Embroiderable sewing machine, embroidery data processing apparatus, and design data recording medium
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKyoji Komuro
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Abstract
A sewing machine having an embroidery capability stores embroidery frame outline data and data of a net embroidering area together with design data in a storing medium and displays the embroidery design, the embroidery frame outline, and the net embroidering area on a display screen when editing an embroidery design. The embroidering area enables embroidering without interference between the embroidery frame and a presser foot of the sewing machine. In addition, the configuration of the sewing machine may be such that the net embroidering area is computed from the embroidery frame outline instead of storing the net embroidering area data.
Claims24
A sewing machine, comprising:
- a display unit;
- a sewing assembly;
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- a cloth feeding assembly, the sewing machine enabling embroidering according to design data supplied from a medium storing data of a plurality of embroidery designs, wherein the sewing machine further includes:
- a data storage medium storing data of a net embroidering area in which embroidering is enabled, so that a presser foot and an embroidery frame of the sewing machine do not interfere with each other, the embroidery frame being used to set an embroidery cloth;
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- a display controller that receives selected embroidery design data and the net embroidering area data of the embroidery frame to display both embroidery design and net embroidering area on the display unit.
An apparatus provided with a display system including a display unit and used for processing embroidery design data supplied from a design data storage medium that stores data of a plurality of embroidery designs, wherein the apparatus further includes:
- a data storage medium that stores data of a net embroidering area with respect to the embroidery frame used to set an embroidery cloth, the net embroidering area enabling embroidering without interference between a presser foot of a sewing machine and the embroidery frame;
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- a display controller that receives selected embroidery design data and data of the net embroidering area of the embroidery frame, thereby to display the embroidery design and the net embroidering area on the display unit.
A medium for storing data of a plurality of embroidery designs, wherein the storing medium stores area data of a net embroidering area with respect to an embroidery frame used to set an embroidery cloth, the net embroidering area enabling embroidering without interference between a presser foot of a sewing machine and the embroidery frame.
A control system for a sewing system having an embroidery capability, the control system comprising:
- a central processing unit that controls the sewing apparatus;
- a storage medium storing, at least, embroidery design data for a plurality of embroidery designs and embroidery frame data for a plurality of embroidery frames;
- a display unit for displaying selected data;
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- a selection mechanism allowing selection of an embroidery design from the plurality of embroidery designs and selection of an embroidery frame from the plurality of embroidery frames, wherein the central processing unit creates a display on the display unit showing the selected embroidery design superimposed on a net embroidery area derived from the selected embroidery frame.
A recording medium for storing an embroidery design editing routine, comprising:
- a sub-routine directed to selecting an embroidery design from a plurality of embroidery designs;
- a sub-routine directed to selecting an embroidery frame from a plurality of embroidery frames;
- a sub-routine for obtaining outline data for the selected embroidery frame to include inner peripheral data;
- a sub-routine for obtaining embroidery design data for the selected embroidery design;
- a sub-routine for determining a net embroidery area within the selected embroidery frame;
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- a sub-routine for controlling a display unit to display the selected embroidery design superimposed on the net embroidery area.
A method of editing an embroidery design for use with an embroidery frame of a sewing machine capable of sewing embroidery patterns, comprising the steps of:
- selecting an embroidery design from a plurality of embroidery designs;
- displaying an embroidery frame;
- displaying on a display unit the selected embroidery design superimposed on the embroidery frame;
- determining a net embroidery area;
- displaying the net embroidery area on the display unit;
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- editing the selected embroidery design on a basis of one of the displayed embroidery frame and the displayed net embroidery area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.