Embroidery stitch data producing device
AssigneeJanome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi Kongo, Takayuki Kawasato, Akira Orii, Shinichi Hukada
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Abstract
An embroidery stitch data producing device is disclosed, which is designed to display an embroidery pattern in a manner that the pattern is closest to the one that is to be embroidered. The device is provided with a scanner 51 or an image input means 2 for inputting colors therethrough. The color indicating data thus obtained and/or color indicating data stored in an image data memory 41 are registered to a color indication data registering means 22. More particularly the area of a display may be set for the background of an image to be embroidered before or after the image is displayed, or before or after the stitch conditions including thread colors are set.
Claims12
An embroidery stitch data producing device for producing stitch data in accordance with the image information substantially comprising:
- display means for indicating thereat an image in connection with said image information;
- means for setting an area of background corresponding to an object which is to be embroidered at said display means;
- color designating means for designating a color of said area of background displayed at said display means;
- and
- control means for controlling said display means to give said designated color to said area of background.
An embroidery stitch data producing device substantially comprising:
- means for giving an image which is composed of a plurality of outlines and blocks;
- display means for indicating said image thereat;
- first designating means for designating stitch conditions including the colors of threads which may be used to embroider said outlines and said blocks;
- second designating means for designating the outlines and blocks to be embroidered with said stitch conditions;
- means for setting as an area of background corresponding to an object which is to be embroidered the area of said display other than the areas occupied by said outlines and blocks designated by said second designated means;
- color designating means for designating a color of said area of background displayed at said display means;
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- control means for controlling said display means to indicate thereat said area of background with said designated color.
An embroidery stitch data producing device substantially comprising:
- means for giving an image;
- display means for indicating said image thereat;
- designating means for designating a color to be indicated at said display means;
- means for giving color indicating data for the color designated by said designating means;
- control means for controlling said display means to indicate thereat said color in accordance with said color indicating data;
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- means for registering optional colors thereto;
- wherein said designating means can designate selectively the colors registered in said color registering means.
Recording means for storing therein programs for producing stitch data in accordance with image data, said programs being read by a computer and comprising the steps of:
- inputting image data from an image;
- displaying said image in accordance with said image data;
- setting an area of background corresponding to an object which is to be embroidered at a display means:
- designating a color for said area of background displayed at said display means;
- and
- giving said designated color to said area of background at said display means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.