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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShoichi Taguchi, Motoshi Kishi, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masayuki Iwata, Yoshio Sugiura
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An embroidery data processor that processes embroidery data for sewing an embroidery pattern comprising a plurality of subset patterns on a workpiece cloth with different needle thread colors by using a plurality of multi-needle embroidery sewing machines each provided with an embroidery frame drive mechanism that moves an embroidery frame holding the workpiece cloth in two predetermined directions, the embroidery data processor including a sew-time calculator that calculates required sew time for sewing each subset pattern based on subset pattern data being classified by thread color; and an allocator that produces an allocation schedule for allocation of the subset patterns to the multi-needle embroidery sewing machines based on the sew time calculated by the sew-time calculator, the allocation schedule being arranged to distribute equal or minimally-different sew time for each multi-needle embroidery sewing machine.
An embroidery data processor that processes embroidery data for sewing an embroidery pattern comprising a plurality of subset patterns on a workpiece cloth with different needle thread colors by using a plurality of multi-needle embroidery sewing machines each provided with an embroidery frame drive mechanism that moves an embroidery frame holding the workpiece cloth in two predetermined directions, the embroidery data processor, comprising:
An embroidery sewing system including an embroidery data processor that processes embroidery data for sewing an embroidery pattern comprising a plurality of subset patterns on a workpiece cloth with different needle thread colors by using a plurality of multi-needle embroidery sewing machines each provided with an embroidery frame drive mechanism that moves an embroidery frame holding the workpiece cloth in two predetermined directions, a first multi-needle embroidery sewing machine having a communication element capable of communicating data processed by the embroidery data processor to external components, and a second multi-needle embroidery sewing machine having a receiving element capable of receiving data transmitted by the first multi-needle embroidery sewing machine, the embroidery data processor comprising:
An embroidery sewing system including an embroidery data processor having a communicating element capable of communicating various processed data to external components, first and second multi-needle embroidery sewing machines each having a receiving element capable of receiving data transmitted by the embroidery data processor, the embroidery data processor comprising:
A computer readable medium storing an embroidery data processing program for use as an embroidery data processor that processes embroidery data for sewing an embroidery pattern comprising a plurality of subset patterns on a workpiece cloth with different needle thread colors by using a plurality of multi-needle embroidery sewing machines each provided with an embroidery frame drive mechanism that moves an embroidery frame holding the workpiece cloth in two predetermined directions, the embroidery data processing program stored in the computer readable medium, comprising:
A multi-needle embroidery sewing machine that processes embroidery data for sewing an embroidery pattern comprising a plurality of subset patterns on a workpiece cloth with different needle thread colors in cooperation with one or more external multi-needle embroidery sewing machine and being provided with an embroidery frame drive mechanism that moves an embroidery frame holding the workpiece cloth in two predetermined directions, the multi-needle embroidery sewing machine, comprising:
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