KR20210072428A - Photocards or media comprising memory chip for storing photo data and a side for printing mounted pictures with near field communication means - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a future photograph (hereinafter including videos) platform which comprises: a memory chip storing photograph data in a medium in the shape of a photocard including a surface for printing a photograph image mounted; and a near field communication (NFC) means. The data areas of the memory chip includes: a photograph image data area; an index data area of relevant photographs (photograph title, date of photographing, and photographing position data included); a speech recording data area for explaining the relevant photograph; a URL data area in which the relevant photograph is stored online such as a cloud and photograph sharing services; and a data area storing comments on the relevant photograph sharing service. Through the photograph platform (medium), an emotional effect can be provided by printing and providing the representative photograph images and the images of the stored photographs along with the photograph (hereinafter including videos) image data stored in the memory chip on a front surface and a rear surface. In addition, for using a new photograph platform (medium) on a smartphone, the URL data of the relevant photographs stored online can be recorded on the QR code or the NFC unit so that a user can view the data online and offline. On a new photograph platform (medium), speech recording data explaining the photographs (for example, mother's speech message contained in the photographs of rearing a child) can be added to the memory area as well.

Description

Photocards or media comprising memory chip for storing photo data and a side for printing mounted pictures with near field communication means}

In the era when music content was used through media such as records, cassette tapes, CDs, and DVDs, and when memories were kept with camera film and printed photos, the two main values of 'collective value' and 'appreciation' were expressed through these media. It has been passed down to mankind for decades. However, as the era of using devices (computers, smartphones, USB memory) has come through the development of IT technology, success in adding a new value of 'convenience' in addition to delivering the value of 'appreciation' However, it has lost the 'collectible value', which is the core value of using photos. Afterwards, as photo sharing services such as 'Instagram' became more common, the usefulness of real photos was significantly lost. As a result, the overall photo industry had an irrational structure in which online photo sharing service providers, like the music industry, lead profits. .

In the future, it is necessary to provide 'collectible value', 'appreciation', 'convenience' and 'community' through new photo media. In the music field, CD and DVD player functions are beginning to be deleted from most devices, especially car audio, with the generalization of smartphones after MP3. As a result, CDs and DVDs, which were traditional media in the music market, are disappearing. Recently, along with the generalization of online music through smartphones, various solutions that allow more convenient music selection have been introduced, further shrinking the existing media market such as CD and DVD. For example, "a method for managing a media content file using an NFC medium, a management server used therein, and a recording medium in which a program for executing a method for managing a media content file using an NFC medium is recorded" registered with Patent Registration No. 10 1683551 is an NFC tag Touch the NFC reader at the bottom of the smartphone to automatically connect to the designated music management server and download the designated music. By printing the image of the purchased sound source on the front of the NFC tag, it was configured to feel a sense of collection, and it began to be released in the form of a so-called ‘Kino album and card’. In other words, it can be evaluated as the analog sensibility of directly purchasing the music you want at an offline store, and the media using the NFC medium that allows you to use the album you purchased with your smartphone. However, there is a limitation that it can be used only on an online device equipped with an NFC reader such as a smartphone because it does not have a sound source.

As a desirable means, it is necessary to provide 'convenience' that can be used in various offline terminals as well as smartphones while focusing more on 'collectible value' by loading the sound source in the medium. In order to achieve the above object, Patent Application No. 10-2018-0034278 "Contact type memory card and medium including a side for printing a stored content image and having a pad in contact with a connector in horizontal and vertical directions" was implemented. . The present invention relates to a concept and method for expanding the memory card and medium to the field of photography (hereinafter, including moving picture) rather than the field of sound sources.

The music market, which was in its heyday until the 1990s, is shrinking due to the generalization of online music services (download, streaming, YouTube) that appeared along with media files such as MP3 files in the 2000s. To overcome this, in an attempt to provide the 'collectible value' of music on smartphones, a Korean company (Kino Co., Ltd.) applied for a patent in 2015 based on NFC media, a content file management method using NFC media, and a management server used for this. It was registered and released as a so-called 'Kino Album'. 'Kino Album' is when a user consumes music, (a) the management server sends a media content file transmission request including a unique code provided by the NFC medium to the user terminal in which the media content file management program is installed, Receiving from a user terminal (smartphone); (b) executing, by the management server, authentication for the media content file transmission request based on the unique code; and (c), by the management server, transmitting the media content file corresponding to the unique code to the user terminal.

The film/photo market, which had its heyday until the 1990s, is also declining due to the generalization of digital cameras. With the expansion of smartphones and the advent of photo sharing services such as Instagram, the need to print photos is further reduced. On the other hand, the 'photobook' market, which produces and sells photos in the form of books, is expanding. There is a big difference in that the creator of the sound source is limited, but the photographer is infinite, so it is changing into a 'photobook', creating a new market in the form of props. Photo sharing services such as Instagram also show that photos can be used in other forms through the URL (Uinform Resource Locator). It is necessary to establish a new concept of photography that combines the emotional elements of offline with the digital elements that pursue online convenience. In the past, only photo images were used in the step of printing photos, but with the advent of digital cameras and smartphones, the date and location data of the shooting are added to the photo data. A new feature has been added that allows users to comment.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new photo platform that can be used offline and online beyond the form of photos printed on photo paper as in the past when users hold photos. The proposed new photo (including video) platform must first, be able to print front and back images of photos along with representative photo images, and second, include photo title, shooting date, and shooting location data along with photo data. Third, it should be possible to add voice recording data describing the photo, fourth, it should be possible to add URL data where the photo is stored on the Internet so that it can be used online, and fifth, the comment data of the photo sharing service should be optional. It can be configured as a system that can include There is a need for a photo medium in a form that can be used both offline and online while recording all the elements of the future photo. Through the photo platform, high-resolution photo data itself that goes beyond the low resolution viewed with a smartphone can be developed into a profit model such as goods products in the future.

The 'Kino Card' of 'Kino Album', which uses NFC media in the album, is an NFC tag that does not contain a sound source. It reads the tag information with the NFC reader of the smartphone and transmits the sound source through the smartphone's wireless (WiFi) and mobile communication network. It is a method of streaming or downloading an approved sound source by connecting to a download server. On the front and back of the 'Kino Card', the image of a singer that symbolizes the downloadable sound source is printed, partially giving it a collectible value. The new photo platform of the present invention attempts to solve the point that the 'collectible value' is halved because the sound source is not stored in the 'Kino card' in the form of a simple NFC tag and cannot be used in an offline device.

Most users use the album app on their smartphones to sort their photos. It is necessary to provide the photos (including videos) classified and selected in the album app in real life through a new photo platform. There are photo sharing services such as Instagram, but a cumbersome search process is required to view the desired photos. It is difficult to share revenue through photo-sharing services, which are also shared by valuable photo publishers on Instagram. Photo buyers also do not prefer the online data download method, and they tend to want to receive the purchased photos in real money for collection and resale. If a photo is owned in the form of data as it is now, it can be delivered to anyone through mail or SNS, so there is a problem in that it loses its value due to the loss of scarcity.

CDs and DVDs are also disappearing from the music market, and the medium that accommodates the new photo platform is different from the large-capacity USB/SD/MMC memory card, it can visually symbolize the stored photo image data to feel the 'collectible value'. Lightness and simplicity should be provided as a basis for the convenience, pleasure, and portability provided by analog sensibility and digital technology. Currently, when a large-capacity USB/SD/MMC memory card is used, it is difficult to know the stored photos by reading the memory information with a computer or the like, and it is cumbersome to select a desired photo.

The future photo (including video) platform solves the above problems and provides a near-field communication (NFC) chip that links online with a memory chip used offline to satisfy all the desires to keep photos permanently. We would like to propose a medium in the form of a built-in credit card. That is, it is configured to include a memory chip for storing photo data in a photocard type medium including a side for printing a mounted photo image and a near field communication (NFC) means. The data areas of the memory chip include ① photo image data area, ② index data area of the photo (including photo title, shooting date, and shooting location data), ③ voice recording data area describing the photo, ④ cloud and photo sharing It is configured to include the URL data area where the photo is stored on the Internet like the service, and ⑤ the data area where the corresponding photo sharing service comments can be stored.

To implement this, in one step, a thin pad with about 4 to 16 pins for external input and output (for example, similar to a credit card financial IC pad) and memory on a plastic card (for example, a credit card, size 85 x 54 x 0.8mm or less) and memory We propose a contact-type photo media card that is installed by connecting chips. As the memory method, NAND, OTP, and EEPROM that retain data even when there is no power are suitable. SPI (Serial Programming Interface) or micro SD (secure digital) or USB communication method that can supply power and input/output data with 4 to 16 pins is suitable. Suitable. The photo media card can output stored photo data by connecting an adapter equipped with a 4 to 16-pin contact connector with a computer. In this step, the photo stored in the memory chip of the plastic card is registered in the cloud and photo sharing service, and the URL is recorded in the near field communication means (NFC) of the plastic card. When the plastic card on which the photo image is printed is touched with a smartphone with a built-in NFC reader, it is automatically connected to the corresponding URL and the photo image can be configured to be viewed on the smartphone screen.

Ultimately, it consists of a memory to store the sound source in a thin plastic case, a thin pad with around 4 to 16 pins for external input/output, an NFC chip and an antenna for wirelessly receiving energy and inputting and outputting data, and the photo stored in the medium The data is visually symbolized and provided through printing on the front and back of the plastic so that you can feel the 'collectible value'. Through this, the convenience, pleasure, and portability provided by analog sensibility and digital technology can be provided as a basic feature of lightness, thinness and simplicity, and universality such as use in various terminal devices. Through the new photo and video platform (media), images of photos included with representative photo images can be printed on the front and back sides. In addition to the photo data, the photo title, shooting date, and shooting location data may be included. You can add audio recording data to describe the photo. You can add URL data where photos are stored on the Internet for viewing on a smartphone. It can be configured to selectively include the comment data of the photo sharing service.

The future photo (hereinafter, including moving picture) platform of the present invention is configured to include a memory chip and near field communication (NFC) means for storing photo data in a photocard-type medium including a printed side of the mounted photo image. The data areas of the memory chip include ① photo image data area, ② index data area of the photo (including photo title, shooting date, and shooting location data), ③ voice recording data area describing the photo, ④ cloud and photo sharing Like the service, it is configured to include the URL data area where the photo is stored on the Internet, and ⑤ the data area to store the comments of the photo sharing service. This has the following effects.

First, it is possible to remove the emotional effect of printing representative photo images and images of contained photos on the front and back sides together with photo (including video) data contained in the memory chip of the new photo platform (media).

Second, there is an effect that the URL data of the corresponding photos stored on the Internet can be added to the NFC area of the new photo platform (medium) and used in the smartphone.

Third, there is an effect of recording the photo title, shooting date, and shooting location data together with the photo image data on the memory chip of the new photo platform (media).

Fourth, there is an effect of adding voice recording data (for example, a mother's voice message contained in a childcare photo) to the memory chip of the new photo platform (media) to explain the photo. This can be played through the speakers built into the device (eg computers and digital picture frames).

Fifth, there is an effect of selectively recording the comment data of the photo sharing service on the memory chip of the new photo platform (media).

Sixth, there is an effect that the photos classified and selected in the album app of the smartphone can be provided in real through a new photo platform.

Seventh, when creating a new photo platform (media), there is an effect of providing it in the form of uploading it to a photo sharing service such as storage tlaud or Instagram by the choice of the purchaser.

Eighth, in the case of purchasing valuable photos, there is an effect that the purchased photos can be collected and resold in a specialized physical form. If you own a photo in the form of data, it can be delivered to anyone through mail or SNS, so it tends to lose its value as it loses its scarcity.

1 is a schematic diagram showing that a credit card is divided into a contact type IC card, a contactless RF memory card, a combination card, and a hybrid card according to a method of configuring a financial IC, an RF chip, and an antenna for short-range wireless communication in a credit card.
Fig. 2 shows the types and pin arrangement of widely used memory cards.
3 is a block diagram of a credit card type photocard in which a memory chip used offline and a near field communication (NFC) chip for interworking online of the present invention are embedded.
4 is an image in which a representative photo is printed on the front side and a reduced image stored on the back side of the photos recorded in the memory chip of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the photocard of the present invention.
6 is a photo memory map for recording photo data in a memory chip of a photo card of the present invention.

The present invention provides a future photo (hereinafter, including video) platform with a built-in short-range wireless communication (NFC) chip that links online and offline memory chips to satisfy the desire to permanently store photos. We would like to propose a medium in the form of a credit card. That is, it is configured to include a memory chip for storing photo data in a photocard type medium including a side for printing a mounted photo image and a near field communication (NFC) means. The data areas of the memory chip include ① photo image data area, ② index data area of the photo (including photo title, shooting date, and shooting location data), ③ voice recording data area describing the photo, ④ cloud and photo sharing It is configured to include the URL data area where the photo is stored on the Internet like the service, and ⑤ the data area where the corresponding photo sharing service comments can be stored.

As a desirable means, it is necessary to provide 'convenience' that can be used in various offline terminals as well as smartphones while focusing more on 'collectible value' by loading and printing photo data on the medium. Regarding the sound source, Patent Application No. 10 - 2018 - 0034278 "Contact type memory card and medium including a side for printing the stored content image and having a pad in contact with the committer in the horizontal and vertical directions" was implemented. The present invention relates to a concept and method for expanding the memory card and medium to the field of photography (hereinafter, including moving picture) rather than the field of sound sources.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to conventional or dictionary meanings, and the inventor should properly understand the concept of the term in order to best describe his invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, so at the time of the present application, various It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

FIG. 1 is an example of classifying a credit card into a contact IC card, a contactless RF memory card, a combi card, and a hybrid card according to the method of configuring the financial IC, RF chip, and antenna for short-range wireless communication on the credit card. The credit card is 85 x 54 mm in size and 0.8 mm thick, and has an NFC tag (RFID) for use as a financial IC and transportation card inside, so it communicates with the financial IC using the ISO7616 protocol. Fig. 2 shows the types and pin arrangement of widely used memory cards. The memory card standard has been standardized, and has evolved into a micro SD memory card through an SD memory card. The data in the current memory card can be used by connecting it to the device. To use a micro SD card in a computer, use the USB gender.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a credit card type photocard in which a memory chip used offline and a near field communication (NFC) chip for interworking online according to the present invention are embedded. In a photo card for storing photo data. In the case (3) with the printing surface, the corresponding URL is recorded for online connection with the cloud and photo sharing service where the photo is stored by touching a smartphone with a built-in short-distance wireless communication means (hereinafter, NFC). Communication means 4 are provided. Optionally, it comprises memory means 2 connected to the contact pad 1 in connection with the device 5 so that the photographic image can be viewed in the offline state on the device 5 . Optionally, the corresponding URL for online connection with the cloud and photo sharing service can be printed on the case (3) with a QR code. It is also possible to upload the user's photo data to the cloud and photo sharing service, and to connect the NFC photo card without the memory chip 10 to the corresponding location URL. The photo data files stored in the memory chip 10 may be configured to be protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM).

4 is an image in which a representative photo is printed on the front side and a reduced image stored on the back side of the photos recorded in the memory chip of the present invention. 6 is an internal structural diagram of the photocard of the present invention. That is, the photo files are stored in the memory chip 10 . a front part (8) for printing the stored representative photographic image; It consists of a rear part 9 that prints a reduced image (eg, a checkerboard) of the stored photos. There is provided a photocard on which images of photos stored in the memory chip 10 are printed. The process of implementing an online service that allows a photocard to be viewed on a smartphone is as follows. Storing the photo files stored in the memory chip 10 in the cloud and a photo sharing service (eg Instagram); A URL (Universal Resource Locator) that can directly access the storage location on the Internet is recorded in the Internet location URL storage NFC 11 and configured to directly access the picture through an NFC terminal (eg, a smartphone). This provides a photo card that allows you to check photo images on your smartphone. The contact pad (1) connected to the memory chip (2) is like an SD memory card: ① Power (Vcc), ② Ground (GND), ③ Clock (Clock), ④ Command (CMD), ⑤ 1~4 data (DAT0, DAT1, DAT2, DAT3) is composed of pads.

7 is a photo memory map for recording photo data in a memory chip of a photo card of the present invention. Future photo platforms include ① photo image data area, ② index data area of the photo (including photo title, shooting date, and shooting location data), ③ voice recording data area describing the photo, and ④ cloud and photo sharing service. It is necessary to configure the URL data area where photos are stored on the Internet, and ⑤ the data area where the corresponding photo sharing service comments can be stored. That is, the photo data map 16 stored in the memory chip 10 includes a photo and video data storage area 17 and photo and video information (eg date, name, location, index) storage area 18 as at present. includes Additionally, a photo and video voice message storage area 19 or a photo and video Internet storage location URL area 20; Alternatively, it can be configured to include a photo and video Internet storage location URL comment storage area.

The process of making a photo card for storing photo data is as follows. a step of a user selecting and transmitting photo memory map data and photo images to be printed on the front and back sides of the photo card; writing the photo memory map data to the photocard memory chip; printing selected photo images on the front and back sides of the photo card; uploading the photo memory map to a designated cloud and photo sharing service; obtaining URLs where photos and videos are stored on the Internet; It consists of recording the photo and video Internet storage location URL in the memory chip and the NFC chip. Even if the above steps are changed in order, a photocard may be manufactured. As described above, the present invention also includes a photocard capable of checking a photo image online and offline, and a manufacturing method and apparatus.

To purchase a photo card, there is a way to use the album app that manages photos on your smartphone. To this end, the smartphone album app provides a function for the user to select a photo and record a voice message; Ability to select a folder of photos to create with a photocard; A function to transfer the photo folder data to the photo card internet upload space after selection; Ability to select photos to be printed on the front; Ability to select cloud and photo sharing services to be stored on the Internet; The photocard must be ordered and configured to include a function of payment. In other words, in order to order a photo card, an album app and service for managing smartphone photos must be created.

In the photo sharing service, the ability to select a photo folder to be created with a photo card; A function to transfer the photo folder data to the photo card internet upload space after selection; Ability to select photos to be printed on the front; The photocard is ordered and configured by adding a function called payment. The photo sharing service can be divided into a public photo location area and a private photo location area, and the photo location area to be closed can be configured to access the photo card by touching the NFC of the smartphone. In other words, a photo sharing service that is divided into a private photo area that can be accessed only through a photo card is also required. Alternatively, it is divided into a photo location area that is open to the public or a photo location area that is released through a photo card printed with a QR code, and a photo location area that is released through a photo card printed with a QR code. It can be configured to access by photographing the QR code of the photocard.

As described above, the photo platform of the future is configured to print photo images stored on the front and back of a light and thin case, and to record photo data by installing a memory chip, out of the form of photo paper. The photo data includes not only image data but also voice data and URL information. When making a photo card, the process of uploading the photo data to the internet cloud and photo sharing service is included. Therefore, the URL is recorded on the NFC chip installed in the photo card or a QR code indicating the URL is printed on the case. Therefore, in order to upload photo data to the Internet cloud and photo sharing service and view it with a smartphone, each can be configured as ① NFC-type photo card ② QR code-type photo card ③ NFC-type/QR code-type photo card with memory chip. have. Since the embodiments described herein and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, various equivalents and modifications may be included.

1: contact pad 2: memory means
3: Case with printed side 4: Near Field Communication (NFC)
5: Device 6: USB Gender
7: Internet 8: Smartphone (NFC)
9: rear part 10: memory chip
11: NFC part 12: QR code
13: NFC chip and antenna 14: contact memory chip
15 : memory chip mounting groove 16 : photo memory map
17 : Photo and video data storage area
18 : Photo and video information storage area
19 : Photo and video voice message storage area
20 : URL of Internet storage location for photos and videos
21 : Photo and video Internet URL comment storage area
22: Reserved area

Claims (13)

In a photo card with a function to save photo data,
Inside the case (3)
First, when a smartphone (NFC) is touched, the corresponding URL for online connection to the cloud and photo sharing service in which the photo is stored is recorded and includes an NFC short-range wireless communication means (4);
Second, the photo in online and offline state, characterized in that it comprises a memory means (2) connected to the contact pad (1), optionally in connection with the device (5) so that the photo image can be viewed even on the device (5) in the offline state. Photo card to check images
2. The method of claim 1
Upload photo files to internet cloud and photo sharing services
Record the URL (Universal Resource Locator) that can access the location through the Internet in the NFC unit of the photocard,
a front part (8) for printing a representative photo image of the corresponding URL;
NFC function only photo card on which a corresponding URL photo image is printed, characterized in that it consists of a rear part 9 that prints a reduced image (for example, a checkerboard) of the photos of the corresponding URL
2. The method of claim 1
store the photo data files in the memory chip 10 and
a front part 8 for printing the stored representative photo image;
Photocard on which images of photos stored in a memory chip are printed, characterized in that the rear part 9 is configured to print the stored photos as reduced images (for example, a checkerboard)
2. The method of claim 1
To connect online to internet cloud and photo sharing services
A QR code-type photo card with a corresponding URL photo image, characterized in that the QR code 12 on which the corresponding URL is recorded is printed
2. The method of claim 1
A photo card for storing photo DRM data in the memory chip, characterized in that the photo data files stored in the memory chip 10 are protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management)
2. The method of claim 1
The photo files stored in the memory chip 10 are
saving to the cloud and photo sharing services (eg Instagram);
URL (Universal Resource Locator) that can directly access the location over the Internet
It is recorded in the NFC unit 11 of the corresponding photo card.
A photo card that allows you to check a photo image in an NFC terminal, characterized in that it directly accesses the photo through an NFC terminal (for example, a smartphone)
The method of claim 1,
The contact pad (1) connected to the memory chip (2) includes ① power (Vcc), ② ground (GND), ③ clock, ④ command (CMD), ⑤ 1 to 4 data (DAT0, DAT1, DAT2, DAT3) A photo card with images of photos stored in a memory chip, characterized in that it consists of a pad
The method of claim 1,
The photo data map 16 stored in the memory chip 10 is
photo and video data storage area 17;
photo and video information (eg date, name, location, index) storage area 18;
Alternatively, a photo and video voice message storage area 19;
Alternatively, a photo and video Internet location URL area 20;
Alternatively, a photo card for recording additional data in addition to photo image data, characterized in that it includes a comment storage area of photo and video Internet location URLs
In producing a photo card for storing photo data,
a step of a user selecting and transmitting photo memory map data and photo images to be printed on the front and back sides of the photo card;
writing the photo memory map data to the photocard memory chip;
printing selected photo images on the front and back sides of the photo card;
uploading the photo memory map to a designated cloud and photo sharing service;
obtaining URLs where photos and videos are stored on the Internet;
Recording the photo and video Internet storage location URL on a memory chip or NFC chip or QR code;
Photocard, production method and service for checking photo images online and offline, characterized in that the photocard can be produced according to the selected order of the steps
In the album app for managing smartphone photos,
the ability for the user to select a photo and record a voice message;
Ability to select a folder of photos to create with a photocard;
After selection, the data in the photo folder is transferred to the photo card internet upload space;
Ability to select photos to be printed on the front;
Ability to select cloud and photo sharing services to be stored on the Internet;
Album app and service for managing smartphone photos, characterized in that it includes a function to order and pay for the photo card
In the photo sharing service,
Ability to order and pay for photocards;
a function of selecting photos to be produced with the photo card;
A function to transmit the corresponding photo data to the photocard internet upload space after selection;
A photo sharing service that provides a function to order a photo card, characterized in that it includes a function to select a photo image to be printed on the front
12. The method of claim 11,
photo location area open to the public; or
It is divided into photo location areas that are released through the photocard installed by the NEC department.
A photo sharing service that provides a photo area accessible only through a photo card, characterized in that the photo card is configured to be accessed by touching a smartphone (NFC) in the photo location area disclosed through the photo card installed by the NEC unit; Photocard with MEC part installed
12. The method of claim 11,
photo location area open to the public; or
It is divided into photo location areas that are published through a photo card with a QR code printed on it.
In the photo location area disclosed through the photo card printed with the QR code,
A photo sharing service that provides a photo area that can only be accessed through a photo card, characterized in that it is configured to be accessed by photographing the QR code of the photo card and a photo card printed with a QR code

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