Sewing data generating apparatus, sewing data generating method, recording medium for storing program, and sewing system

A sewing data generating method comprising:

• acquiring, by an embroidery frame information acquisition unit, information with respect to an embroidery frame and information with respect to a mark alignment region displayed on a display unit for guiding a plurality of marks arranged at preset positions within the embroidery frame for defining an embroidery region of the embroidery frame;
• acquiring, by an image acquisition unit, an image of the embroidery frame and a sewing target mounted on a base cloth mounted on the embroidery frame when the plurality of marks displayed on the display unit are all positioned within the mark alignment region;
• performing image analysis by an acquired image analyzing unit for the plurality of marks in the image acquired by the image acquisition unit based on a correspondence with the information with respect to the embroidery frame acquired by the embroidery frame information acquisition unit
• determining, by an embroidery region determination unit, the embroidery region of the embroidery frame based on an analysis result obtained by the acquired image analyzing unit;
• and
• generating, by an outline data generating unit, outline data of the sewing target based on the embroidery region thus determined.

A sewing system comprising a sewing data generating apparatus and a sewing machine, wherein the sewing data generating apparatus comprises:

• an embroidery frame information acquisition unit that acquires information with respect to an embroidery frame and information with respect to a mark alignment region displayed on a display unit for guiding a plurality of marks arranged at preset positions within the embroidery frame for defining an embroidery region of the embroidery frame;
• an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of the embroidery frame and a sewing target mounted on a base cloth mounted on the embroidery frame when all the plurality of marks are aligned within the mark alignment region in an image displayed on the display unit;
• an acquired image analyzing unit that performs image analysis for the plurality of marks in the image acquired by the image acquisition unit based on a correspondence with the information with respect to the embroidery frame acquired by the embroidery frame information acquisition unit;
• an embroidery region determination unit that determines the embroidery region of the embroidery frame based on an analysis result obtained by the acquired image analyzing unit;
• an outline data generating unit that generates outline data of the sewing target based on the embroidery region thus determined;
• and
• a transmission unit that transmits, to the sewing machine, the outline data generated by the outline data generating unit or otherwise the sewing data for the sewing target generated based on the outline data,
• and wherein the sewing machine comprises:
• a reception unit that receives the outline data or otherwise the sewing data transmitted from the transmission unit;
• and
• a sewing operation executing unit that executes a sewing operation for the outline of the sewing target according to the outline data or otherwise the sewing data received by the reception unit.