KR20150108296A - Checking system of vehicle consumables - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a management system of vehicle consumables, including: a data management part to collect data on the driving state of an engine from an OBD port of a vehicle and to collect and manage data on the driving environment from an external server; and a consumable management part to calculate the consumption index of vehicle consumables based on the data on the driving state of the engine and the driving environment and to output the status information of consumables in accordance with the consumption index. The data on the driving environment include information on road patterns and outside temperatures and humidity at a point where the vehicle is located.

Description

{CHECKING SYSTEM OF VEHICLE CONSUMABLES}

The present invention relates to a vehicle consumable management system.

Proper management and replacement of vehicle consumables is very important in terms of safe driving and economic operation. However, in reality, the management and replacement of vehicle consumables is performed in a manner that utilizes a normal replacement cycle based on mileage and duration regardless of the state of actual consumables.

In recent years, it has become possible for a driver of a vehicle to connect with a smart device and a vehicle diagnostic device mounted on an OBD (On Board Diagnostic) port in the vehicle, and to confirm real-time data of the vehicle on an application displayed on the smart device. By using these applications, it is possible to check the failure of the vehicle, the economic driving guide and the fuel consumption information in real time, and it is possible to notify the replacement of the consumable using the cumulative driving distance.

However, the consumable replacement notification function provided by the application provides a limited function of setting a replacement cycle based on the mileage and the time period that is normally used, and notifying the user according to the set replacement cycle.

In addition, although the automobile manufacturer provides a separate replacement cycle of the consumables for the normal condition and the severe condition to the buyer in the form of mileage and duration, the buyer of the vehicle judges whether he / In addition to the difficulty, it is difficult to grasp the appropriate replacement period because the actual mileage and period are too wide.

Since the influence of the consumed degree varies depending on the running environment such as the driving time of the engine, the temperature and the road condition, and the running characteristics such as the acceleration and deceleration patterns, not the mileage of each consumable, It is difficult to precisely identify the replacement period, which makes it difficult to manage consumables for maintaining the performance and durability of the vehicle such as the engine condition and fuel consumption.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0053429 (entitled " consumable item management system and method thereof ") discloses a storage unit that stores a consumable item management list corresponding to an engine and a transmission of a vehicle, A control section for controlling the consumable item replacement timing guidance by calculating the replacement cycle and the actual consumption distance, and a display section for displaying the consumable article replacement timing guidance screen.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention provides a vehicle consumable goods management system that adaptively provides a supply status and a replacement cycle of a vehicle.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle consumable goods management system for collecting engine driving state data from an OBD port of a vehicle, collecting driving environment data from an external server, And a consumption management unit for calculating the consumption index of the vehicle consumable based on the management unit, the engine driving state data, and the traveling environment data, and outputting the state information of the consumable according to the consumption index. At this time, the travel environment data includes road pattern information, external temperature information, and external humidity information at a location where the vehicle is located.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing vehicle consumables, comprising: collecting traveling environment data; Accumulating the collected data to calculate vehicle running characteristic data; Calculating a consumption index of the vehicle consumable based on the vehicle running characteristic data; And providing consumable status information to the user. The collecting of the traveling environment data includes collecting engine driving state data from the OBD port of the vehicle and receiving pattern information of the road, external temperature information, and external humidity information at a position where the vehicle is located from the external server .

In addition, a computing device providing vehicle consumption management according to another aspect of the present invention includes a memory and a processing unit arranged to interface with a memory, wherein the processing unit is adapted to receive driving environment data from an OBD port of the vehicle or from an external server Accumulates the collected data to calculate the vehicle running characteristic data, calculates the consumption index of the vehicle consumable based on the vehicle running characteristic data, and provides the consumable state information to the user.

According to any one of the above objects of the present invention, the vehicle consumable goods management system can more efficiently manage consumables for maintaining the performance and durability of the vehicle by adaptively providing the state of consumables and the replacement cycle of the vehicle There is an effect that can be.

1 is a configuration diagram of a vehicle consumable article management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of a data management unit of a vehicle consumable goods management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a consumable item management unit of a vehicle consumable item management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A is an example of parameter extraction for calculating consumption index of a consumable condition calculating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4B is a specific example of the calculation of the weighted consumption rate of the expendable condition calculating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a consumable status display unit of the vehicle consumable goods management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a consumable item management method of a vehicle consumable item management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well as other elements, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In this specification, the term " part " includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, or two or more units may be implemented by one hardware.

In this specification, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the terminal or the device may be performed in the server connected to the terminal or the device instead. Similarly, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed on a terminal or device connected to the server.

1 is a configuration diagram of a vehicle consumable article management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the vehicle consumable goods management system 10 includes a data management unit 100 and a consumable management unit 200. At this time, the vehicle data management unit and the consumable management unit may be integrally coupled to the vehicle, or may be included in the smart device and located in the vehicle.

However, the vehicle consumable goods management system 10 shown in FIG. 1 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made based on the components shown in FIG. 1, It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, the components and functions provided within the components may be combined into a smaller number of components or further separated into additional components.

The data management unit 100 collects the engine driving state data from the OBD port of the vehicle, and collects and manages the traveling environment data from the external server. The data management unit 100 receives the traveling environment data from the external server based on the position information and the time information of the point where the vehicle is located. At this time, the travel environment data may include at least one of road pattern information, external temperature information, and external humidity information at a location where the vehicle is located.

In addition, the data management unit 100 can collect positional information or inclination information of the vehicle from the sensor installed in the vehicle or the sensor of the smart device provided in the vehicle.

Then, the consumable item management unit 200 calculates consumption indexes of the consumables of the vehicle based on the engine driving state data and the traveling environment data, and outputs the state information of the consumables according to the consumption index. At this time, the expendable item management unit 200 may calculate the consumption index by further considering the inclination information.

A smart device refers to a handheld terminal device that can substantially change or extend its functionality through an application (commonly referred to as an 'application' or simply an 'app'). One example of a smart device is a smart phone, a smart television, a smart key, a smart card, and a tablet computer (also referred to as a smart pad) And the like. Smart devices can be modified and extended by installing and running various applications. In addition, smart devices can transmit and receive data with various peripherals and process the received data, so that the functions can be further diversified and conveniently expanded.

The smart device may further include a communication module for performing a communication connection through a network, wherein the network means a connection structure capable of exchanging information between respective nodes such as terminals and servers, One example is Wi-Fi, Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), 3G, 4G, But is not limited to.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of a data management unit of a vehicle consumable goods management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

2, the data management unit 100 collects real-time vehicle data such as the vehicle speed, the RPM, the engine driving distance, the engine load, and the position of the throttle valve from the OBD port 110. FIG. The data management unit 100 also receives information such as driving time, driving time, driving position data, vehicle inclination, and rotation speed from the GPS sensor 120 or the motion sensor 130 of the smart device provided in the vehicle or the vehicle Can be collected. The data management unit 100 receives the travel environment data including the characteristics of the travel area such as weather, temperature, humidity, and road condition from the external device and the server 140 through the service interlocking with the external device and the server 140 Management. For example, the data management unit 100 transmits the current location and time information of the vehicle to the external device and the server 140, and detects the weather, temperature, humidity, It is possible to receive the traveling environment data including the traveling area characteristic such as the road condition.

Also, the data management unit 100 may store the real-time vehicle data and the traveling environment data separately for each travel route, or may be stored in an external device capable of communicating with the smart device or the smart device in the form of an accumulated database and the server 140 . For example, the data management unit 100 can transmit vehicle data, running environment data, and the like for a specific period to an external apparatus and server 140 in a place where the wireless data communication environment with the external server is good, (140) accumulates vehicle data or driving environment data for a specific period received from the data management unit (100), collectively stores the accumulated data in response to a request from the data management unit (100) to the data management unit Lt; / RTI >

3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a consumable item management unit of a vehicle consumable item management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the consumable item management unit 200 of the vehicle consumable item management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a vehicle driving characteristic data calculation unit 210, a consumable status calculation unit 220, a consumable status display unit 230 ). ≪ / RTI >

First, the vehicle running characteristic data calculating unit 210 accumulates the collected data to calculate statistics, and calculates the vehicle running characteristic data. Examples of the vehicle running characteristic data include an acceleration pattern, a deceleration pattern, a coarse rotation and a running speed pattern, an average running distance and time, an environmental pattern such as weather and temperature, a humidity pattern, a road pattern such as a straight road, A road pattern such as an unpacked road, and a road pattern. In addition, the driving characteristic data may be changed in accordance with the type of vehicle, the type of consumable, and the like.

Then, the consumable condition calculating unit 220 extracts parameters for calculating the consumable product index from the vehicle driving characteristic data calculating unit 210, selects driving characteristic parameters according to the properties and characteristics of the respective components, By calculating the consumption rate and calculating the consumptive index in consideration of the replacement reference parameter, the consumable condition can be estimated and recognized.

Lastly, the consumable status display unit 230 displays the expenditure index and replacement status of each consumable item, the estimated replacement date and time, and the like, using the calculated consumption index according to consumables and the recommended replacement range corresponding to the normal and harsh condition replacement cycle for each consumable item. Provide the consumables status to the driver.

4A is an example of parameter extraction for calculating consumption index of a consumable condition calculating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the consumable state calculating unit 220 calculates consumption indices for each consumable item in consideration of the types and characteristics of the consumable items, the driving environment such as the traveling region and the driving temperature, and the influence on consumables. The consumable condition calculating unit accumulates driving characteristic data for each running, extracts parameters for calculating the consumable consumption index, calculates a weighted consumption rate for each consumable, and calculates a consumption index. In this case, the parameters for calculating the consumable consumption index include a rapid acceleration rate, a rapid deceleration rate, an idling rate, a low speed driving ratio, an economy speed driving ratio, a high speed driving ratio, an average driving distance, The average humidity, the rush ratio, the rough road running ratio, the cumulative engine distance, and the lane mileage, and the like.

The consumption state calculating unit 220 may utilize a replacement cycle DB storing a recommended replacement cycle for each consumable provided by the vehicle manufacturer when calculating the consumption factor. At this time, it is possible to utilize the data obtained through the user input or utilize the normal consumable replacement period according to the pre-inputted normal conditions and severe conditions.

For example, in the case of brake-related consumables, the weighted consumption rate is calculated based on the parameters for calculating the consumption expenditure index, but the influence of the acceleration and deceleration patterns is large, and the driving time and distance are greatly influenced by the environmental pattern Consumption expenditure index is calculated considering the characteristics of the brake. At this time, the consumption expenditure index has a value that can continuously change in the form of a percentage.

FIG. 4B is a specific example of the calculation of the weighted consumption rate of the expendable condition calculating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the consumable state calculating unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention calculates the weighted consumption rate of each parameter in calculating the weighted consumption rate of each consumable item. Then, the consumable state calculating unit 220 calculates the sum of the products of the weighted consumptions of all the parameters and the weights of the consumables, and converts the weighted consumption rate into a percentage. In addition, the consumable condition calculating unit can set the replacement criterion parameter based on the consumable consumption index converted into a percentage. At this time, the replacement criterion parameter may be the recommended replacement distance or the recommended replacement month number. For example, if the percentage value of the weighted consumption rate is 0%, the recommended replacement distance of the replacement reference parameter is set to the longest replacement reference distance, and if it is 100%, the recommended replacement distance of the replacement reference parameter is set to the shortest replacement reference distance .

For example, for consumables with a cumulative mileage of 3500 km and a recommended replacement distance of 5000 km to 10000 km, if the weighted consumption rate is estimated as 0%, the replacement criteria parameter is set to 10000 km, which is the longest replacement reference distance of the recommended replacement distance, The cumulative mileage of 3500 km divided by 10000 km and multiplying by 100 can be expressed as a consumption figure of 35%. When the weighted consumption rate is calculated as 100%, the cumulative mileage of 3500 km is divided by the shortest replacement distance of 5000 km, and then the percentage value of 70% multiplied by 100 can be expressed as a consumption index. On the other hand, if the weighted consumption rate is calculated as 50%, the replacement standard parameter is set to 7500 km, which is the middle value of the recommended replacement distance, and 47% of the cumulative mileage divided by 7500 km divided by 100 multiplied by 100 can be expressed as the consumption index.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a consumable status display unit of the vehicle consumable goods management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, since the driving information is reflected in the calculation of the effective distance calculation and the replacement information when the driving is finished each time, the user can acquire the replacement timing information adaptively changed every time, It is possible to check the timing guide.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a consumable item management method of a vehicle consumable item management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a method of managing vehicle consumables according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes collecting driving environment data (S310); Calculating (S320) vehicle running characteristic data; Calculating a consumption index of the vehicle consumable (S330); And supplying the consumable status information to the user (s340).

First, in step S310 of collecting the traveling environment data, the data management unit 100 collects real-time vehicle data such as the vehicle speed, the RPM, the engine driving distance, the engine load, and the position of the throttle valve from the OBD port 110 Travel time, driving position data, vehicle gradient, rotation speed, and the like from the GPS sensor 120 or the motion sensor 130 of the smart device provided in the vehicle or the vehicle. Also, travel environment data including the characteristics of the operating area such as weather, temperature, humidity, and road condition is received from the external device and the server 140 through the external service interlocking. At this time, the real-time vehicle data and the traveling environment data may be stored in an external device and a server which are separately stored for each running or can communicate with a smart device or a smart device in the form of an accumulated database.

Next, in step s320 of calculating the vehicle running characteristic data, the vehicle running characteristic data calculating section 210 accumulates the collected data, calculates statistics, and calculates the vehicle running characteristic data. In this case, the vehicle running characteristic data includes, for example, an acceleration pattern, a deceleration pattern, an idling pattern, an average running distance and time, an environmental pattern such as weather and temperature, a road pattern such as a straight road, , A low speed package, and a road pattern such as an unpaved road, and the calculation method of the traveling characteristic data may be changed depending on the type of vehicle, the type of consumable, and the like.

Then, in step S330 of calculating consumption expenditure of vehicle consumables, the consumable condition calculating unit 220 extracts parameters for calculating the consumable item index from the running characteristic data calculating unit, calculates a weighted consumption rate of each consumable item for each parameter Calculate consumption figures for each consumable item. At this time, the parameters include the rapid acceleration rate, the rapid deceleration rate, the idling rate, the low speed driving rate, the economy speed driving rate, the high speed driving rate, the one time average driving distance, the one time average driving time, A running ratio, a cumulative engine distance, and a running distance, etc. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Consumption index for each consumable accumulates driving characteristic data for each driving, and it is calculated differently considering the type and characteristics of consumables, driving environment such as driving area and driving temperature, and the influence on consumables. In addition, the consumable state calculating unit 220 can calculate the consumption index by using the replacement cycle DB storing the recommended replacement cycle for each consumable provided by the vehicle manufacturer. At this time, the DB data can utilize the data obtained through the user input or utilizing the normal consumable replacement cycle according to the pre-inputted normal condition and severe condition.

Finally, in step s340 of providing the consumable status information to the user, the consumable management system displays the consumption index according to the consumables and the recommendation corresponding to the normal and harsh condition replacement cycle for each consumable item through the calculated consumable replacement information display unit 230 Utilizing the replacement range, the operator is provided with consumable status such as consumption index and replacement status for each consumable, estimated replacement date and time.

The vehicle consumable goods management system according to the embodiment of the present invention refers to a hardware component such as software or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and performs predetermined roles. However, 'component' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware, and each component may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium and configured to play back one or more processors.

Thus, by way of example, an element may comprise components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, attributes, procedures, Routines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The components and functions provided within those components may be combined into a smaller number of components or further separated into additional components.

On the other hand, the consumables management unit may be configured as a 'module'. The term 'module' refers to a hardware component such as software or a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), and the module performs certain roles. However, a module is not limited to software or hardware. A module may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and may be configured to execute one or more processors. The functionality provided by the components and modules may be combined into a smaller number of components and modules or further separated into additional components and modules.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The method for controlling the multi-display according to the present invention can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording media storing data that can be decoded by a computer system. For example, it may be a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, an optical data storage device, or the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed and executed in a computer system connected to a computer network, and may be stored and executed as a code readable in a distributed manner.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: data management unit 200:
110: ODB device 120: GPS sensor
130: Motion sensor 140: External device and server
210: running characteristic data calculating unit 220: consumable condition calculating unit
230: Consumables status indicator

Claims (16)

A vehicle consumable goods management system comprising:
A data management unit for collecting engine driving state data from an OBD port of the vehicle, collecting and managing traveling environment data from an external server,
And a consumption management unit for calculating a consumption index of the vehicle consumable based on the engine driving state data and the traveling environment data and outputting the state information of the consumable according to the consumption index,
Wherein the travel environment data includes road pattern information, external temperature information, and external humidity information at a location where the vehicle is located. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the data management unit receives the travel environment data from an external server based on positional information and time information of a point where the vehicle is located. The method according to claim 1,
The data management unit
Accumulating and managing the position information and time information of the vehicle,
Transmits position information and time information of the vehicle for a predetermined period to an external server,
And collecting driving environment data for the period in a collective manner. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the data management unit receives the tilt information of the vehicle from the sensor of the smart device provided in the vehicle or the vehicle,
Wherein the consumable item management unit further calculates the consumption index by taking the inclination information of the vehicle into consideration. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the consumable goods management unit, based on the engine driving state data and the traveling environment data,
Accumulating driving characteristic data for calculating consumable index,
A parameter for calculating a consumption index for each consumable item is extracted,
Calculating consumption ratios by calculating a weighted consumption rate of each consumable item installed in the vehicle based on the respective parameters,
Wherein the weighted consumption rate is a value obtained by multiplying a weighted consumption rate of each parameter by a weight defined by each consumable item and then multiplying a weighted consumption rate of all the parameters by a weighted value of each consumable item and converting the weighted consumption rate into a percentage. 6. The method of claim 5,
The consumption index is calculated based on a value obtained by dividing the cumulative running distance by the replacement reference distance,
Wherein the replacement reference distance is selected from a value of a recommended replacement reference range in a predetermined range based on the weighted consumption rate value and a shorter replacement reference distance is set as the weighted consumption rate value is larger. 6. The method of claim 5,
The consumable-
Wherein the weighted consumption rate is calculated in consideration of characteristics or characteristics of each consumable item. A method for managing vehicle consumables,
Collecting traveling environment data;
Accumulating the collected data to calculate vehicle running characteristic data;
Calculating a consumption index of the vehicle consumable based on the vehicle running characteristic data; And
Providing consumable status information to a user,
The collecting of the traveling environment data may include collecting engine driving state data from an OBD port of the vehicle and receiving pattern information of roads, external temperature information, and external humidity information at a location where the vehicle is located from an external server The method comprising the steps of: 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the step of collecting the data further comprises the step of receiving the traveling environment data from an external server based on position information and time information of a point where the vehicle is located. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein collecting the data further comprises receiving tilt information of the vehicle from a sensor of a smart device provided on the vehicle or the vehicle. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the step of calculating the vehicle consumption index further includes the step of calculating a consumption index by further considering the tilt information of the vehicle. 9. The method of claim 8,
Extracting a parameter for calculating a consumption index for each consumable item based on the running characteristic data; And
Calculating a consumption rate by calculating a weighted consumption rate of each consumable mounted in the vehicle based on the parameter,
Wherein the weighted consumption rate is a value obtained by multiplying a weighted consumption rate of each parameter by a weight defined by each consumable item, and then multiplying the weighted consumption rate of all the parameters by a weighted value of each consumable item and converting the weighted consumption rate into a percentage. 13. The method of claim 12,
The step of calculating the consumption index
Calculating a cumulative running distance based on a value obtained by dividing the cumulative running distance by the replacement reference distance,
Wherein the replacement reference distance is selected from a value of a recommended replacement reference range in a predetermined range based on the weighted consumption rate value and a shorter replacement reference distance is set as the weighted consumption rate value is larger. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the step of calculating the consumptive expense calculates the weighted consumption rate in consideration of the property or characteristic of each consumable item. A computing device that provides vehicle supplies management
Memory, and
A processing unit arranged to interface with the memory,
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The processing unit comprising:
Collect driving environment data from the OBD port of the vehicle or an external server,
Accumulating the collected data to calculate vehicle running characteristic data,
Calculating consumption indexes of vehicle consumables based on the vehicle running characteristic data,
And to provide consumable status information to a user. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for performing the method according to any one of claims 8 to 14 on a computer.

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