Sewing machine, start-up management method for firmware, and recording medium for storing program
AssigneeJanome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi KONGO, Nobuhiko KOBAYASHI
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Abstract
A loading order according to which function modules are to be loaded from a storage unit is determined based on a predicted use situation of a user. The function modules are loaded according to the loading order thus determined. Subsequently, the function modules thus loaded are started up according to a start-up instruction. With such an arrangement, by determining the loading order based on a prediction of the user's desired function, such an arrangement enables a reduction in the length of a loading time that bothers the user.
Claims13
A sewing machine comprising:
- a storage unit that stores a plurality of function modules;
- a loading order determination unit that determines, based on a use situation of a user, an order according to which the function modules are to be loaded from the storage unit;
- a loading unit that loads the function modules according to the loading order thus determined by the loading order determination unit;
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- a start-up unit that starts up the function modules loaded by the loading unit.
A start-up management method for a firmware used in a sewing machine comprising a storage unit that stores a plurality of function modules, a loading order determination unit, a loading unit, and a start-up unit, the start-up management method comprising:
- determining, by the loading order determination unit, based on a use situation of the user, an order according to which the function modules are to be loaded from the storage unit;
- loading, by the loading unit, the function modules according to the loading order thus determined by the loading order determination unit;
- and
- starting up, by the start-up unit, the function modules loaded by the loading unit.
A recording medium for storing a program for instructing a sewing machine to execute a start-up management method for a firmware used in the sewing machine,
- wherein the sewing machine comprises:
- a storage unit that stores a plurality of function modules;
- a loading order determination unit;
- a loading unit;
- and
- a start-up unit,
- and wherein the start-up management method comprises:
- determining, by the loading order determination unit, based on a use situation of the user, an order according to which the function modules are to be loaded from the storage unit;
- loading, by the loading unit, the function modules according to the loading order thus determined by the loading order determination unit;
- and
- starting up, by the start-up unit, the function modules loaded by the loading unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.