Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
112102500 | Electronic pattern controlled or programmed | 60 |
20080196644 | Embroidery data processing apparatus, embroidery data processing program, and recording medium - An embroidery data processing apparatus includes a main data loading device that loads main data, which is original data of a principal pattern, and a main data disposition device that disposes in an embroidery sewing region the main data loaded by the main data loading device. The apparatus also includes a sub-data loading device that loads sub-data, which is original data of one or more patterns other than the principal pattern, and a sub-data disposition determination device that determines a position and a size of the sub-data loaded by the sub-data loading device, in accordance with a position and a size of the main data disposed by the main data disposition device. The apparatus further includes an embroidery sewing data generating device that generates embroidery sewing data based on the main data disposed by the main data disposition device and the sub-data determined by the sub-data disposition determination device. | 08-21-2008 |
20080216721 | Sewing machine and computer-readable recording medium storing sewing machine operation program - A sewing machine includes a needle bar, a sewing needle attached to the needle bar, a needle bar vertical movement mechanism, a sewing machine motor for driving the needle bar vertical movement mechanism as a drive source, an embroidery frame that holds a work cloth, and an embroidery frame movement mechanism that moves the embroidery frame. The sewing machine further includes a user-operated operation device with an operation member for outputting an output signal corresponding to an operation state of the operation member and a movement determination device that determines a movement direction and a movement distance of the embroidery frame based on the output signal outputted by the operation device. The sewing machine also includes an embroidery frame movement mechanism control device that drives the embroidery frame movement mechanism to move the embroidery frame according to the movement direction and the movement distance of the embroidery frame determined by the movement determination device. | 09-11-2008 |
20080223273 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine includes an embroidery frame which holds a cloth marked with a reference line and a reference point, a display portion which displays a virtual reference line, a virtual reference point, and an embroidery pattern having a size larger than the embroidery frame, means for displaying a sewing region corresponding to the embroidery frame on the display portion such that a section of the embroidery pattern, the virtual reference line and the virtual reference point are displayed inside the sewing region, means for acquiring position information of the reference point and another point on the reference line, sewing data correcting means for correcting sewing data on the embroidery pattern by interrelating the position information with the virtual reference line and the virtual reference point, and means for sewing the section of the embroidery pattern in accordance with the sewing data corrected by the sewing data correcting means. | 09-18-2008 |
20080223274 | Sewing machine and computer-readable recording medium storing thread amount processing program - A sewing machine capable of sewing an embroidery pattern based on embroidery data including at least thread color data and needle drop point data. The sewing machine includes a reader that reads out thread information stored in an RFID tag embedded in each of a plurality of thread spools, a selection device that selects the embroidery pattern, a thread color-and-amount acquisition device that acquires a necessary thread color and a necessary thread amount from the embroidery data of a selected pattern. The sewing machine also includes a comparison device that compares a read out thread amount with the necessary thread amount, a determination device that determines whether sewing the selected pattern is possible based on a comparison result by the comparison device, and an indication device that indicates a determination result by the determination device. | 09-18-2008 |
20080223275 | Embroidery sewing system - An embroidery sewing system includes an embroidery data processing apparatus and a sewing apparatus. The embroidery data processing apparatus generates and processes embroidery data used to sew an embroidery pattern on a work cloth. The embroidery data processing apparatus includes an embroidery data generation device that generates embroidery data including pattern data for specifying a color and a shape of the embroidery pattern, and a data writing device that writes the embroidery data into an RFID tag attached to the work cloth. The sewing apparatus includes a sewing device that sews the embroidery pattern based on the embroidery data, a data reading device that reads out the embroidery data written into the RFID tag by the data writing device, and a control device that controls the sewing device based on the embroidery data read out from the RFID tag. | 09-18-2008 |
20080229988 | Embroidery data processing apparatus, embroidery sewing machine and computer-readable recording medium with recorded embroidery data processing program - The present disclosure provides an embroidery data processing apparatus that processes embroidery data for sewing an embroidery to a work cloth and to make a cut by a boring knife. The embroidery data processing apparatus an embroidery data acquisition device that acquires the embroidery data, pieces of the embroidery data including at least thread color data specifying a color of an embroidery thread and needle drop point data specifying a sewing position where sewing is performed with the embroidery thread specified by the thread color data; a specification device that specifies, as data of a specified color, a predetermined thread color data piece of the thread color data in the acquired embroidery data, which is the embroidery data acquired; and a boring data setting device that sets a needle drop point data piece of the needle drop point data, corresponding to the specified color data specified as boring data that specifies a position for the cut. | 09-25-2008 |
20080302287 | EMBROIDERY SEWING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - First calculation section calculates, on the basis of sewing data, a sewing-progressing direction angle for rotating a rotary cylinder to orient an embroidering material, guided by a guide lever of a zigzag sewing head, in a sewing-progressing direction. Second calculation section adds or subtracts a zigzag-swinging angle to or from the sewing-progressing direction angle to thereby calculate a target rotational angle of the rotary cylinder. Swinging mechanism may be provided for swinging the guide lever relative to the rotary cylinder, and a swinging amount corresponding to the swinging angle of the rotary cylinder may be added to a width of zigzag-swinging by the swinging mechanism. Alternatively, every swinging movement necessary for zigzagging the embroidering material may be set by the swinging angle without the guide lever being caused to swing relative to the rotary cylinder. | 12-11-2008 |
20090025621 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine includes a needle, a holding frame having a stitchable area within which the needle is operable to perform stitching, storing means for storing sewing data on various embroidery patterns, indicating means for indicating, within the stitchable area, positions on the workpiece that is held by the holding frame, stitching region setting means for setting a stitching region in accordance with the positions indicated by the indicating means, embroidery pattern creating means for creating, in accordance with a position and a size of the stitching region, and based on the sewing data, embroidery pattern data on an embroidery pattern having a size that is fittable within the stitching region, and control means for controlling the needle and the holding frame to form the embroidery pattern on the workpiece within the stitching region in accordance with the embroidery pattern data. | 01-29-2009 |
20090064912 | EMBROIDERY SEWING MACHINE AND EMBROIDERY-START-POSITION SETTING METHOD - Trace process (i.e. process for moving an embroidery frame from a desired start position on the basis of outline data of an embroidery pattern) is performed. It is detected, during the movement, whether the moving embroidery frame has reached a predetermined movement limit position. When detected, a protrusion amount, from the embroidery frame, of a remaining outline portion is calculated on the basis of a current position of the outline data and the remaining portion. On the basis of the calculated protrusion amount, the start position is reset by being positionally displaced so as to avoid occurrence of the protrusion. In this way, setting a start position such that the embroidery pattern does not protrude beyond a movable range of the embroidery frame can be performed in a short time. | 03-12-2009 |
20090078181 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EMBROIDERED WALLCOVERING - A method for manufacturing an embroidered wallcovering includes the following steps. Using a gravure press or cylinder screen press with water soluble inks, print patterns are printed on a base material. In the mean time of printing, the base material is heat dried. Thread patterns, which is corresponding to the print patterns, are embroidered onto the base material. The embroidery is done by a machine. Therefore, it is ideal for mass production. The embroidered wallcovering manufactured by this method has advantages of printed wallcovering and embroidery, and overcomes their disadvantages. The embroidered wallcovering manufactured by this method is environment friendly, and add dimension and quality to the wallcovering, thereby meeting the most demanding wall finish requirements. | 03-26-2009 |
20090107373 | Boring device and multi-needle embroidery sewing machine equipped with the same - A boring device that can be attached to and detached from a lower end of one of a plurality of needle bars provided on a multi-needle embroidery sewing machine, and includes a boring knife that makes a cut in a work cloth and a first engagement portion to be engaged with a second engagement portion provided on the one of a plurality of the needle bars. The second engagement portion restricts horizontal rotation of the boring device, and a horizontal position of the boring knife with respect to the one of the needle bars is determined when the first engagement portion is engaged with the second engagement portion. | 04-30-2009 |
20090194008 | Sewing machine and computer-readable medium storing control program executable on sewing machine - A sewing machine includes a bed portion, a pillar portion that is erected upward from the bed portion, an arm portion that extends horizontally from the pillar portion above the bed portion, a head that is provided at an end of the arm portion, a needle bar that is attached to the head and can reciprocate up and down, an image pickup device that can pick up an image of an upper surface of the bed portion, an image conversion device that generates a virtual image from a real image by viewpoint conversion, the virtual image being an image as viewed from an arbitrary viewpoint position, and the real image being an image picked up by the image pickup device, an image display device that displays an image, and an image display control device that displays the virtual image generated by the image conversion device on the image display device. | 08-06-2009 |
20090217850 | Sewing machine and computer-readable medium storing control program executable on sewing machine - A sewing machine includes an embroidery frame moving device that moves an embroidery frame holding a work cloth, an image pickup device that picks up images of an upper surface of a bed portion of the sewing machine, a position information storage device that stores position information indicating predetermined positions to which the embroidery frame is to be moved, a partial image acquisition device that causes the embroidery frame moving device to move the embroidery frame to the respective predetermined positions indicated by the position information, causes the image pickup device to pick up images at the respective predetermined positions, and acquires the images picked up by the image pickup device as partial images, and a composite image generation device that generates a composite image by combining the partial images acquired by the partial image acquisition device. | 09-03-2009 |
20100139538 | Embroidery data providing apparatus, computer-readable medium storing embroidery data providing program, and embroidery data providing system - An embroidery data providing apparatus includes a model information acquisition device that acquires model information, a size storage device that stores the model information and at least one embroiderable size in association with one another, a size acquisition device that acquires the at least one embroiderable size that corresponds to the acquired model information, a pattern information acquisition device that acquires target pattern information relating to a target pattern, an embroidery data output device that outputs as output data at least one of embroidery data of the target pattern and data for generating the embroidery data, a size determination device that determines whether the target pattern will fit within the acquired at least one embroiderable size, and a restriction device that, in a case where it is determined that the target pattern will not fit, restricts at least one of outputting of the output data and pre-output processing. | 06-10-2010 |
20100206204 | Embroidery stitcher and sewing machine - An embroidery stitcher including an embroidery frame that holds a workpiece cloth and that is provided with a sewable area for sewing the held workpiece cloth; a transparent display device that has a display area that provides visibility behind thereof and that is capable of displaying embroidery pattern information of at least an embroidery pattern to be sewn; and an attachment mechanism that allows detachable attachment of the display device at a position that renders the display area and the sewable area to at least partially overlap. | 08-19-2010 |
20100236461 | PUNCH DATA GENERATING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PUNCH DATA GENERATING PROGRAM - A punch data generating device that generates punch data used in an embroiderable sewing machine for punch engraving a pattern on a workpiece by attaching a punch needle that punch engraves a surface of the workpiece in dot-by-dot strokes on a needle bar of the embroiderable sewing machine and moving the punch needle up and down while transferring the workpiece in two predetermined directions by a transfer mechanism. The punch data generating device includes a data generator that generates the punch data so that when punch engraving a plurality of patterns, the patterns are sequentially punch engraved one by one. | 09-23-2010 |
20100242817 | Sewing machine and computer-readable medium storing control program executable on sewing machine - A sewing machine that is capable of sewing an embroidery pattern includes a transfer device that transfers the embroidery frame, a storage device that stores embroidery data, a first selection device that selects first embroidery data, a first control device that performs sewing of the first pattern, an image capture device that captures an image, a first detection device that detects at least one of a marker position and a marker angle based on information for a first image, a second detection device that detects at least one of the marker position and the marker angle based on information for a second image, a difference computation device that computes at least one of a position difference and an angle difference, a second selection device that selects second embroidery data, a conversion device that converts coordinate data, and a second control device that performs sewing of the second pattern. | 09-30-2010 |
20100242818 | Sewing machine and computer-readable medium storing control program executable on sewing machine - A sewing machine that is capable of sewing an embroidery pattern on a work cloth held by an embroidery frame includes a display device that is capable of displaying at least one of an image and embroidery information, a detection device that detects an occurrence of a thread break, an image capture device that is capable of capturing an image of at least an area including a needle drop point, a display control device that displays an image captured by the image capture device and an operation key on the display device in a case where the detection device has detected the occurrence of the thread break, the operation key being to be used to transfer the embroidery frame by at least one stitch, and a sewing control device that causes the embroidery frame to be transferred based on a number of stitches specified by operation of the operation key. | 09-30-2010 |
20100294185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INERTIAL STITCH REGULATION - A stitcher is provided that includes a needle to stitch a workpiece, a motor to operate the needle, and a stitch regulator in communication with and capable of controlling a speed of the motor. A controller is in communication with the stitch regulator. The stitcher also includes at least one accelerometer in communication with the controller to determine an acceleration of the stitcher with respect to the workpiece. A signal representing the acceleration of the stitcher with respect to the workpiece is utilized to adjust the operation of the needle as necessary. | 11-25-2010 |
20100313803 | Sewing system, multi-needle sewing machine, storage device and computer readable medium - A sewing system that forms an embroidery pattern on the workpiece cloth by co-operating a sewing mechanism and a transfer mechanism using a count of thread colors determined by a count of thread color data found to match thread color data by a verifier. By removing a storage device attached to one of the plurality of multi-needle sewing machines and attaching the removed storage device to other one or more multi-needle sewing machines, unsewn portions of the embroidery pattern at each of the other one or more multi-needle sewing machines are sewn by reading the progress information by a data reader, verifying whether or not the thread color data contained in the progress information read by the data reader matches thread spool color data of other one or more multi-needle sewing machines, and executing a sewing operation based on the verification. | 12-16-2010 |
20110048299 | SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine that is included in a sewing system includes a transfer device, a sewing device, an image capture device, a condition acquisition device, a data acquisition device, a computation device, a correction device, and a sewing control device. The data acquisition device acquires pattern data based on a pattern condition acquired by the condition acquisition device. The computation device computes, as a positioning condition, at least one of a reference position and a reference angle of at least one marker in relation to the carriage based on image data generated by the image capture device. The correction device sets a position and an angle of the partial pattern in relation to the carriage and corrects the pattern data. The sewing control device performs sewing of the partial pattern by controlling the transfer device and the sewing device in accordance with the corrected pattern data. | 03-03-2011 |
20110048300 | SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine that is included in a sewing system includes a transfer device, a sewing device, an image capture device, a communication device, a data computation device, a first control device, a marker data acquisition device, a sewing condition acquisition device, a condition computation device, a correction device, and a sewing control device. The data computation device computes first marker data, and the first control device transmits the first marker data, through the communication device, to another sewing machine. The marker data acquisition device acquires, as second marker data, the first marker data. The sewing condition acquisition device acquires a sewing condition, and the pattern data acquisition device acquires pattern data. The condition computation device computes a correction condition. The correction device corrects the pattern data. The sewing control device performs the sewing in accordance with the corrected pattern data. | 03-03-2011 |
20110088604 | EMBROIDERY DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING EMBROIDERY DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND SEWING MACHINE - A embroidery data processing device includes an area defining portion that defines a sewable area on the work cloth, a computation portion that computes a first characteristic quantity that specifies a size of the sewable area, a comparison portion that compares the first characteristic quantity to at least one characteristic quantity for at least one embroidery pattern that can be sewn based on the embroidery data, the at least one characteristic quantity being stored in a storage portion and specifying a size of the at least one embroidery pattern, an extraction portion that, in a case where a comparison indicates that at least one sewable pattern exists, extracts the at least one sewable pattern, the at least one sewable pattern being at least one embroidery pattern that fits within the sewable area, a notification portion that notifies a user about the at least one sewable pattern. | 04-21-2011 |
20110094424 | SEWING MACHINE - An embroiderable sewing machine including an embroidery frame holding a workpiece cloth; an embroidery frame transfer mechanism horizontally transferring the embroidery frame; a display device capable displaying an image of an embroidery pattern to be sewn; a zoom rate specifier that specifies a zoom rate for enlarging/shrinking the embroidery pattern image; an input section that receives inputs of instructions for moving a location of the embroidery pattern within an embroiderable area defined by the embroidery frame, the instructions including a movement direction and a movement amount; a movement amount modifier modifying the movement amount inputted by the input section for the embroidery pattern image based on the zoom rate specified by the zoom rate specifier; and a display controller that transfers the embroidery pattern image based on the movement amount modified by the movement amount modifier in response to the input from the input section. | 04-28-2011 |
20110120359 | CONTROLLER, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND SEWING MACHINE - A controller is disclosed that is communicably connected to a plurality of sewing machines and that includes a display device displaying at least information pertaining to a sewing operation. The controller includes a display controller provided with a queue allocated to each of the plurality of sewing machines and displaying sew pattern data stored in each of the queues to the display device such that the sew pattern data is organized by the sewing machine associated therewith; a specifier specifying one or more sew pattern data from a source queue associated with one of the sewing machines displayed on the display device; a data modifier transferring or copying the One or more sew pattern data specified by the specifier to the destination queue associated with another sewing machine and a data transmitter transmitting the sew pattern data stored in the modified queues to the sewing machines associated therewith. | 05-26-2011 |
20110203504 | MULTI-NEEDLE SEWING MACHINE - A multi-needle sewing machine includes a plurality of needle bars having lower ends to which needles are attached, respectively, a needle bar selecting unit selectively switching one of the needle bars to a needle location, a stitch number obtaining unit and an allotting unit. An embroidery pattern including a plurality of partial patterns is sewn by the use of needle threads of colors differing per partial pattern, while the needle bars are selectively switched. The stitch number obtaining unit obtains the number of stitches necessary for sewing the partial patterns for every partial pattern. The allotting unit allots the needle threads to the needle bars so that the needle bars are prevented from being one-sided in the number of stitches, based on the obtained number of stitches, in order that one of the needle bars to be used for the sewing of each partial pattern may be determined. | 08-25-2011 |
20120042816 | SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A sewing machine comprises a transport portion that moves an embroidery frame, a contact detection portion that detects contact with the embroidery frame, a first position identification portion that identifies a first position, a second position identification portion that identifies a second position, a direction determination portion that determines a direction of a diagonal line of a virtual rectangle, a third position identification portion that identifies a third position, and an area setting portion that sets a sewable area. | 02-23-2012 |
20120111249 | EMBROIDERY DATA CREATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An embroidery data creation apparatus includes an outline data acquisition portion, a thread density data acquisition portion, a needle drop point setting portion that sets a plurality of first needle drop points, a plurality of second needle drop points, and a sewing order to alternately connect the plurality of first needle drop points and the plurality of second needle drop points using the stitches, a needle drop point change portion that, in a case where one of a value of a length ratio and a length difference is equal to or more than a specified threshold value, changes positions of some of the plurality of second needle drop points, respectively, to positions each of which will be covered by a stitch formed by connecting a first stitch end point and a second stitch end point, and an embroidery data creation portion that creates embroidery data. | 05-10-2012 |
20130036957 | MULTI-NEEDLE SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING EMBROIDERY DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - A multi-needle sewing machine sews an embroidery pattern based on embroidery data for sewing the embroidery pattern including a plurality of pattern-by-color portions, using a plurality of thread spools. The machine includes a spool setting portion on which the thread spools are set, a spool color storage unit storing, as thread spool color data, thread colors of the thread spools set on the spool setting portion, an extraction unit randomly extracting one of the thread spool color data stored on the spool color storage unit, the one thread spool color data being used as thread color data to specify a color of each pattern-by-color portion, and an assigning unit assigning the extracted thread spool color data as thread color data of each pattern-by-color portion. The machine is configured to execute sewing of the embroidery pattern for every pattern-by-color portion based on the thread color data assigned by the assigning unit. | 02-14-2013 |
20130074748 | SEWING MACHINE AND AN EMBROIDERY FRAME - A sewing machine includes a mounting adaptor, a memory, an imager, and a processor. The mounting adaptor may be mounted with an embroidery frame. The memory may store frame rotation data. The frame rotation data indicate a setting angle which is a predetermined rotation angle of the frame with respect to the outer frame. The imager may image an area including the embroidery frame mounted on the mounting adaptor. The processor may control the sewing machine to detect a marker provided on at least one of the embroidery frame and the work cloth based on the image, determine a rotation angle of the frame with respect to the outer frame based on the detected marker, and control the driver to adjust a rotation of the frame based on the determined rotation angle and the frame rotation data. | 03-28-2013 |
20130074749 | SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A sewing machine may comprise a mounting portion configured to be mounted with an embroidery frame comprising a frame and an outer frame. The sewing machine may also comprise an image capturing device configured to capture an image including the embroidery frame mounted on the mounting portion. The sewing machine may further comprise a processor configured to execute instructions, and a memory. The memory may be configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to execute steps comprising identifying a mark from the captured image, wherein the mark is provided on the embroidery frame or on a work cloth held by the embroidery frame, determining a rotation angle of the frame with respect to the outer frame based on the identified mark, and notifying rotation information based on the determined rotation angle. The rotation information may be information for adjusting the rotation angle to a specified rotation angle. | 03-28-2013 |
20130112126 | SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine includes an imaging device that captures an image of a sewing target object, a notification device, a processor and a memory. The processor acquires settings related to a layout of a second pattern with respect to a first pattern, and identifies a marker layout position. The processor causes the notification device to notify the identified marker layout position. The processor acquires first image data indicating an image in a first holding position. The image includes a marker arranged on the sewing target object. The processor acquires second image data indicating an image in a second holding position after the first image data has been acquired. The image includes the marker. The processor determines a layout of the second pattern with respect to the sewing target object in the second holding position, based on the acquired settings, the first image data and the second image data. | 05-09-2013 |
20130112127 | SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine includes an imaging device capturing an image and a processor. The processor identifies a first layout of a marker with respect to a layout of a first pattern in a first holding position based on an image including the marker arranged on a sewing target object. The processor identifies a second layout of the marker with respect to the first pattern in a temporary holding position, and stores the identified second layout as storage information. Then, the processor newly identifies the second layout based on the storage information and an image including the marker captured in the temporary holding position. The processor identifies a third layout of the marker with respect to the first pattern in a second holding position, and determines a layout of a second pattern with respect to the sewing target object in the second holding position. | 05-09-2013 |
20130133561 | SEWING MACHINE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A sewing machine includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores a plurality of embroidery data which respectively corresponds to a plurality of embroidery patterns and computer-readable instructions. The instructions instruct the sewing machine to execute steps of selecting one of the plurality of embroidery data and sewing the embroidery pattern corresponding to the selected embroidery data. The instructions further instruct the sewing machine to execute steps of extracting, from the plurality of embroidery data, specific embroidery data, wherein the specific embroidery data is usable in combination with the selected embroidery data, and sewing the specific embroidery pattern based on the extracted specific embroidery data. | 05-30-2013 |
20130186315 | APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a processor and a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the apparatus to perform the steps of acquiring first pattern data representing stitches that form a first pattern and second pattern data representing stitches that form a second pattern, the first pattern and the second pattern being two patterns to be sewn by embroidery in mutually adjacent positions, generating, in a case where the two patterns are to be sewn on a sewing object that is formed of a soluble material, connecting data representing a connecting stitch based on the first pattern data and the second pattern data, the and generating, from the acquired first pattern data, the acquired second pattern data and the generated connecting data, embroidery data to sew the two patterns and the connecting stitch. | 07-25-2013 |
20130186316 | APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a processor and a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the apparatus to perform the steps of acquiring pattern data of an embroidery pattern, determining, in a case where the embroidery pattern is to be sewn on a sewing object formed of a specific material, whether the embroidery pattern includes at least one of a first area and a second area, generating, in a case where it is determined that the embroidery pattern includes at least one of the first area and the second area, supplemental data representing at least one supplemental stitch each of which is a stitch connecting at least some of a plurality of stitches formed in one of the first area and the second area, and generating, from the pattern data and the generated supplemental data, embroidery data to sew the embroidery pattern and the at least one supplemental stitch. | 07-25-2013 |
20130233217 | SEWING MACHINE, EMBROIDERY UNIT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine includes at least one detecting portion, a processor, and a memory. The at least one detecting portion is configured to detect an ultrasonic wave that has been transmitted from a transmission source. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to execute steps including identifying a position of the transmission source of the ultrasonic wave based on information pertaining to the ultrasonic wave that has been detected by the at least one detecting portion, and controlling sewing based on the position of the transmission source that has been identified. | 09-12-2013 |
20130239858 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions. The instructions instruct the information processing device to execute steps including randomly arranging a plurality of embroidery patterns within a coordinate area set in an embroidery frame that is moved in two directions. | 09-19-2013 |
20130291774 | Sewing Direction Control Apparatus for Sewing Machine - A sewing direction control apparatus for sewing machine, comprising: a base plate ( | 11-07-2013 |
20130319308 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EMBROIDERY THREAD COLOR MANAGEMENT - Systems, methods, and apparatus for embroidery thread color management are disclosed. An example method comprises determining a first set of thread colors to be used in an embroidery design, determining a second set of thread colors assigned to a first embroidery machine, determining a third set of thread colors assigned to a second embroidery machine, determining a first difference of the number of thread colors in the first set of thread colors that are not in the second set of thread colors, determining a second difference of the number of thread colors in the first set of thread colors that are not in the third set of thread colors, and assigning the embroidery design to a queue for the first embroidery machine when the first difference is smaller than the second difference. | 12-05-2013 |
20140000498 | SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | 01-02-2014 |
20140060407 | SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A sewing machine includes a sewing device, a processor, and a memory. The sewing device is configured to form stitches on a sewing workpiece. The memory is to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform processes including acquiring embroidery data, generating stitched marker data, causing the sewing device to sew the at least one stitched marker, causing the sewing device to start sewing an embroidery pattern, identifying a pattern to be sewn when the sewing of the embroidery pattern is stopped, detecting at least one of a second sewing position and a second sewing angle when the sewing of the embroidery pattern is stopped, setting at least one of a third sewing position and a third sewing angle, correcting data to be used to sew the pattern to be sewn, and causing the sewing device to restart sewing the embroidery pattern. | 03-06-2014 |
20140069308 | EMBROIDERY DATA PROCESSOR, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING EMBROIDERY DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM AND SEWING MACHINE - An embroidery data processor processes embroidery data on which an embroidery pattern is sewn by a sewing machine. The processor includes a color information acquiring unit which is configured to acquire color information of a workpiece cloth on which the embroidery pattern composed of a plurality of color-based pattern portions is sewn, a color storage unit which is configured to store data of a plurality of defined colors, an assignment unit which is configured to randomly extract colors from the colors stored by the color storage unit for every one of the color-based pattern portions, based on the color information acquired by the color information acquiring unit, said extracted colors being used as thread color data specifying colors of the color-based pattern portions respectively, the assignment unit assigning the extracted colors to the respective color-based pattern portions. | 03-13-2014 |
20140109814 | SEWING MACHINE - To provide a sewing machine that can control tension on a needle thread and tension on a bobbin thread on a per-stitch basis; that enables even heads of a multi-head embroidery sewing machine to form an identical embroidery; and that enables even a plurality of sewing machines to form identical embroidery. A memory device stores for each stitch of embroidery data a needle thread control torque value and a bobbin thread control torque value. In a needle thread torque control zone, an upstream grip section main body is closed, and a downstream grip section main body is opened. A needle thread motor is subjected to torque control in accordance with the needle thread control torque value. In the meantime, in a position control zone, the upstream grip section body is opened, and the downstream grip section body is closed, thereby subjecting the needle thread motor to position control. | 04-24-2014 |
20140116308 | DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A device includes a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of group information pieces, the number of thread colors to be used in embroidery sewing and computer-readable instructions. Each of the group information pieces is associated with one more thread colors among a plurality of thread colors. The computer-readable instructions cause the processor, when executed, to perform processes that includes acquiring image data including pixels, replacing a color of each of the pixels with a thread color from the thread colors, calculating a frequency of using each of the thread colors, selecting, until the number of thread colors selected from the thread colors is equal the number of thread colors to be used stored in the memory, one thread color from each of the group information pieces sequentially, based on the group information pieces stored in the memory and on the calculated frequency. | 05-01-2014 |
20140144359 | APPARATUS, SEWING MACHINE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform processes including acquiring pattern data, specifying an outline of the embroidery pattern based on the pattern data, creating hole data for causing the sewing machine to form a plurality of holes including one or more first holes and one or more second holes, creating first stitch data for causing the sewing machine to sew one or more stitches for the one or more first holes, and creating embroidery data for causing the sewing machine to form one or more first holes, and sew the one or more stitches for the one or more first holes, and causing the sewing machine to form the one or more second holes, before causing the sewing machine to sew an outline pattern. | 05-29-2014 |
20140230706 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, SEWING MACHINE SYSTEM, AND EMBROIDERY FRAME - A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device including an image capture portion configured to create image data, cause the processor to perform the steps of causing the image capture portion to create the image data by causing the image capture portion to capture an image of a range including at least one reference mark and at least one indicator mark, computing positioning data based on the image data, and outputting the positioning data. The at least one reference mark is provided on an embroidery frame. The at least one indicator mark is positioned in an area inside the embroidery frame, on a sewing workpiece clamped in the embroidery frame. The positioning data are data that indicate at least one of a position and an angle of the at least one indicator mark in relation to the at least one reference mark. | 08-21-2014 |
20140230707 | SEWING MACHINE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND SEWING MACHINE SYSTEM - A sewing machine includes an embroidery frame moving portion, a sewing portion, a communication portion, a processor, and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that cause the processor to perform the steps of specifying an embroidery pattern and a size of the embroidery pattern, outputting the size of the embroidery pattern through the communication portion to a device provided with an image capture portion, acquiring positioning data through the communication portion, setting at least one of a position and the angle of a embroidery pattern on a sewing workpiece based on the positioning data, acquiring embroidery data, and causing the embroidery frame moving portion and the sewing portion to form stitches that make up the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece based on the embroidery data. The positioning data have been computed by the device based on image data and output to from the device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140230708 | SEWING MACHINE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND SEWING MACHINE SYSTEM - A sewing machine includes an embroidery frame moving portion, a sewing portion, a processor, and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of acquiring image data created by a device and obtained by capturing an image of a range that includes at least one reference mark and at least one indicator mark, computing positioning data based on the image data, specifying an embroidery pattern to be formed in a sewing workpiece clamped in an embroidery frame, setting at least one of a position and an angle of the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece, based on the positioning data, acquiring embroidery data, causing the embroidery frame moving portion and the sewing portion to form the stitches that make up the embroidery pattern in the sewing workpiece, based on the embroidery data. | 08-21-2014 |
20140283720 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine includes a frame support portion, a moving device, a movable member and a detecting device. The frame support portion is configured to be detachably mounted with a mounting portion of an embroidery frame. The mounting portion has a specific shape that corresponds to a type of the embroidery frame. The moving device is configured to move the frame support portion. The movable member is configured to move in a first direction by a movement amount corresponding to the type of the embroidery frame, in conjunction with an operation in which the mounting portion of the embroidery frame is mounted on the frame support portion. The detecting device configured to detect the movement amount of the movable member, and to detect the type of the embroidery frame mounted on the frame support portion based on the detected movement amount. | 09-25-2014 |
20140283721 | SEWING MACHINE AND EMBROIDERY FRAME - A sewing machine includes a frame support portion, a detecting device, a detecting device, a processor, and a memory. The frame support portion is configured to be detachably mounted with a selected one of a plurality of embroidery frames whose types are different from each other. Each of the embroidery frames has a holding portion. The detecting device is configured to detect the type of the embroidery frame mounted on the frame support portion. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform processes comprising, setting a sewing area inside the holding portion, by setting a size of the sewing area, as well as a position and an angle of the sewing area, identifying an embroidery pattern to be sewn on the sewing workpiece, and setting a layout of the identified embroidery pattern, corresponding to the sewing area. | 09-25-2014 |
20140290547 | CUTTING NEEDLE ROTATION DEVICE AND SEWING MACHINE - A cutting needle rotation device includes a mounting portion, a first member, a moving member, and a rotation mechanism. The mounting portion is removably mounted on a needle bar of a sewing machine. The first member is a member to which a cutting needle is affixed. The moving member is positioned in a first position when the moving member does not receive an external force and moves to a second position when the moving member receives an external force. The rotation mechanism, when the moving member is in the first position, holds the first member such that the cutting needle does not rotate, and when the moving member moves from the first position to the second position and returns from the second position to the first position, rotates the first member such that the cutting needle rotates by a specified angle of rotation in one direction. | 10-02-2014 |
20140318430 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND DEVICE - A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the device to acquire pieces of thread color data, acquire image data representing an image, arrange line segments based on the image data, calculate a ratio of a first area occupied by a specific object with respect to the image, identify one or more pieces of first thread color data based on the ratio, identify one or more pieces of second thread color data based on the image data, allocate, to one or more of first line segments corresponding to the first area, first specific thread color data among the first thread color data, allocate, to one or more of second line segments corresponding to the second area, second specific thread color data among the first thread color data and the second thread color data, connect the line segments, and create embroidery data. | 10-30-2014 |
20150059631 | SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A sewing machine includes a sewing portion, a switching frame, a movement mechanism, a processor, and a memory. The sewing portion is configured to perform sewing on a sewing workpiece. The switching frame is configured to hold the sewing workpiece. The movement mechanism is configured to move the switching frame mounted thereon. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the sewing machine to perform processes that include acquiring first pattern data used to sew a first pattern, acquiring second pattern data used to sew a second pattern, causing the movement mechanism to move the switching frame and the sewing portion to sew the first pattern, causing the movement mechanism to move the switching frame to an escape position, and causing the movement mechanism to move the switching frame and the sewing portion to sew the second pattern. | 03-05-2015 |
20150128835 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine acquires sewing data to sew a cross stitch pattern. The sewing machine sets a planned sewing position of the cross stitch pattern. The sewing machine identities a position of at least one interstice on the sewing workpiece based on the generated image data. The sewing machine determines a sewing: position of the cross stitch pattern based on the set planned sewing position, and on the identified position of the at least one interstice. The sewing machine corrects the sewing data based on the determined sewing position. The sewing machine drives the sewing mechanism and the movement mechanism based on the corrected sewing data, such that the cross stitch pattern is sewn on the sewing workpiece. | 05-14-2015 |
20150144043 | EMBROIDERY DATA GENERATOR, SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An embroidery data generator generating embroidery data on which an embroidery pattern is sewn includes a display unit configured to be capable of color display, a control device configured to cause the display unit to display a color chart representing at least one of three attributes of hue, saturation and value of a color, to set a range on the color chart displayed by the display unit, to randomly extract one of colors within the set range, the one color being used as thread color data, the embroidery pattern including a plurality of color-based pattern portions, the thread color data specifying colors of the color-based pattern portions, and to assign the extracted color to the thread color data of a corresponding one of the color-based pattern portions. | 05-28-2015 |
20160032508 | SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - The sewing machine includes an image capturing portion, a processor, and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the sewing machine to perform operations of: setting a specified range within the image capture enabled range based on a first image, acquiring a plurality of partial images, and creating a composite image by combining the acquired plurality of the partial images. | 02-04-2016 |
20160053420 | EMBROIDERY CONVERSION DEVICE FOR EMBROIDERY SEWING MACHINE, EMBROIDERY CONVERSION METHOD FOR EMBROIDERY SEWING MACHINE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING EMBROIDERY CONVERSION PROGRAM FOR EMBROIDERY SEWING MACHINE - Provided is an embroidery conversion device for an embroidery sewing machine including: a base-color setting unit configured to set a base color; a gradation-data generating unit configured to generate gradation data expressing shading for monotone embroidery, based on an embroidery color specified for each of the embroidery areas; a gradation shade-number setting unit configured to set a number of shades in gradation for monotone embroidery used in execution of monotone embroidery; a gradation-data converting unit configured to convert the gradation data generated by the gradation-data generating unit into working gradation data of the number of shades in gradation set by the gradation shade-number setting unit, and to set the working gradation data as the embroidery color display data; and a recording unit configured to collectively record the embroidery color display data specified for each of the embroidery areas and embroidery stitch data. | 02-25-2016 |
20160108568 | MOTORIZED THREAD TENSIONER FOR A SEWING MACHINE - Motorized thread tensioner for a sewing machine. In one example embodiment, a motorized thread tensioner for a sewing machine may include a first disk, a second disk, a spring, a shaft having threads on a distal end, a nut threaded onto the threads of the shaft, and an electric motor. The shaft may be through the first disk, the second disk, and the spring. The electric motor may be coupled to the nut and configured to rotate the nut in a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction that is opposite to the first rotational direction. The rotation of the nut in the first rotational direction may cause the shaft to travel toward the electric motor. The rotation of the nut in the second rotational direction may cause the shaft to travel away from the electric motor. | 04-21-2016 |
20160153129 | SEWING MACHINE | 06-02-2016 |