
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Given the circle $\odot C: x^{2}+y^{2}-2 x-2 y=-1$, points $A(2 a, 0)$ and B(0,2 b), where $a > 1$ and $b > 1$, determine the minimum area of triangle $\triangle A O B$ (where $O$ is the origin) when the circle $\odot C$ is tangent to the line $AB$.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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