KR20150065607A - Method for controlling workflow of a plurality of device in container terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for controlling a workflow of a plurality of devices in a container terminal. The present invention enables a loading/unloading operation to be simultaneously performed for a plurality of quay cranes (QC), yard cranes (YC), and yard trucks (YT) placed in a container terminal through a carrying vessel operation plan program and prevents the ratio of the loading/unloading operation from being concentrated on a specific equipment. The present invention thereby minimizes the empty car drive of the YT, maximizes the utilization, and increases the probability of occurrence of a double cycling. The person in charge of a plan for each command ship can establish a plan for carrying vessel operation, compare with a plan for carrying vessel operation of other command ships, and then easily search for a subject which can be adjusted. The person in charge also can make the loading/unloading operation of a nearby QC exist in the same time zone in a plurality of command ships at the time point of a plan for carrying vessel operation for each command ship and design by considering a situation which can increase the occurrence of a double cycling at the time point of a plan for carrying vessel operation.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a method for managing a work flow of a plurality of devices in a container terminal,

The present invention relates to a method for managing workflows of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal, and more particularly, to a method for managing workflows of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal, The present invention relates to a method for managing workflow of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal.

Generally, a container terminal used for port logistics is used for unloading and loading containers, storing containers, and loading / unloading containers outside.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of quay crane (QC) devices are disposed at a position where a ship is anchored, and a yard block the yard crane (YC) is arranged in the yard block (yb), the loading and unloading of the container in the vessel is carried out by a quay crane (QC) Is carried out by a crane (YC) and can be transported through a yard truck (YT).

Meanwhile, in such a container terminal, a terminal operating system (TOS) is used to maximize the management efficiency of the container.

The terminal operating system in the container terminal receives the information on the container from the vessel scheduled to be brought into the terminal and establishes the vessel operation plan of the container handling equipment and the transportation equipment so that all the containers can be moved to the correct position at the correct time, Such as sending a work instruction to the container.

As an example, a control method of a container terminal operating system for improving the unloading and dropping efficiency of a container according to the prior art is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0791123.

2, when a container is unloaded from a ship and stored in an HSS (High Stacking System) internal cell (S100), a control method of the terminal operating system according to the related art uses a crane, (S101). After the target container is transferred to the elevator of the high-stage loading system (103), the target container is stored based on the operation rule according to the cell structure (S105) If the container stored in the HSS internal cell is retrieved (S111), the target container is retrieved based on the operation rule according to the HSS internal cell structure (S112). If the reuse is required according to the cell structure in the HSS (S113) A specific container is reworked based on the operation rule (S115), and the object container is collected and transferred to the outside of the HSS (S117).

However, in order to increase the efficiency of handling containers carried in and out of containers through the container terminal, a high-load type single cycling method for unloading, loading and transporting containers in a designated section using a high- .

That is, the above-described conventional technique allows a plurality of quay cranes (QC), yard cranes (YC) and yard trucks (YT) used in a container terminal to perform quantitative operations at the same time, There is a problem in that it does not suggest a method of optimally calculating the main work plan so as not to concentrate on the crane.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0791123 (Name: Control Method of Container Terminal System Using High-Stack Loading System)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for controlling a plurality of equipments such as a quay crane (QC), a yard crane (YC) and a yard truck And at the same time, the ratio of the quantitative work is not concentrated in the specific equipment, thereby minimizing the tolerance distance of the yard truck and increasing the probability of double cycling which can maximize the utilization rate Which can execute, compare, and evaluate a main line work plan relating to unloading and loading of each quay crane with respect to a plurality of buses so that the main line work plan can be executed.

That is, in order to compare and evaluate the ship work plan for a plurality of vessels, the work plan information established by the person in charge of the design of the ship work plan plan for each ship can be displayed on one screen, The present invention provides a method of managing work flows of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal that can increase the probability of occurrence of double cycling for a plurality of equipments in a container terminal.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a terminal operating system for establishing and registering a berth plan and a ship work plan of each ship, providing a function for a user to select a plurality of ships to be compared, The present invention provides a method of managing a work flow of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal, which can provide information such as a work schedule information by time frame, a drop and drop quantity ratio, and an expectation of occurrence of a double cycle.

These and other objects of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention by the appended claims.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing workflow of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal, the method comprising the steps of: (A) receiving, by the terminal operation server, (S310), and storing it in the database 220 (S320); (B) The terminal operation server 200 designates the ship operation plan program 240 on the basis of the quantitative operation information of the container stored in the database 220, and stores it in the database 220 (S330) ; (C) a step of selecting sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-subing sub-sub-sub-subing sub-subway sub-subway sub-subway sub-subway sub-subway sub- ); (D) establishing a quantitative work plan for a plurality of buses through the terminal operation plan program 240 by the terminal operation server 200 and storing the established results in the database 220 (S350); (E) The terminal operating server 200 displays a plurality of ship information on which the quantitative work plan is established through the display unit 260, and receives a selection signal for a plurality of vessels to be compared from the input unit 230 Step S360: (F) The terminal operation server 200 inquires of the database 200 about each quantitative sub-work plan for the selected ship selected through the step (E) (S370); and (G) The control unit 200 displays one or more of the time-scale main-line work plan information, the unloading and loading amount ratio, and the double-cycling occurrence possible ratio information to the display unit 260 for the selected comparison ship through the main- (Step S380).

(H) The terminal operation server 200 transmits the work flow information for the selected comparison ship to the quay crane (QC), the yard crane (YC), and the yard crane And yard truck (YT), the work flow of each equipment is progressed according to the quantitative work order information of the container to be worked so as to increase the double cycling occurrence probability (S390) .

In addition, the main-line work plan program 240 in the step (B) may further include (b1) a sub-boarding plan inquiry module 240a, (S3301); (b2) collecting equipment information allocated to each ship in accordance with the bus-berthing plan searched through the quay crane (QC) information collection module 240b (S3302); (b3) aligning the pier cranes, the eyepiece position and the quantitative operation point with respect to the eyepiece vessel through the alignment module 240c (S3303); (b4) allowing the schedule box generation module 240d to generate a schedule box for the quantitative workflow based on the time and position information corresponding to the bus-line bidding plan (S3304); (b5) a step (S3305) of searching a plurality of bus information by using a boarding plan inquiry screen formed in the schedule box through the bus information searching and selecting module 240e, and then selecting the bus information to be compared; (b6) allowing the task list generation module 240f to generate a task list in the order of job flow according to the comparison target bus information (S3306); (b7) calculating the working time according to the unloading and dropping of each container through the working time calculating module 240g (S3307); (b8) a step (S3308) of calculating quantities of quantities to be allocated to the quay crane and the yard truck with respect to the containers of the respective buses through the quantitative quantity calculation module 240h; (b9) generating and displaying a work schedule of the quay crane assigned to each container through the quay crane (QC) schedule screen generation module 240i (S3309); and (b10) (Step S3310) of calculating the quantitative ratio of the container by the same time slot through the display unit 240j and displaying the rate of double cycling occurrence on the graph (step S3310).

According to the method for managing work flows of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal according to the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously and simultaneously control the plurality of quay crane (QC), yard crane (YC) and yard truck (YT) It is possible to minimize the tolerance distance of the yard truck and to increase the probability of occurrence of the double cycling which can maximize the utilization rate by preventing the proportion of the subordinate work from concentrating on the specific equipment while performing the subordinate work.

In addition, the present invention is advantageous in that a planner in charge of each bus can establish an operation plan for the main line, compare the line plan with the line plan of the other line, and easily search an adjustable object. It is possible to design a situation in which the occurrence of the double cycling can be enhanced by allowing the unloading and loading operation of the adjacent quay crane to exist at the same time in consideration of the time of the main line planning.

Additional features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description.

1 is a view for explaining a configuration of a general container terminal;
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control method for a container terminal operating system.
3 is a diagram showing a workflow management system for a plurality of equipments in a container terminal according to the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a terminal operation server applied to the present invention;
5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main line work plan program applied to the present invention;
6 is a view showing an example of a schedule box and a bus-line information inquiry screen applied to the present invention;
7 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed according to the driving of the main line work plan program according to the present invention;
8 is a diagram showing an example of double cycling performed according to the result of the main-line work planning program applied to the present invention.
9 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for managing workflow of a plurality of devices in a container terminal according to the present invention.
10 is a diagram showing a subroutine for designing a main line work plan program according to the present invention;
11 is a view showing an example of a double-cycling estimated ratio information confirmation screen which appears as a result of a main-line work plan program applied to the present invention;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a method for managing workflows of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to the detailed description of the present invention, the same or corresponding components in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and if a detailed description of related known configurations or functions is deemed to blur the gist of the present invention, Is omitted.

Also, in the present specification, the following embodiments and embodiments are to be considered as being illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein but is to be accorded with the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents, It can be changed to another embodiment.

First, a system applied to a method for managing workflow of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a workflow management system for a plurality of equipments in a container terminal according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a terminal operation server applied to the present invention, Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a task plan program. Fig.

6 is a view showing an example of a schedule box and a bus line information inquiry screen applied to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed according to the driving of a main line work plan program according to the present invention, 8 is a view showing an example of double cycling performed according to the result of the main-line work planning program applied to the present invention.

3, a workflow management system for a plurality of equipments in a container terminal according to the present invention includes a ship terminal 100, a network 150, and a terminal operation server 200. [

Specifically, the ship terminal 100 transmits information on a ship's location, container type and property, and scheduled operation time according to unloading and dropping from a ship and a plurality of ships 100a, 100b, ..., To the server (200).

The network 150 is a wireless network such as a TCP / IP protocol that can be connected by wire and a WAP protocol that can be wirelessly connected. The network 150 is a wireless network including a quay crane (QC), a yard crane (YC), a yard truck ), A ship terminal (100), and a terminal operation server (200) so that they can communicate by wire or wireless.

The terminal operation server 200 is responsible for establishing a yard operation plan and a yard operation plan necessary for container terminal operation, a quay crane (QC) related to unloading and dropping in a terminal, an operation plan for a yard crane (YC) 4, a terminal 220, a DB 220, an input unit 230, a main line work plan program 240, a signal 220, A transmission unit 250, a display unit 260, and a control unit 270.

The interface unit 210 is a gateway for exchanging information by supporting a plurality of communication protocols required for data transmission / reception with a plurality of ship terminals 100 through the network 150.

The database 220, DB stores not only the ship's location, the type and the attribute of the container, scheduled work time information, and the ship's job schedule program designed through the user, which are received from a plurality of ship terminals 100, And OS information for operating the terminal operating server 200.

The input unit 230 may include a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch pad for inputting source code and workflow data according to a main line operation plan of the container terminal established through the user, or for inquiring and selecting information according to loading and unloading of the container It is means.

The mainline work plan program 240 determines the number of quay crane (QC), yard crane (YC) and yard truck (YT) to be loaded in the submerging operation according to the berth time and position of the ship, In order to minimize the allowable travel distance of the yard truck and to increase the probability of occurrence of the double cycling which maximizes the utilization rate after the quantitative plan for each truck is created, , And the configuration of each module will be described later.

The signal transmission unit 250 transmits a plurality of signals such as a quay crane (QC), a yard crane (YC), and a yard truck (YT) provided in the container terminal according to the ship operation plan program 240 of the terminal operation server And transmits a signal to each device to control the devices.

The display unit 260 includes a CRT for outputting charts and graphs provided according to the driving of the main line work plan program 240 and for selecting workflow information according to the operation of the input unit 210 by the user, PDP and LCD monitor.

The control unit 270 controls the interface unit 210, the database 220, the DB 230, the main line work plan program 240, the signal transmission unit 250, and the display unit 260, It is a CPU (central processing unit) that enables the mainline work plan to be carried out for various equipment required for operation.

5, the main-line work plan program 240 includes a bus line-up plan inquiry module 240a, a quay crane (QC) information collection module 240b, an alignment module 240c, a schedule box 240b, A work schedule generation module 240f, a work time calculation module 240g, a quantitative work volume calculation module 240h, a quay crane (QC) schedule screen generation module 240d, a bus line information search and selection module 240e, (240i), and a double-cycling prediction ratio calculation module (240j).

Specifically, the mother ship connection plan inquiry module 240a transmits the mother ship connection plan inquiry module 240a to the mother ship including the berth position, the container type and the attribute, and the estimated operation time information, which are transferred from the plurality of ship terminals 100 and stored in the database 220 Support the plan to be viewed by users.

The quay wall crane (QC) information collection module 240b supports the collection of the number of the quay cranes assigned to each ship or the idle information according to the mother ship docking plan.

The alignment module 240c aligns the porthole crane according to the estimated time of the riding operation of the riding yacht, aligns the riding position of the riding yacht, or aligns the operation start time according to the quantitative operation time per bus.

The schedule box generation module 240d supports creation of a schedule box for a quantitative workflow based on time and location information corresponding to the bus lining plan according to the performance of the alignment module 240. [

As shown in FIG. 6, the bus-line information search and selection module 240e searches for a plurality of bus-line information through a boarding plan inquiry screen formed in a schedule box generated according to the driving of the schedule box generation module 240d And supports selection of two or more adjacent bus line information.

For example, in FIG. 6, a schedule box generated by the schedule box generation module 240d is displayed at the bottom, and a bus bar information inquiry screen that can be selected through the bus information retrieval and selection module 240e is shown at the top. It can be transformed into various forms.

Then, the task list creation module 240f supports creation of a task list in the order of work flows according to the selected comparison target bus information according to the driving of the bus information search and selection module 240e.

The operation time calculation module 240g can calculate the operation time according to the loading and unloading of each container through the combination of the property of the container and the productivity of the crane crane.

The quantitative load quantity calculation module 240h supports the quantitative load quantity allocated to the quay crane and the yard truck with respect to the container of each bus in time unit.

The quay wall crane (QC) schedule screen generation module 240i supports to generate and display a work schedule of the quay crane assigned to the container.

The double-cycling expected-ratio calculating module 240j calculates a quantitative ratio of the container for each of the same time zones, and supports the display of the double-cycling occurrence ratio on a graph.

7 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention in which the task list generation module 240f, the work time calculation module 240g, the quantitative goods quantity calculation module 240h, the quilt crane (QC) schedule screen generation module 240i, Information displayed on the screen displayed in accordance with the driving of the module 240j, such as the ship's main line work plan information by time of the selected ship, the unloading and dropping quantity ratio, and the expectation of occurrence of double cycling.

That is, the manager of the container terminal creates a quantitative plan for each of the cranes and the yard trucks through a screen displayed by driving the main-line work planning program 240 of the terminal operating server 200 configured as described above, The number of quay cranes (QC), yard cranes (YC) and yard trucks (YT) to be loaded into the yard truck (YC) is determined and the order and time information of the containers to be worked are determined in advance, It is possible to maximize the double cycling occurrence probability that can maximize the utilization rate while minimizing the tolerance travel distance.

3 to 8, and FIGS. 9 to 11, which will be described below, of a method for managing work flows of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention through the system configured as described above. .

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a method of managing work flows of a plurality of equipments in a container terminal according to the present invention, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a subroutine for designing a main line work plan program to be applied to the present invention, Which is a result of the main-line work planning program applied to the double-cycling prediction ratio information.

First, the terminal operation server 200 transmits quantitative work information of the container including the ship's yawing position, container type and attribute, and scheduled time information to the ship's ship and a plurality of ships 100a, 100b, ..., From the ship terminal 100 provided in the base station (S310).

Next, the terminal operating server 200 stores the plurality of quantitative work information received in the step S310 in the database 220 (S320).

Next, the terminal operation server 200 designs the ship operation plan program 240 based on the quantitative operation information of the container received from the plurality of ship terminals 100 through the steps S310 and S320, (Step S330).

At this time, in step S330, a main line work plan program is designed according to a subroutine as shown in FIG. 10, and each of steps S3301 to S3310 described below can be selectively performed as needed, regardless of the order.

First, the terminal operation server 200 transmits the master yawing position, the container type, and the attribute according to the quantitative operation information transmitted from the plurality of ship terminals 100 through the bus yawing plan inquiry module 240a and stored in the database 220 And scheduled work time information (S3301).

Next, the terminal operation server 200 transmits the number information, idle information, and the like of the quay cranes allocated to each ship in accordance with the bus docking plan searched in the step S3301 through the quay crane (QC) information collection module 240b (S3302).

Then, the terminal operating server 200 aligns the pier crane according to the estimated louvering time of the berthing ship through the sorting module 240c, aligns the berthing position along the berthing ship, (Step S3303).

Thereafter, the terminal operation server 200 generates a schedule box for the quantitative workflow based on the time and location information corresponding to the bus glazing plan through the schedule box generation module 240d in step S3303 (S3304).

Next, the terminal operating server 200 retrieves a plurality of bus information from the bus schedule inquiry screen formed in the schedule box created in step S3304 through the bus information searching and selecting module 240e, So that the comparison target bus information can be selected (S3305).

Next, the terminal operation server 200 allows the task list generation module 240f to generate a task list in the order of job flow according to the selected target bus information in step S3305 (S3306).

Then, the terminal operation server 200 can calculate the operation time according to the loading and unloading of each container through the combination of the attribute of the container and the productivity of the crane crane through the operation time calculation module 240g (S3307) .

Next, the terminal operation server 200 can calculate quantities of quantities to be allocated to the quay cranes and the yard trucks on the basis of units of time through the quantitative quantity calculation module 240h (S3308).

Next, the terminal operation server 200 generates and displays a work schedule of the quay crane assigned to each container through the quay crane (QC) schedule screen generation module 240i (S3309).

In step S3310, the terminal operating server 200 calculates a quantitative ratio of the containers in the same time zone through the double-cycling prediction ratio calculating module 240j and displays the double-cycling occurrence ratio on the graph.

After step S330, the terminal operation server 200 selects the buses of the quantitative sub-bus operation plan object through the main bus operation plan program 240 designed in step S330, and transmits the sub- (S340). ≪ / RTI >

Next, the terminal operation server 200 establishes a quantitative work plan for a plurality of buses via the main line work plan program 240, and stores the established results in the database 220 (S350).

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the terminal operating server 200 displays the information of the plurality of ships 100a, 100b, ..., 100n on which the quantitative work plan is established through the display unit 260 And receives a selection signal for a plurality of comparison vessels to establish a quantitative work plan according to the operation of the input unit 210 by the manager as shown in FIG. 6 (S360).

Thereafter, the terminal management server 200 inquires of the database 200 the quantitative work plan for the selected ship to be compared through S360 (S370).

The terminal operational server 200 then determines, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 11, the time line by line basis work schedule information for the selected ship to be compared, the unloading and loading rate, and the double cycling The predictable probability information is displayed on the display unit 260 (S380).

At the same time, the terminal operation server 200 transmits the estimated double-cycling occurrence ratio information of the comparison ship selected in step S380 to the quay crane (not shown) to be inputted to the quantitative work according to the quantitative work plan through the signal transmission unit 250 (YC), yard cranes (YC), and yard trucks (YT), respectively. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 8, the tolerance travel distance of the yard truck is minimized according to the quantitative order information of the containers to be worked, Thereby increasing the probability of occurrence of the double cycling capable of maximizing the maximum cycling probability (S390).

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Of course.

100: Ship terminal 150: Network
200: terminal operating server 210: interface
220: Database 230: Input
240: Main Line Work Planning Program 250: Signal Transmission Unit
260: display unit 270:

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CLAIMS 1. A method for managing a workflow of a plurality of equipment in a container terminal,
(A) S320 of receiving (S310) the quantitative work information of the container for the bus from the ship terminal (100) and storing the information in the database (220);
(B) The terminal operation server 200 designates the ship operation plan program 240 on the basis of the quantitative operation information of the container stored in the database 220, and stores it in the database 220 (S330) ;
(C) a step of selecting sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-subing sub-sub-sub-subing sub-subway sub-subway sub-subway sub-subway sub-subway sub- );
(D) establishing a quantitative work plan for a plurality of buses through the terminal operation plan program 240 by the terminal operation server 200 and storing the established results in the database 220 (S350);
(E) The terminal operating server 200 displays a plurality of ship information on which the quantitative work plan is established through the display unit 260, and receives a selection signal for a plurality of vessels to be compared from the input unit 230 Step S360:
(F) The terminal operation server 200 inquires of the database 200 about each quantitative work plan for the selected ship selected through the step (E) (S370); And
(G) The terminal operation server 200 transmits one or more of the time-scale main-line workplan information, the unloading and dropping-quantity ratios, and the double-cycling occurrence probability ratio information to the selected comparison ship through the main- (S380) the display unit (260) through the display unit (260). The method according to claim 1,
(H) The terminal operation server 200 transmits the work flow information for the selected comparison ship to the quay crane (QC), yard crane (YC) and yard truck (YC) to be inputted to the quantitative work through the signal transmission unit YT), and then the work flow of each of the devices is progressed according to the quantitative work order information of the container to be operated, thereby increasing the double-cycling occurrence probability (S390) How to manage the work flow of multiple equipment in a container terminal. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The main-line work plan program 240 in the step (B)
(b1) a step S3301 of inquiring the bus yawing plan according to the quantitative work information received from the plurality of ship terminals 100 through the bus yawing plan inquiry module 240a;
(b2) collecting equipment information allocated to each ship in accordance with the bus-berthing plan searched through the quay crane (QC) information collection module 240b (S3302);
(b3) aligning the pier cranes, the eyepiece position and the quantitative operation point with respect to the eyepiece vessel through the alignment module 240c (S3303);
(b4) allowing the schedule box generation module 240d to generate a schedule box for the quantitative workflow based on the time and position information corresponding to the bus-line bidding plan (S3304);
(b5) a step (S3305) of searching a plurality of bus information by using a boarding plan inquiry screen formed in the schedule box through the bus information searching and selecting module 240e, and then selecting the bus information to be compared;
(b6) allowing the task list generation module 240f to generate a task list in the order of job flow according to the comparison target bus information (S3306);
(b7) calculating the working time according to the unloading and dropping of each container through the working time calculating module 240g (S3307);
(b8) a step (S3308) of calculating quantities of quantities to be allocated to the quay crane and the yard truck with respect to the containers of the respective buses through the quantitative quantity calculation module 240h;
(b9) generating and displaying a work schedule of the quay crane assigned to each container through the quay crane (QC) schedule screen generation module 240i (S3309); And
(b10) a step of calculating a quantitative ratio of the container by the same time zone through the double cycling expected ratio calculating module 240j and a step (S3310) of displaying the double cycling occurrence ratio on the graph Wherein the plurality of devices are connected to the container terminal.

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