Process for the organization of the memory of an electronic sewing machine, and sewing machine
AssigneeFritz Gegauf Aktiengesellschaft Bernina-Nahmaschinenfabrik
InventorsErich Hausammann, Hanspeter Vogel
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Abstract
An electronic sewing machine is equipped with interfaces (6, 7, 8, 9) by which additional stitch or stitch pattern data can be introduced into a changeable memory of the sewing machine. This conception makes possible that the user of the sewing machine is able to store afterwards, i.e. after having acquired the sewing machine, a selection of preferred stitch types or stitch patterns according to individual wishes, and then to fetch such data without need for any external auxiliary means.
Claims17
A process for organizing a data memory of an electronic sewing machine, comprising the steps of:
- manufacturing the sewing machine with a data memory comprising storage locations wherein data of standard stitches and stitch patterns are stored;
- leaving said data memory with a number of free storage locations for data of stitches and stitch patterns;
- providing a collection of data corresponding to a plurality of stitches and stitch patterns and making said collection of data available to buyers and users of said sewing machine;
- selecting data corresponding to an individual choice of stitches and stitch patterns from among said plurality of stitches and stitch patterns by the buyer or user of the sewing machine,
- whereby the selected data is a subset of said plurality of stitches and stitch patterns;
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- storing the selected data without further processing in said free storage locations of said memory, thereby providing a sewing machine with a data memory adapted to individual needs.
A system comprising;
- an electronic sewing machine having a memory with storage locations wherein data for standard stitches and stitch patterns are stored and with a number of free storage locations for data of stitches and stitch patterns;
- a collection of data corresponding to a plurality of stitches and stitch patterns;
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- means for digitally reading selected data corresponding to a subset of stitches and stitch patterns from said collection of data and for introducing such selected data without further processing into said free storage locations of said memory, thereby providing said memory of said sewing machine with data of standard stitches and data of a number of individually selected stitches or stitch patterns,
- said sewing machine having selecting means for selecting a stitch or stitch patterns stored in said memory, and display means for displaying all memorized stitches and stitch patterns.
A method for providing an electronic sewing machine with a configured electronic data memory, comprising the steps of:
- manufacturing the sewing machine with a data memory comprising ROM storage locations wherein data for standard stitches and stitch patterns are stored;
- leaving said data memory with a number of free RAM storage locations for data of stitches and stitch patterns;
- providing a collection Of data relating to stitches and stitch patterns and submitting said collection of data to a potential buyer or a user of the sewing machine;
- selecting an individual choice of stitches and stitch patterns from said collection of data by the buyer or the user;
- storing the selected individual choice into said free storage locations in said data memory, without further processing, by a manufacturer or retailer of the sewing machine to complete the sewing machine:
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- delivering the completed sewing machine to the buyer or the user with a complete memory comprising data for stitches and stitch patterns according to the selected individual choice of the buyer or the user.
A method for providing an electronic sewing machine with an electronic data memory, comprising the steps of:
- manufacturing the sewing machine with a data memory comprising ROM storage locations wherein data for standard stitches and stitch patterns are stored;
- leaving said data memory with a number of RAM free storage locations for data of stitches and stitch patterns;
- providing a collection of data of stitches and stitch patterns and submitting said collection of data to a potential buyer or a user of the sewing machine;
- selecting an individual choice of stitches and stitch patterns from said collection of data by the buyer or the user;
- storing the selected data into the free storage locations of said data memory without further processing, to complete the sawing machine;
- delivering the completed sewing machine having a complete memory comprising data for both standard stitches and stitch patterns and selected data corresponding to the individual choice of stitches;
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- printing a stitch or stitch pattern chart showing stitches and stitch patterns of which data are stored in said data memory, said chart being used together with the completed sewing machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.