Embroidery data processing apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAtsuya Hayakawa
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Abstract
An apparatus for processing embroidery data used for filling an embroidery area with stitches, including a first device for selecting a division base point from a plurality of defining points predetermined on an outline of the embroidery area, based on outline data representative of the outline of the embroidery area, and a second device for selecting, based on the outline data, a division aid point from the defining points, so that the division aid point cooperates with the division base point to define a division line which divides the embroidery area into two subareas such that the outline of at least one of the two subareas satisfies a requirement predetermined with respect to smoothness at the division line.
Claims9
An apparatus for processing embroidery data and utilizing the embroidery data for filling an embroidery area with stitches, comprising:
- first means for selecting a division base point from a plurality of defining points predetermined on an outline of said embroidery area, based on outline data representative of said outline of the embroidery area;
- second means for selecting, based on said outline data, a division aid point from said defining points, so that said division aid point cooperates with said division base point to define a division line which divides said embroidery area into two subareas such that the outline of at least one of said two subareas satisfies a requirement predetermined with respect to smoothness at said division line;
- data producing means for dividing said embroidery area into said two subareas by said division line, and producing said embroidery data for filling each of said subareas with stitches;
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- data utilization means for utilizing said embroidery data to form said stitches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.