Method and system for modification embroidery stitch data and design
AssigneeBuzz Tools, Inc.
InventorsJohn S. Laufer, Lisa A. Laufer
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Abstract
A method and system using a novel user display. The user interface device includes a display for a multiple-file, multiple-section or multiple-hoop embroidery designs. The display is coupled to a micro processing device such as a microprocessor, microcomputer, or the like. The display also has a representation a stitch on a first axis of the display. The display also shows a property of the stitch on a second axis of the display, where the second axis is associated with the first axis. The property is section identifier, filename, or hoop position. Other features can also be included depending upon the application.
Claims24
A graphical user interface device for providing visual displays of complex embroidery designs having more than one design section, the interface comprising:
- a display coupled to a micro processing device and coupled to a memory device;
- an electronic representation of a stitch on a first axis of the display, the electronic representation of the stitch being selected from at least one parameter in the group consisting of a stitch number, a time, or a combination of a stitch number and a stitch time, the electronic representation being stored in the memory device;
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- a plurality of section identifiers, each of the section identifiers corresponding to a plurality of stitches for a section, the plurality of section identifiers being displayed in electronic form on a second axis of the display, whereupon the second axis is associated with the first axis to illustrate the section identifiers as a function of the electronic representation of the stitch, the plurality of section identifier of the stitch being stored in the memory of the device.
A graphical user interface device for providing visual displays of complex embroidery designs, the interface comprising:
- a display coupled to a micro processing device and coupled to a memory device;
- a complex embroidery design outputted on a first portion of the display, the complex embroidery design comprising more than one design section, each of the design sections being capable of a separate and an independent design;
- an electronic representation of a stitch on a first axis outputted on a second portion of the display, the electronic representation of the stitch being selected from at least one parameter extended from the group consisting of a stitch number, a time, or a combination of a stitch number and a stitch time, the electronic representation being stored in the memory device;
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- a plurality of section identifiers, each of the section identifiers corresponding to a plurality of stitches for the design section, the plurality of section identifiers being displayed in electronic form on a second axis outputted on a third portion of the display, whereupon the second axis is associated with the first axis to illustrate the section identifiers as a function of the electronic representation of the stitch, the plurality of section identifiers of the stitch being stored in the memory of the device;
- wherein the complex embroidery design is larger than a maximum predetermined size supported by a predetermined file type.
A method for manipulating a selected design section in complex embroidery designs, the method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of sections for a complex embroidery design on a display, each of the sections being displayed in a selected order, each of the sections being illustrated as a stitch property relative to a stitch number or time, the complex embroidery designs being larger than a maximum file type of at least one of the sections included in the complex embroidery design;
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- selecting one of the sections and moving the selected section to a spatial region either before or after any portion of the other sections to relocate the selected section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.