage capacity supported by the wireless communication terminal.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and generates a message including user authentication information, terminal identification information, and content server access information to a download server, whereby the download server receives a large amount of wireless content from the content server. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless communication terminal having a large capacity wireless content download function using an external space, and a method for downloading.

Meanwhile, the present invention downloads a large amount of content from a content server using the user authentication information, the terminal identification information, and the content server access information received from the wireless communication terminal and stores the content in a corresponding user area, thereby downloading the wireless communication terminal. Another object of the present invention is to provide a mass wireless content downloading apparatus and method for enabling mass wireless content to be used without being limited by capacity and storage capacity.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. In addition, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

An apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object is a wireless communication terminal, comprising: wireless transmission and reception means for transmitting and receiving a signal through a wireless communication network; Storage means for storing user authentication information (including an ID and password), terminal identification information (including browser information, and a telephone number or a SIM number) for downloading device access; Input means for receiving a signal related to a content providing device connection and a download device storage request signal; And controlling the wireless transmission / reception means in response to receiving a signal related to a content providing device connection through the input means, and storing a download device storage request signal for a specific content through the input means. And control means for controlling each component to generate and transmit a message including user authentication information, terminal identification information, and a connection address to the content providing device to the download device.

In addition, the apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above another object, the download apparatus, the communication means for transmitting / receiving a signal via a wired / wireless communication network; Data storage means for storing subscriber information (including ID and password, telephone number), mass wireless content; And receiving a wireless content download request message from a wireless communication terminal, performing user authentication using user authentication information included in the message and subscriber information retrieved from the storage means, and as a result, the authentication succeeds. Arithmetic control means for controlling the respective components to download the contents from the contents providing apparatus and store them in a corresponding user area of the storage means using the terminal identification information included in the message and the access address to the contents providing apparatus; do.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention for achieving the above object, the method for downloading a large-capacity wireless content using an external space in a wireless communication terminal, the content providing device connection step of establishing a communication connection with the content providing device; In response to receiving a request for storing a specific content to a download device, user authentication information (including an ID and password), terminal identification information (browser information, and a phone number or a SIM number) for accessing the download device are received. And a message generating step of generating a message including an access address to the content providing device; And a message transmitting step for transmitting the generated message to the download apparatus.

In addition, the method of the present invention for achieving the above another object, in the method for downloading a large amount of wireless content in the download device, receiving a wireless content download request message from one wireless communication terminal, the user authentication included in the message An authentication step of performing a user authentication process using information (including ID and password) and stored subscriber information; When the user authentication succeeds, predetermined content is downloaded from the content providing device by using terminal identification information (including browser information and a phone number or SIM number) included in the message and an access address to the content providing device. A downloading step; And a storing step of storing the downloaded predetermined content in a corresponding user area.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal having a large capacity wireless content download function using the external space according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a wireless communication terminal having a large capacity wireless content download function using an external space according to the present invention includes a wireless transmission / reception for transmitting / receiving a signal with an external device through a wireless communication network (eg, wireless Internet). Unit 110, a storage unit 120 for storing terminal identification information such as user authentication information for accessing the download server, a phone number (or SIM number), browser information, etc. Content through an input unit (keypad) 130 for receiving a server storage request signal and the like, a display unit (LCD) 140 for outputting a screen according to the control of the controller 150, and the input unit (keypad) 130. In response to receiving a signal related to a server connection, the wireless transmitter / receiver 110 controls to communicate with the content server 300 and through the input unit (keypad) 130. In response to receiving a download server storage request signal for a specific wireless content of the content server 300, user authentication information and terminal identification information stored in the storage 120, and an address for accessing the content server 300 ( And a control unit 150 for generating a message (wireless content download request message) including the URL, and transmitting the generated message to the wireless transmission / reception unit 110 to be transmitted to the download server 200.

That is, in the present invention, the controller 150 controls the overall operation of the terminal, and executes a wireless internet browser which provides an interface for accessing the content server 300 through the wireless internet, and user authentication information. And a message including terminal identification information and a connection address (URL) to the content server 300, and the like are generated and transmitted to the download server 200 so that the download server 200 connects to the content server 300 and transmits a specific wireless message. Make the content available for download.

Referring to the components of the controller 150 in detail, the controller 150 controls the display unit (LCD) 140 to provide a wireless Internet and a connection interface to the content server 300 through the same. Browser address, phone number (or SIM number) stored in the control unit 151, the access address extraction unit 152 for extracting the access address (URL) to the content server 300 from the media link Authentication / identification information generation unit 153 for generating user authentication information and terminal identification information using the ID and password, and the generated user authentication information and terminal identification information and the extracted access address (URL). And a message generator 154 for generating a message including the message.

In particular, the screen controller 151 receives a signal related to accessing a content server through a wireless internet through the input unit (keypad) 130 and executes a wireless internet browser so that the display unit (LCD) 140 is wireless. Control the output of the Internet and the content server connection interface screen through it to the user. In addition, the access address extractor 152 receives a download server storage request signal through the input unit (keypad) 130, and thus, an access address necessary for downloading specific content of the content server 300, that is, a URL (Uniform). Resource Locator) is extracted from the media link and delivered to the message generator 154. In addition, the authentication / identification information generation unit 153 retrieves the browser information such as the name and attribute of the browser from the storage unit 120, an ID and password necessary for accessing the download server, and a phone number (or SIM number) to authenticate the user. Information and terminal identification information are generated and delivered to the message generator 154. In addition, the message generator 154 requests user authentication information and terminal identification information from the authentication / identification information generation unit 153 as the access address is received from the access address extraction unit 152. Generates a message of a predetermined format including the user authentication information and the terminal identification information, and the access address to the content server 300 to be transmitted to the wireless transmission and reception unit 110 to be transmitted to the download server 200. .

On the other hand, the storage unit 120 stores the operation program and the device program of the control unit 150, the operation program or the device program is stored in a normal ROM (ROM) area and can be erased as necessary. The storage unit 120 may include RAM for temporarily storing data generated during execution of various operation programs.

Here, the storage unit 120 will be described in more detail. The storage unit 120 is connected to the browser information storage unit 121 that stores browser information, that is, the name and attribute of the browser, and the download server 200. And a user information storage unit 122 that stores an ID, a password, and a phone number (or SIM number). Here, the browser information stored in the browser information storage unit 121 and the phone number (or SIM number) stored in the user information storage unit 122 are referred to as terminal identification information and stored in the user information storage unit 122. The connection ID and password to the download server 200 are referred to as user authentication information. In particular, the phone number or SIM number may be used as billing information for a specific service as unique information unique to each terminal.

In addition, the wireless transmission and reception unit 110 exchanges signals with external devices through a wireless communication network, for example, the wireless Internet. That is, the web server communicates with the content server 300 providing the wireless content, receives the web page, and transmits a message to the download server 200 to download and store the specific wireless content from the content server 300.

In addition, the input unit 130 includes a plurality of numeric keys (letter keys), menu keys, and function keys for performing various functions, and outputs key data to the controller 150 by external operations. In particular, the input unit (keypad) 130 is used to receive a signal related to accessing a content server through the wireless Internet from a user and a download server storage request signal for storing the specific wireless content to the download server 200.

In addition, the display unit 140 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit 140 displays the state of the wireless communication terminal or the progress of the program under the control of the controller 150. That is, the overall state of the wireless communication terminal and the contents received are displayed. In particular, the display unit 140 outputs the wireless Internet access interface to the user under the control of the screen controller 151 of the controller 150.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for downloading a large capacity wireless content using an external space in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, the screen controller 151 of the controller 150 receives the content server connection request signal through the input unit (keypad) 130, and executes the wireless internet browser to display the wireless internet access interface screen (LCD) ( 140) to control the output.

The controller 150 establishes a wireless Internet connection with the content server 300 (201).

Thereafter, the screen controller 151 of the controller 150 receives a download request signal (which is a specific media link selection signal) for the specific wireless content of the content server 300 through the input unit (keypad) 130. As a result, a message asking whether to save to the download server is output through the display unit (202) (202).

Thereafter, the screen controller 151 determines whether the download server storage request signal is input (203). If it is not received, the screen controller 151 performs a download procedure by a general wireless internet browser (207). Proceed to

In response to receiving the download server storage request signal from the screen controller 151, the access address extractor 152 of the controller 150 extracts an access address, that is, a URL, from the selected specific media link (204).

Subsequently, as the message generator 154 receives the extracted access address (URL) from the access address extractor 152, the message generator 154 requests user authentication information and terminal identification information from the authentication / identification information generator 153. It is received (205).

In more detail, the authentication / identification information generation unit 153 retrieves browser information such as the name and attribute of the browser from the browser information storage unit 121 of the storage unit 120, and the user of the storage unit 120. The ID and password for accessing the download server and the phone number (or SIM number) are retrieved from the information storage unit 122. The authentication / identification information generation unit 153 generates terminal identification information including the retrieved browser information and telephone number (or SIM number), and user authentication information including an ID and password for accessing a download server. Then, it is transmitted to the message generator 154.

Thereafter, the message generation unit 154 receives the user authentication information and the terminal identification information transmitted from the authentication / identification information generation unit 153, and the access address (URL) received from the access address extraction unit 152. The control unit 206 generates a message including a message and transmits the message to the wireless transmission / reception unit 110 to transmit to the download server 200 (206).

3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a mass wireless content download apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mass content download apparatus according to the present invention communicates with a wireless communication terminal 100, a content server 300, a short messaging center (SMSC) 400, and the like through a wired / wireless communication network. The communication unit 210, the data storage unit 230 for storing subscriber information and content, and the user authentication information included in the message and the data storage in response to receiving a wireless content download request message from the wireless communication terminal 100 The user authentication process is performed using the subscriber information retrieved from the unit 230, and as a result, the service server is authenticated as a subscriber (user). 300 to download a specific wireless content and store it in the corresponding user area (eg, user directory) of the data storage unit 230, Using the subscriber information retrieved from the data storage unit 230 includes an operation controller 220 for controlling the respective components to transmit a download completion SMS message to the wireless communication terminal 100 of the phone number.

Looking at the data storage unit 230 in more detail, the data storage unit 230 is subscriber information for storing the subscriber ID and password of the large capacity wireless content download service, the telephone number of the wireless communication terminal 100 of the subscriber, etc. A storage unit 231 and a content storage unit 232 for storing a large amount of wireless content. Here, the content storage unit 232 includes a service subscriber, that is, a user directory.

In addition, referring to the operation control unit 220 in more detail, as the wireless content download request message is received from the communication unit 210, the user authentication information included in the message and the subscriber information storage unit of the data storage unit 230 ( Message authentication unit 221 for performing a user authentication process using the ID and password retrieved from 231 and analyzing the message, user authentication results and message analysis results from the message analysis unit 221 (terminal identification information and The connection management unit 222 and the content server for performing connection setting with the content server 300 of the access address (URL) and control according to various requests from the content server 300 in response to receiving the access address). 300 receives and stores a large amount of wireless content in the corresponding user area of the content storage unit 232, i. The content storage management unit 223 retrieves the subscriber (user) phone number from the information storage unit 231 and transmits it to the short message generation unit 224 with the download completion signal, and the download completion from the content storage management unit 223. And a short message generation unit 224 for transmitting to the short message messaging center (SMSC) 400 to transmit a download complete short message to the subscriber phone number upon receiving the signal and the subscriber phone number.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of downloading a large capacity wireless content in the large capacity wireless content download apparatus according to the present invention.

First, the message analysis unit 221 of the operation control unit 220 receives a wireless content download request message from the wireless communication terminal 100 from the communication unit 210, and performs a user authentication process (401). That is, the subscriber information storage unit 231 of the storage unit 230 is searched to determine whether there is subscriber information (ID and password) matching the user authentication information included in the message.

The user authentication result is determined (402). If the user authentication fails, the user authentication failure message is transmitted to the telephone number of the subscriber registered in the subscriber information storage unit 231 (410). If successful, the message analyzer 221 analyzes the received message (403). That is, the terminal identification information and the access address to the content server 300 are extracted from the message.

Then, the access management unit 222 receives the analysis result of the message from the message analysis unit 221, browser information (name of the browser, attributes, etc.) of the wireless communication terminal 100 included in the message analysis result And a connection with the content server 300 using the connection address (URL) (404). Here, the download server 200 operates as a virtual terminal to perform a download procedure for a large amount of wireless content.

Thereafter, in response to the request from the content server 300, the subscriber's (user) 's telephone number or SIM number is transmitted (405). Here, the telephone number or the SIM number may be used for billing payment and the like as the unique information of the wireless communication terminal 100.

The access manager 222 downloads a specific wireless content (large capacity) from the content server 300 (406).

Then, the content storage management unit 223 receives the wireless content downloaded from the access management unit 222, the wireless content in the corresponding user directory provided in the content storage unit 232 of the data storage unit 230 Save (407). Then, the user's telephone number is retrieved from the subscriber information storage unit 231 of the data storage unit 230 so that the download complete short message can be transmitted to the user's telephone number. 224).

Thereafter, the short message generating unit 224 receives the subscriber's (user's) phone number and the download completion signal from the content storage management unit 223, and generates a download complete short message to transmit to the subscriber's phone number. (409). More specifically, it is transmitted to the short messaging center (SMSC) 400 to be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal 100.

5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal and a mass wireless content download apparatus according to the present invention.

First, the wireless communication terminal 100 accesses the content server 300 and, upon receiving a request from the user for storing the specific wireless content of the content provided by the content server 300 to the download server 200, the download server. User identification information for accessing the terminal 200, terminal identification information including various information for allowing the download server 200 to operate as a virtual terminal, that is, browser information, a telephone number (or a SIM number), and the like; A message including a connection address (URL) and the like to the content server 300 is generated and transmitted to the download server 200.

The download server 200 performs a user authentication process in response to receiving a message requesting the download of specific content from the wireless communication terminal 100 and using the terminal identification information and the access address (URL) included in the message. After connecting to the content server 300 of the access address (URL) to download a specific wireless content, and stores in the user directory.

Thereafter, the user of the wireless communication terminal 100 can freely use the large-capacity wireless contents downloaded by the download server 200 by accessing the download server 200 using a wired / wireless communication device such as a PC. .

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

The present invention as described above, by storing a large amount of wireless content in the external space of the wireless communication terminal, that is, a download server, it is possible to use a large amount of wireless content without being limited by the download capacity and storage capacity of the wireless communication terminal There is.

Claims (8)

In a wireless communication terminal, Wireless transmitting and receiving means for transmitting / receiving a signal through a wireless communication network; Storage means for storing user authentication information (including an ID and password), terminal identification information (including browser information, and a telephone number or a SIM number) for downloading device access; Input means for receiving a signal related to a content providing device connection and a download device storage request signal; And The wireless transmission and reception means is controlled in response to receiving a signal related to a content providing device connection through the input means, and a user stored in the storage means in response to receiving a download device storage request signal for a specific content through the input means. Control means for controlling the respective components to generate and transmit a message including authentication information, terminal identification information, and a connection address to the content providing device to the download device; Wireless communication terminal having a large capacity wireless content download function using an external space including a. The method of claim 1, The control means, A screen control unit for controlling the display unit to provide a connection interface to the wireless Internet and a content providing device therethrough; A connection address extraction unit for extracting a connection address (URL) to the content providing device from a media link; An authentication / identification information generation unit for generating user authentication information and terminal identification information using browser information, telephone number (or SIM number), ID and password stored in the storage means; And Message generation unit for generating a message including the generated user authentication information and terminal identification information, the extracted access address (URL) Wireless communication terminal having a large capacity wireless content download function using an external space comprising a. In the download device, Communication means for transmitting / receiving a signal through a wired / wireless communication network; Data storage means for storing subscriber information (including ID and password, telephone number), mass wireless content; And Upon receiving a wireless content download request message from a wireless communication terminal, user authentication is performed using user authentication information included in the message and subscriber information retrieved from the storage means, and as a result, the authentication is successful. Arithmetic and control means for controlling the respective components to download predetermined contents from the contents providing apparatus and store them in a corresponding user area of the storage means by using the terminal identification information included in the message and an access address to the contents providing apparatus. Mass wireless content download device comprising a. The method of claim 3, wherein The operation control means, And a function of controlling the communication means to transmit a content download completion message to the wireless communication terminal after downloading predetermined content from the content providing device. The method of claim 4, wherein The operation control means, Upon receiving the wireless content download request message from the communication means, the user authentication process is performed using the user authentication information included in the message and the ID and password retrieved from the subscriber information storage of the data storage means. Message analysis unit for analyzing; As the user authentication result and the message analysis result (terminal identification information and access address) are received from the message analyzer, connection setting with the content providing device of the access address (URL) and control according to various requests from the content providing device. Connection management unit for performing; Upon receiving a large amount of wireless content from the content providing device, it is stored in the corresponding user area of the content storage unit of the data storage means, that is, the corresponding user directory, and the subscriber (user) phone number is retrieved from the subscriber information storage unit, along with a download completion signal. A content storage management unit for delivering the short message generating unit; And Short message generation unit for transmitting to the short message messaging center (SMSC) to transmit a download complete short message to the subscriber's phone number in response to receiving the download completion signal and the subscriber's telephone number from the content storage management unit Large capacity wireless content download device comprising a. In the large-capacity wireless content download method using an external space in the wireless communication terminal, A content providing device connection step of establishing a communication connection with the content providing device; In response to receiving a request for storing a specific content to a download device, user authentication information (including an ID and password), terminal identification information (browser information, and a phone number or a SIM number) for accessing the download device are received. And a message generating step of generating a message including an access address to the content providing device; And Message sending step for transmitting the generated message to the download device Mass wireless content download method using an external space in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. In the large capacity wireless content download method in the download device, An authentication step of performing a user authentication process using user authentication information (including an ID and password) and subscriber information stored in the message when receiving a wireless content download request message from a wireless communication terminal; When the user authentication succeeds, predetermined content is downloaded from the content providing device by using terminal identification information (including browser information and a phone number or SIM number) included in the message and an access address to the content providing device. A downloading step; And A storage step of storing the downloaded predetermined content in a corresponding user area; Mass wireless content download method on the download device comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein A transmission step of transmitting a content download completion message to the wireless communication terminal Mass wireless content download method on the download device further comprising.

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