Embroidery data creating device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasao Futamura
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Abstract
There is provided an embroidery data creating device, in which image data is obtained by scanning a figure, and then closed areas surrounded by a connected line are determined in accordance with the image data. The closed areas are displayed on a screen of a display. A user can designate an area on the screen, and an attribute, e.g., a color, to be applied to the area. After attributes for all the areas are determined, the embroidery data is created.
Claims27
A method of determining attributes for parts of figures used to create embroidery data, said method comprising the steps of:
- inputting image data;
- determining at least one closed area surrounded by a connected line;
- displaying said at least one closed area on a screen;
- designating one of said at least one closed area;
- and
- applying an attribute to said designated one of said at least one closed area.
An embroidery data creating device for creating data to be used by a sewing machine, said device comprising:
- an image data inputting device for obtaining an image data;
- means for determining at least one area of said image on which stitches are to be made;
- means for displaying said at least one area determined by said determining means;
- means for designating one of said at least one area displayed on said displaying means;
- means for selecting an attribute which is to be applied to said one of said at least one area designated by said designating means;
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- means for creating said embroidery data, said embroidery data including information of said at least one area and attributes for the respective at least one area.
An embroidery data creating device for creating embroidery data, comprising:
- an image data inputting means for inputting an image data representing a figure of an embroidery;
- closed area determining means for determining at least one closed area surrounded by edge lines of said figure in accordance with said image data;
- a displaying means for displaying embroidery areas which correspond to said at least one closed area;
- means for designating one of said at least one closed area;
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- means for setting an attribute to said one of said at least one closed area designated by said designating means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.