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`Assistant Commissioner of Patents
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`IN THE CLAIMS
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`Please amend claim 2 an~d the ~wing claims:
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`A method for authorizing the decryption of a unit of
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`programming at a subscn er station, said subscriber station having a receiver, a
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`detector, a decryptor, and a
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`ing buffer,l processor. said method comprising the
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`detecting said co trol signal portion of said unit of programming;
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`passing said contro signal portion of said unit of programming to said
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`passing said informatio portion of said unit of programming from said step of
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`decrypting said information ortion of said unit of programming in response to
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`A method for authorizing the decryption fa unit of programming at a
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`detecting said control signal portio of said unit of programming;
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`passing said control signal porti n of said unit of programming to said
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`decrypting said control si al portion of said unit of programming to select or
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`decrypt said information porti of said unit of programming;
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`n portion of said unit of programming from said step of
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`decrypting said · ormation portion of said unit of programming; and
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`A method of controlling a remote transmitt station to communicate
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`program material to a subscriber station and controlling aid subscriber station to
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`process or output a unit of programming, said method f communicating comprising
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`the steps of:
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`receiving a control signal which operates at e remote transmitter station to
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`control the communication of a unit of program
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`· g and one or more instruct signals
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`and communicating said control signal to said re ote transmitter station;
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`receiving a code or datum identifying a
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`· t of programming to be transmitted
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`by the remote transmitter station, and said tr mitter station transferring said unit of
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`programming to a transmitter;
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`receiving at said remote transmitte station one or more instruct signals which
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`operate at the subscriber station to iden fy or decrypt said unit of programming or said
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`instruct signal, said transmitter statio transferring said one or more instruct signals to
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`transmitting from said rem e transmitter station an information transmission
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`comprising said unit of program ing and said one or more instruct signals, said one or
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`The method as in claims 2, 3, or 4, wherein said unit of programming
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`The method as in claims 2, 3, or 4, wherein said
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`The method as in claims 2, 3, or 4, where· said unit of programming
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`further comprises some downloadable executable c e.
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`The method as in claims 2,.3, or 4,
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`erein said unit of programming
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`further comprises some audio programming.
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`The method as in claims 2, 3,
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`4, wherein said unit of programming
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`A method of controlling ne or more of a plurality of receiver stations
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`each of which includes a television eceiver, a control signal detector, a processor, and
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`signals and programmed to pr cess downloadable executable code, said method of
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`receiving so e downloadable executable code which is effective at the one
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`delivering the dow oadable executable code to a transmitter;
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`rece · ing one or more control signals which at the one or more receiver
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`stations operate o execute the downloadable executable code at said processor; and
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`causing said one or more control signals to b communicated to the
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`transmitter at a specific time,
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`thereby to transmit an information transmission comp · ing the downloadable
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`executable code and one or more control signals.
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`The method of claim 11, wherein a te evision program is displayed at a
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`receiver station and said downloadable executab e code programs said receiver station
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`processor or computer to output video, audio, r text in the context of said television
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`program or to process a viewer reaction to s d television program or to select
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`information that supplements said televisi n program content.
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`communicate data to one or more rece· er stations, with said remote transmitter station
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`of selective transmission devices ach operatively connected to said broadcast or
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`selective transmission devic s, and with said remote transmitter station adapted to
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`detect the presence of one r more control signals, to control the communication of
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`specific instruct signals· response to detected specific control signals, and to deliver at
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`t transmitter one or more instruct signals, said method of
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`communicating com rising the steps of:
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`receiv· g an instruct signal to be transmitted by the remote intermediate
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`data transmitter st tion and delivering said instruct signal to a transmitter, said instruct
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`signal being effective at the receiver station to change a techni e of decrypting or
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`enabling and having an associated code or datum designatin signal content or output
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`information content to be generated;
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`receiving one or more control signals whi
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`transferring said one or more contro signals to said transmitter before a
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`specific time,
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`said transmitter transmitting said instruct si al, said associated code or datum, and
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`said one or more control signals.
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`The method of claim 13, w erein said one or more control signals
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`comprise a second code or datum whi operates at the remote intermediate data
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`transmitter station to select said ins
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`A method of controlling a remote transmitter station to deliver a receiver
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`specific mass medium P. ogram presentation at a receiver station, said method of
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`communicating comp ising the steps of:
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`receiv· g a mass medium program at the remote transmitter station and
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`delivering said m s medium program to a transmitter;
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`receiving a control signal which operates at the re ote transmitter station
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`to control the communication of one or more instruct signals
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`receiving a code or datum designating a spe
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`mitter station transferring
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`transmitting from said remote transmi er station an information
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`transmission comprising said mass medium progr m and one or more designated
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`The method of claim 15, wher m said designated instruct signal comprises
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`A method of process·
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`signals at a receiver station to deliver an output to
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`supplement mass medium progr ming, said receiver station having a processor, a
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`receiving m ss medium programming at said receiver station from a mass
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`detecting a instruct signal in said information
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`said detected instruct signal to a processor; and
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`controlling said processor based on said etected instruct signal, said step
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`The method of claim 17, whe ein one of said one or more supplemental
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`decrypting at leas a portion of said one supplemental signal; and
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`controlling a sel ctive transmissipn device to communicate said one
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`communicating television program material to one or more
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`receiver stations each o which includes a broadcast or cablecast television receiver, a
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`television monitor, a ontrol signal detector, a processor operatively connected to said
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`television monitor, aid processor programmed to detect and respond to one or more
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`instruct signals in a broadcast or cablecast transmission, s · method of communicating
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`receiving a television program at a transmi er station and delivering said
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`television program to a transmitter;
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`receiving and storing one or more ins
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`transferring said one or more ins
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`The method of claim 19, wherein a switch communicates signals
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`selectively from a receiver and a memory or recorder to a transmitter, said method
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`further comprising one of the steps of:
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`detecting a signal which is effective at the transmitter station to instruct
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`communication;
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`determining a specific program input source from which to communicate a
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`controlling said switch to communicate a signal to said transmitter in response to
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`a signal which is effective at the transmitter station to instruct communication;
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`controlling said switch to communicate a signal from a selected program input
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`receiver; and
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`controlling said switch to communicate a program to said memory or recorder.
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`changing a decryption or enabling techniq
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`decrypting or enabling communication f at least one of said plurality of
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`passing said decrypted or enabled at east one signal to a controllable
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`controlling said controllable devi on the basis of said passed decrypted
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`storing information evidencin the passing of said passed decrypted or
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`A method for an interactiv television demonstration for use with an
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`prompting said viewer d ring said television program whether said viewer
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`receiving a reply from said viewer at s d input device in response to said step of
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`prompting said viewer, said interactive tele ision viewing apparatus having a
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`delivering instructions at said · eractive television viewing apparatus in
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`processor generating or con oiling output of said product, service, or performance on
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`The method of claim 22, wherein one or more of said instructions is
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`The method of cla · 22, wherein one or more of said instructions is
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`The method of claim 22, further comprising the teps of:
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`storing a subscriber instruction to process or presen one or more mass medium
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`programs, data, news items, or computer control instru · ns in a specific fashion; and
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`processing or presenting·one or more specific ass medium programs, data,
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`news items, or computer control instrutions in ace dance with said instruction.
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`instructions in respect of said product, service, or medi output to said specific one or
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`The method of claim 28, wh ein one or more of said instructions is
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`The method of claim 28 wherein one or more of said instructions is
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`assembling and communicating to a remote site ciata evidencing said viewer
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`The method of claim 28, further comH · ing the steps of:
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`storing a subscriber instruction to receive o e or more specific mass medium
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`processing or presenting one more specific mass medium programs, data,
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`The method of cla' 28, further comprising the steps of:
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`programming said proce sor to respond to information communicated from a
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`receiving an informati n transmission from a local storage device or remote
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`detecting data or an instruct signal in said info
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`passing said detected data or instruct signal to
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`The method of claim 28, wherein info
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`use or usage of said television program or said te
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`a remote data collection station, said method
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`The me od of claim 28, further comprising the steps of:
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`The method of claim 28, wherein said ins
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`generating a rece · er specific datum to present with received
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`The method of claim 28, wherein said interactiv television viewing
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`storing said program unit identification code at storage location associated with said
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`evidence an availability, use, or usage of sai television program, said instructions, or
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`storing at said storage device an·
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`some output to be associated with said roduct, service, or media output;
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`storing at said storage devi e an instruct signal which is effective to process a
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`storing at said storage de ice an instruct signal which is effective to
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`storing at said storage device an instruct s · al which is effective to process a
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`REMARKS
`Applicants respectfully request consideration of the instant Supplemental
`Preliminary Amendment with respect to the above-described application.
`The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any additional fees or credit
`any overpayment of fees in connection with this communication to Deposit Account
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`No. 08-3038.
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`Date: October 30, 1995
`HOWREY & SIMON
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20004
`Tel: (202) 383-6614
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`Reg. No. 27,836
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