Data storing device having a capacity determining system
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasahiro Mizuno, Masao Futamura, Yukiyoshi Muto
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Abstract
The data producing apparatus for producing a produced data set displays data sizes of one or more sets of previously stored data stored in the memory of the stitch data producing apparatus and a shortage capacity. Based on the size of the shortage capacity, the data producing apparatus automatically identifies a smallest one of the sets of previously stored data which can be erased to allow for storing the produced data set. The set of the previously stored data can alternately or also be selected based on ages of the previously stored data sets and/or the frequency of use of the previously stored data sets.
Claims25
A stitch data producing apparatus for producing data, comprising:
- storing means for storing a produced data set;
- data size determining means for determining a data size of the produced data set to be stored in said storing means;
- storage determining means for determining if the produced data set can be stored in said storing means based on the determined data size;
- storage area determining means for determining, when the produced data set cannot be stored in said storing means, a size of a shortage capacity of said storing means based on the determined data size of the produced data set, a used capacity of said storing means and a total capacity of said storing means;
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- display means for displaying information representing the determined size of the shortage capacity and a data size of at least one data set previously stored in said storing means.
A data storing device for storing a produced data set, comprising:
- storing means for storing the produced data set;
- data size determining means for determining a data size of the produced data set to be stored to said storing means;
- storage determining means for determining if the produced data set having the data size determined by said data size determining means can be stored in said storing means;
- storage area determining means for determining, when the produced data set cannot be stored in said storing means, a data size of a shortage capacity of said storing means based on the data size of the produced data set determined by said determining means, a used capacity of said storing means and a total capacity of said storing means;
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- display means for displaying information representing the data size of the shortage capacity of said storing means determined by said storage area determining means and information representing a data size of at least one data set previously stored in said storing means.
A data storing apparatus for storing a produced data set, comprising:
- a storing device storing the produced data set;
- a data size determining circuit determining a data size of the produced data set to be stored in said storing device;
- a storage determining circuit determining if the determined data size of the produced data set can be stored in said storing device;
- a storage area determining circuit determining, when the produced data set cannot be stored in said storing device, a data size of a shortage capacity of said storing device based on the determined data size of the produced data set, a used capacity of said storing device and a total capacity of said storing device;
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- a display device for displaying information representing the determined data size of the shortage capacity of said storing device and a data size of at least one data set previously stored in said storing device.
A method for storing a produced data set, comprising:
- determining a data size of the produced data set to be stored to a storing means;
- determining if the produced data set having the determined data size can be stored in said storing means;
- determining, when the produced data set cannot be stored in said storing means, a data size of a shortage capacity of said storing means based on the data size of the produced data, a used capacity of said storing means and a total capacity of said storing means;
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- displaying information representing the data size of the shortage capacity of said storing means and information representing a data size of at least one data set previously stored in said storing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.