TWI751497B - Home appliance intelligent operation system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

An intelligent operation system for home appliances includes a washing machine, an information display device, and an information supply and control device. The information providing and control device generates a recommended laundry period information according to a geographic location information of the washing machine and a weather information related to the geographic location information, the suggested laundry period information at least includes at least one laundry period of the day, and provides the The suggested laundry time period information is sent to the information display device, so that the information display device displays the suggested laundry time period information for selection, and transmits a selected laundry time period to the information providing and control device. After receiving the selected laundry time period, the information providing and control device determines that the selected laundry time period is not suitable for drying clothes, and transmits a first laundry course instruction to the washing machine.

Description

Home appliance intelligent operation system and method

The present invention relates to a home appliance operation system, in particular to an intelligent home appliance operation system that can automatically provide suggested laundry time periods according to weather information.

When using the existing washing machine to wash clothes, the user must judge the suitable time for washing according to the weather information, and the existing washing machine with the clothes drying function will only execute the drying according to the operation or setting of the user when it is running. Clothes function, and cannot decide whether to execute the clothes drying function according to the current weather conditions.

Therefore, how to make the washing machine automatically determine the laundry schedule according to the weather information becomes the subject of the present invention.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an intelligent operation system for home appliances that can automatically determine laundry schedules based on weather information.

Therefore, the intelligent operation system for home appliances of the present invention includes a washing machine capable of executing a washing program and a drying program, an information display device, and an information providing and control device capable of communicating with the washing machine and the information display device. The information providing and controlling device generates a suggested laundry period information according to a geographic location information of the washing machine and a weather information related to the geographic location information, and the suggested laundry period information at least Including at least one recommended laundry period of the day, and providing the information of the recommended laundry period to the information display device, so that the information display device displays the information of the recommended laundry period for selection of the at least one recommended laundry period contained therein, and will be selected. A suggested laundry time period is transmitted to the information providing and control device. After receiving the selected suggested laundry period, the information providing and control device determines that the selected suggested laundry period is not suitable for drying clothes, and transmits a first laundry course instruction to the washing machine, so that the washing machine can perform the selected suggested laundry period in the selected suggested laundry period. During the operation of the washing period, the washing operation is performed according to the first washing stroke instruction, wherein the first washing stroke instruction instructs the washing machine to perform the drying procedure after completing the washing procedure.

In some embodiments, when the information providing and control device determines that the selected recommended laundry period is suitable for drying clothes, it transmits a second laundry trip command to the washing machine, so that the washing machine operates during the selected recommended laundry period , the laundry operation is performed according to the second laundry stroke instruction, wherein the second laundry stroke instruction instructs the washing machine only to complete the washing procedure.

In some embodiments, the information providing and control device determines whether the selected recommended laundry period is suitable for drying clothes according to an air pollution index corresponding to the selected recommended laundry period.

In some implementations, the information providing and control device is a remote server, the information display device is a handheld or portable mobile communication device, and transmits the geographic location information to the information providing and control device.

In some implementations, the information providing and control device is a remote server, the information display device is installed in the washing machine, and the washing machine includes a processing device capable of communicating with the remote server, the processing device Sending the geographic location information to the information providing and control device.

In some implementations, the information display device is included in the information providing and control device, and the information providing and control device is a handheld or portable mobile communication device.

In some embodiments, the information providing and control device stores a laundry history data of the washing machine; and the information display device displays a plurality of non-recommended laundry time periods for selection while displaying the recommended laundry time period information, and when A non-recommended laundry time period among the non-recommended laundry time periods is selected, and the information display device transmits the selected non-recommended laundry time period to the information providing and control device. According to the laundry history data, the information providing and control device determines that the selected non-recommended laundry period requires the washing machine to execute the drying program, and transmits a third laundry course instruction to the washing machine, so that the washing machine can perform the selected non-recommended laundry in the selected non-recommended laundry schedule. During the operation of the washing period, the washing operation is performed according to the third washing stroke instruction, wherein the third washing stroke instruction instructs the washing machine to perform the drying procedure after completing the washing procedure.

In some embodiments, the intelligent operation system for home appliances further includes a dehumidification device, and the information providing and control device determines, according to the laundry history data, that the selected non-recommended laundry period does not require the washing machine to perform the drying procedure when sending A fourth laundry trip instruction is given to the washing machine, so that the washing machine can perform laundry operations according to the fourth laundry trip instruction when the non-recommended laundry period is selected, wherein the fourth laundry trip instruction instructs the washing machine to only complete the laundry program, and the information providing and control device transmits a control command to the dehumidifying device to control the operation of the dehumidifying device after judging that the washing machine has completed the washing process.

In some embodiments, the weather information includes a rainfall probability data corresponding to different time periods, and the information providing and control device generates the suggested laundry time period information according to the rainfall probability data.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent operation method for home appliances that can automatically determine laundry schedules based on weather information.

The intelligent operation method for home appliances is operated by an intelligent operation system for home appliances, and the intelligent operation system for home appliances includes a washing machine, an information display device, an information supply and control device capable of communicating with the washing machine and the information display device, and a Dehumidifier.

The intelligent operation method of the home appliance includes: (A) the information providing and control device generates a recommended laundry time period information according to a geographical location information of the washing machine and a weather information related to the geographical location information, and the recommended laundry time period information at least Include at least one recommended laundry period of the day, and provide the information of the recommended laundry period to the information display device; (B) the information display device displays the information of the recommended laundry period for selection of at least one recommended laundry period contained therein, and will be displayed by the information display device. Selected one suggested laundry time pass sending the information to the information providing and control device; and (C) after the information providing and control device receives the selected recommended laundry period, and determines that the selected recommended laundry period is not suitable for drying clothes, transmits a first laundry trip instruction For the washing machine, when the washing machine operates in the selected recommended washing time period, the washing machine executes the washing operation according to the first washing stroke instruction, wherein the first washing stroke instruction instructs the washing machine to execute the drying procedure after completing the washing procedure.

The effect of the present invention is as follows: the intelligent operation system of the home appliance of the present invention generates the recommended laundry time information according to a plurality of pieces of rainfall probability data corresponding to different time periods contained in the weather information through the information providing and control device, and uses the information The display device displays the information of the suggested laundry time period, so that the user does not need to judge the time suitable for washing by themselves according to the weather information. Furthermore, after receiving the selected recommended laundry time period, the information providing and control device further according to the air The pollution index generates the first laundry trip command or the second laundry trip command and transmits it to the washing machine, so that the washing machine can perform the drying function in time according to the air pollution index, thereby achieving automatic determination of laundry according to the weather information and the air pollution index In addition, the information providing and control device can also determine, according to the laundry history data, whether the washing machine should continue to execute the drying process or control the operation of the dehumidifier after completing the washing process, so as to automatically complete the user's laundry Therefore, the effect and purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

10: Washing machine

10': washing machine

11: Processing device

20: Information Display Device

30: Information provision and control devices

30’: Information provision and control device

40: Dehumidification device

200: Communication Network

S1~S9: Steps

Other features and effects of the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments of the drawings 1 is a schematic diagram of the connection relationship between the hardware devices in the first embodiment of the home appliance intelligent operation system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the embodiment to execute the home appliance intelligent operation method of the present invention. 3 is a schematic diagram of the connection relationship of hardware devices in a second embodiment of the home appliance intelligent operation system of the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a hardware device in a third embodiment of the home appliance intelligent operation system of the present invention. Device connection diagram.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are designated by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the first embodiment of the intelligent operation system for home appliances of the present invention includes a washing machine 10 , an information display device 20 , an information providing and control device 30 , and a dehumidifying device 40 .

The washing machine 10 can execute a washing program and a drying program, and includes a processing device 11 such as a microprocessor, and can communicate with a communication module (interface) (not shown, such as a WiFi) module) is connected to the communication network 200, such as the Internet, to communicate with the information providing and control device 30.

The information display device 20 in this embodiment may be, but not limited to, a smart A handheld or portable mobile communication device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer can communicate with the information providing and control device 30 through the communication network 200 .

The dehumidification device 40 is a dehumidifier, and is connected to the communication network 200 through a communication module (not shown, such as a WiFi module), so as to communicate with the information providing and control device 30 .

The information providing and controlling device 30 is a remote server in the first embodiment. The information providing and control device 30 stores a washing history data related to the washing machine 10, the washing history data includes a plurality of historical records indicating that the washing machine 10 performs the washing process or the drying process, that is, the information providing and The control device 30 adds a historical record to the laundry historical data after the washing machine 10 completes the washing process or the drying process.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the steps of the first embodiment of the method for implementing an intelligent operation of a home appliance are described below.

Referring to step S1, the information providing and control device 30 will periodically, for example, every day or every week, according to a geographic location information of the washing machine 10 and a weather information related to the geographic location information, to generate a suggested laundry time period. The laundry period information at least includes at least one recommended laundry period of the day or a plurality of recommended laundry periods of the current week.

More specifically, the information providing and control device 30 may acquire the geographic location information related to the washing machine 10 through the information display device 20 (for example, Zhongshan District, Taipei City), and then transmits a weather information request including the geographic location information to a weather information server (not shown, for example, a server belonging to the Bureau of Meteorology or other servers providing weather information services) ) for this weather information for Zhongshan District, Taipei City.

More specifically, the weather information includes multiple pieces of rainfall probability data and air pollution index corresponding to different time periods, and the information providing and control device 30 determines the rainfall probability to be smaller than a predetermined rainfall probability (for example, according to the rainfall probability data). The time period corresponding to at least one rain probability data of 60%) is set as the recommended laundry time period and the recommended laundry time period information is added. After generating the recommended laundry time period information, the information providing and control device 30 transmits the recommended laundry time period information to the information display device 20 . Next, step S2 is performed.

Referring to step S2, after receiving the recommended laundry time period information, the information display device 20 displays the recommended laundry time period included in the recommended laundry time period information, and at the same time, the information display device 20 also displays other non-recommended laundry time periods other than the recommended laundry time period. The laundry time period (for example, the time period when the rain probability is greater than or equal to 60% in the rain probability data) is for the user to select. After the user selects one of the laundry time periods displayed by the information display device 20, the information display device 20 The selected laundry period is transmitted to the information providing and control device 30 . Next, step S3 is performed.

Referring to step S3, after receiving the selected laundry period, the information providing and control device 30 determines that the selected laundry period is a recommended laundry period or a non-recommended laundry period Laundry time period, when the information providing and control device 30 determines that the selected laundry time period is a recommended laundry time period, the information providing and control device 30 then executes step S4, when the information providing and control device 30 determines the selected laundry time period For non-recommended laundry time periods, the information providing and control device 30 then executes step S7.

Referring to step S4, after the information providing and control device 30 determines that the selected laundry period is a recommended laundry period, the information providing and control device 30 further determines whether the selected laundry period is suitable for drying clothes, more specifically, The information providing and control device 30 determines whether the selected laundry time is suitable for drying clothes according to the air pollution index corresponding to the selected laundry time. For example, when the information providing and control device 30 determines that the selected laundry time When the air pollution index corresponding to the laundry period, for example, the concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5 concentration) in the air is greater than a predetermined concentration (for example, 250 μg/m ³ ), the information providing and control device 30 then executes step S5 , otherwise, the information providing and control device 30 proceeds to step S6.

Referring to step S5, when the information providing and control device 30 determines that the selected laundry period is not suitable for drying clothes (that is, the air pollution index (fine particle concentration) is greater than the preset concentration), the information providing and control device 30 transmits A first laundry trip instruction is given to the processing device 11 of the washing machine 10, so that the washing machine 10 performs laundry operations according to the first laundry trip instruction when the washing machine 10 operates in the selected laundry period, wherein the first laundry trip instruction instructs the The washing machine 10 executes the drying program after completing the washing program.

Referring to step S6, when the information providing and control device 30 determines that the selected laundry period is suitable for drying clothes (that is, the air pollution index (fine particle concentration) is less than or equal to the preset concentration), the information providing and control device 30 30 transmits a second laundry trip command to the processing device 11 of the washing machine 10, so that the washing machine 10 executes the laundry operation according to the second laundry trip command when the washing machine 10 operates in the selected laundry time period, wherein the second laundry trip command The washing machine 10 is instructed to simply complete the washing program.

Referring to step S7, after the information providing and control device 30 determines that the selected laundry time period is a non-recommended laundry time period, the information providing and control device 30 further searches the laundry history data according to the selected laundry time period to include instructions indicating The washing machine 10 has a history record of executing the drying program during a period before the current day (for example, within one month or two months), which is the same as the selected laundry period and is also a non-recommended laundry period, and determines the searched If the number of the history records is greater than or equal to a preset value, such as 10 records, it is determined that the user of the washing machine 10 usually uses the drying function of the washing machine 10 when selecting a non-recommended washing time period. Therefore, the information provides and The control device 30 determines that the selected laundry period (ie, the non-recommended laundry period) requires the washing machine 10 to execute the drying program, and then executes step S8, otherwise (that is, the number of the searched history records is less than the predetermined number of records). setting), indicating that the user of the washing machine 10 usually does not use the drying function when selecting the non-recommended laundry time period. Therefore, the information providing and control device 30 determines the selected laundry time period (that is, the non-recommended laundry time period). The laundry period) does not require the washing machine 10 to perform the drying program, and then step S9 is performed.

Referring to step S8, when the information providing and control device 30 determines that the selected non-recommended laundry period requires the washing machine 10 to perform the drying procedure, it transmits a third washing course instruction to the processing device 11 of the washing machine 10, so that the When the washing machine 10 operates in the selected non-recommended washing time period, the washing machine 10 executes the washing operation according to the third washing stroke instruction, wherein the third washing stroke instruction instructs the washing machine 10 to execute the drying procedure after completing the washing procedure.

Referring to step S9, when the information providing and control device 30 determines that the selected non-recommended laundry period does not require the washing machine 10 to execute the drying program, it transmits a fourth washing course instruction to the processing device 11 of the washing machine 10, so that When the washing machine 10 operates in the selected non-recommended washing time period, the washing machine 10 executes the washing operation according to the fourth washing stroke instruction, wherein the fourth washing stroke instruction instructs the washing machine 10 to only complete the washing procedure, and the information providing and control device 30 After judging that the washing machine 10 has completed the washing procedure, a control command is sent to the dehumidifying device 40 to control the operation of the dehumidifying device 40 . In addition, it is worth mentioning that when the information providing and control device 30 determines that the dehumidifying device 40 does not exist after determining that the washing machine 10 completes the washing process (for example, the user does not set the dehumidifying device 40 or the dehumidifying device 40 is not connected to the information providing and control device 30), the information providing and control device 30 will not transmit the control command.

Referring to FIG. 3 , it is a second embodiment of the intelligent operation system for home appliances of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that in the second embodiment, the information display device 20 is installed in the washing machine 10 ′, such as is an operation and display interface of the washing machine 10', the information providing and control device 30 is, for example, a remote server, and the processing device 11 of the washing machine 10' can pass through a communication interface (not shown, such as a WiFi module) ) is connected to the communication network 200 to communicate with the information providing and control device 30 , and transmit the geographic location information to the information providing and control device 30 . Other than that, the steps of the second embodiment for executing the method for intelligent operation of home appliances are the same as those of the first embodiment, so they will not be repeated here.

Referring to FIG. 4 , it is a third embodiment of the intelligent operation system for home appliances of the present invention. Different from the first embodiment and the second embodiment, in the third embodiment, the information display device 20 is included in the In the information providing and control device 30', and the information providing and control device 30' is, for example, but not limited to, a smart phone or a tablet computer, that is, the information providing and control device 30' will replace the first embodiment and the second embodiment. The remote server in the second embodiment, and the information display device 20 is a display or a touch display panel of the information providing and control device 30'. And the information providing and control device 30' can receive information from the washing machine 10 through short-range wireless communication (such as but not limited to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Z-Wave, NFC (Near Field Communication), UWB, etc.) Control the washing machine 10 and the dehumidifying device 40 . Other than that, the steps of the third embodiment for executing the method for intelligent operation of home appliances are the same as those of the first embodiment, and therefore are not repeated here. described.

To sum up, the intelligent operation system of the home appliance of the present invention generates the information on the recommended laundry time period according to the plurality of pieces of rainfall probability data corresponding to different time periods contained in the weather information through the information providing and control devices 30 and 30 ′, and uses The information display device 20 displays the recommended laundry time information, so that the user does not need to judge and select a suitable time for laundry according to the weather information. Furthermore, the information providing and control devices 30 and 30' receive the selected laundry time. After the recommended laundry time period, the first laundry trip instruction or the second laundry trip instruction is further generated according to the air pollution index and sent to the washing machine 10, so that the washing machine 10 can perform the drying function in time according to the air pollution index, and then To achieve the effect of automatically determining the washing process according to the weather information and the air pollution index, in addition, the information providing and control devices 30, 30' can also determine whether the washing machine 10 should continue to execute the washing process after completing the washing process according to the washing history data. The drying program or the operation of the dehumidifying device 40 is controlled to automatically fulfill the user's laundry needs, so the effect and purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the contents of the patent specification are still included in the scope of the present invention. within the scope of the invention patent.

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11: Processing device

20: Information Display Device

30: Information provision and control devices

40: Dehumidification device

200: Communication Network

Claims (13)

An intelligent operation system for home appliances, comprising: a washing machine capable of executing a washing program and a drying program; an information display device; and an information providing and control device, capable of communicating with the washing machine and the information display device, storing the A laundry history data recorded in the history of the washing machine executing the drying program, and based on a geographic location information of the washing machine and a weather information related to the geographic location information, a recommended laundry time period information is generated, and the recommended laundry time period information at least includes At least one recommended laundry time period of the day, and provide the information of the recommended laundry time period to the information display device, so that the information display device can display the recommended laundry time period information and a plurality of non-recommended laundry time periods for selection, so as to select the recommended laundry time period information include at least one recommended laundry time period or at least one non-recommended laundry time period, and transmit the selected recommended laundry time period or the non-recommended laundry time period to the information providing and control device; wherein the information providing and control device receives the selected After the suggested laundry period, when it is judged that the selected suggested laundry period is not suitable for drying clothes, a first laundry schedule instruction is sent to the washing machine, so that the washing machine operates in the selected suggested laundry schedule according to the first laundry schedule instruction to execute the laundry operation, wherein the first laundry trip instruction instructs the washing machine to execute the drying program after completing the washing program; when the information providing and control device receives the selected non-recommended laundry time period, the information display device will be selected the non-recommended laundry time period is transmitted to the information providing and control device, the information providing and control device Set according to the laundry history data to determine whether the number of historical records of the washing machine executing the drying program is greater than a preset value; when the information providing and control device determines that the number of historical records of executing the drying program is greater than the preset value value, the information providing and control device transmits a third laundry course instruction to the washing machine, so that the washing machine can perform the laundry operation according to the third laundry course instruction when the non-recommended laundry period is selected, wherein the third laundry course The instruction instructs the washing machine to execute the drying program after completing the washing program. The intelligent operation system for home appliances as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the information providing and control device determines that the selected recommended laundry period is suitable for drying clothes, it transmits a second laundry schedule instruction to the washing machine, so that the washing machine is in the When the selected recommended laundry period is running, the laundry operation is performed according to the second laundry schedule instruction, wherein the second laundry schedule instruction instructs the washing machine to only complete the laundry program. The intelligent operation system for home appliances according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information providing and control device determines whether the selected recommended laundry period is suitable for drying clothes according to an air pollution index corresponding to the selected recommended laundry period . The intelligent operation system for home appliances as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information providing and control device is a remote server, the information display device is a handheld or portable mobile communication device, and transmits the geographic location information to the information supply and control device. The home appliance intelligent operation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information providing and control device is a remote server, and the information display device is installed in the washing machine, and the washing machine includes a processing device capable of communicating with the remote server, and the processing device transmits the geographic location information to the information providing and control device. The home appliance intelligent operation system according to claim 1, wherein the information display device is included in the information providing and control device, and the information providing and control device is a handheld or portable mobile communication device. The intelligent operation system for home appliances according to claim 1, further comprising a dehumidification device; when the information providing and control device determines that the number of historical records for executing the drying program is less than the preset value, the information providing and control device Sending a fourth laundry trip command to the washing machine, so that the washing machine can perform laundry operations according to the fourth laundry trip command when the washing machine operates in the selected non-recommended laundry time period, wherein the fourth laundry trip command instructs the washing machine to only complete the A washing program, and the information providing and control device transmits a control command to the dehumidifying device to control the operation of the dehumidifying device after judging that the washing machine has completed the washing process. The home appliance intelligent operation system according to claim 1, wherein the weather information includes a rainfall probability data corresponding to different time periods, and the information providing and control device generates the suggested laundry time period information according to the rainfall probability data. An intelligent operation method for home appliances, which is operated by an intelligent operation system for home appliances. The intelligent operation system for home appliances includes a washing machine, an information display device, an information supply and control device capable of communicating with the washing machine and the information display device, and A dehumidification device, and an intelligent operation method of the household appliance Including: (A) the information providing and control device generates a recommended laundry time period information according to a geographical location information of the washing machine and a weather information related to the geographical location information, and the recommended laundry time period information at least includes at least one suggestion of the day Laundry time period, and provide the information of the recommended laundry time period to the information display device; (B) the information display device displays the recommended laundry time period information and a plurality of non-recommended laundry time periods for selection, so as to select at least the recommended laundry time period information. a recommended laundry period or at least one non-recommended laundry period, and transmits the selected recommended laundry period or the non-recommended laundry period to the information providing and control device; (C) the information providing and control device receives the selected After the recommended laundry time period, when it is determined that the selected recommended laundry time period is not suitable for drying clothes, a first laundry trip instruction is sent to the washing machine, so that the washing machine operates in the selected recommended laundry time period according to the first laundry trip instruction. Performing a laundry operation, wherein the first laundry schedule instruction instructs the washing machine to perform the drying program after completing the washing program; (E) when the information providing and control device receives the selected non-recommended laundry time period, the information display device will The selected non-recommended laundry period is sent to the information providing and control device, and the information providing and control device determines the history of the washing machine executing the drying program according to a laundry history data including the history of the washing machine executing the drying program Whether the recorded number is greater than a preset value; and (F) when the information providing and control device determines that the drying process is to be executed If the number of program history records is greater than the preset value, the information providing and control device transmits a third laundry trip command to the washing machine, so that the washing machine operates in the selected non-recommended laundry time period according to the third laundry trip command A laundry operation is performed, wherein the third laundry process instruction instructs the washing machine to perform the drying process after the washing process is completed. The intelligent operation method for a home appliance according to claim 9, further comprising the following steps after the step (B): (D) when the information providing and control device determines that the selected recommended laundry period is suitable for drying clothes, transmit a first Two laundry schedule instructions are given to the washing machine, so that the washing machine can perform laundry operations according to the second laundry schedule instruction when operating in the selected recommended laundry period, wherein the second laundry schedule instruction instructs the washing machine to only complete the laundry program. The intelligent operation method for home appliances as claimed in claim 10, wherein, in the steps (C) and (D), the information providing and control device judges according to an air pollution index corresponding to the selected recommended laundry time period Whether the suggested laundry period selected is suitable for drying clothes. The intelligent operation method for home appliances according to claim 9, wherein the step (C) further includes the following sub-step: when the information providing and control device determines that the number of historical records for executing the drying program is less than the preset number value, the information providing and control device transmits a fourth laundry course instruction to the washing machine, so that the washing machine can perform the laundry operation according to the fourth laundry course instruction when the washing machine operates in the selected non-recommended laundry period, wherein the fourth laundry course The instruction instructs the washing machine to only complete the washing procedure, and the information providing and control device judges that the washing machine has completed the washing procedure Afterwards, a control command is sent to the dehumidifying device to control the operation of the dehumidifying device. The intelligent operation method for home appliances as claimed in claim 9, wherein, in the step (A), the weather information includes a rainfall probability data corresponding to different time periods, and the information providing and control device generates the rain probability data according to the rainfall probability data. Suggested laundry time information.

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