| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE38718 |
Embroidery data creating device |
March 29, 2005 |
| Disclosed is an embroidery data creating device for creating an embroidery data to be used by a sewing machine. In the embroidery data creating device, an image data, which consists of a plurality of pixel data, corresponding to a line-drawn image is converted into a thin line image, |
| 5954004 |
Method of setting stitch pattern for embroidery region |
September 21, 1999 |
| A display 8 displays a plurality of embroidery regions R1 to R10 of an embroidery pattern. The user sets stitch patterns of the embroidery regions R1, R2, R5, R6 while viewing an input window IW. When the user presses a right mouse button 9a while a mouse pointer is located within th |
| 5896822 |
Embroidery data processing device |
April 27, 1999 |
| Provided is a method of editing embroidery data indicative of an embroidering area. According to the method, an embroidery area is displayed together with at least one sub-area which is included in the embroidery area. By designating a sub-area, a displayed condition of the sub-area |
| 5880963 |
Embroidery data creating device |
March 9, 1999 |
| Disclosed is an embroidery data creating device for creating an embroidery data to be used by a sewing machine. In the embroidery data creating device, an image data, which consists of a plurality of pixel data, corresponding to a line-drawn image is converted into a thin line image, |
| 5794553 |
Embroidery data processing apparatus |
August 18, 1998 |
| An apparatus for processing embroidery data according to which a sewing machine produces an embroidery on a work sheet, including an embroidery-shape determining device for determining at least one embroidery shape in an original image, based on original-image data representing the o |
| 5791271 |
Embroidery data processing device and method |
August 11, 1998 |
| Disclosed is an embroidery data processing device. First image data representative of two-dimensionally extending areas, and second image data representative of linearly extending areas are extracted, and then processed in accordance with different algorithms. To the two-dimensionall |
| 5765496 |
Embroidery data processing device and method |
June 16, 1998 |
| Provided is a method of changing an embroidering order of a plurality of embroidering areas. According to the method, a selected embroidering area and the other areas are displayed on a display in different displaying conditions. With a certain operation, the selected embroidering area |
| 5751583 |
Embroidery data processing method |
May 12, 1998 |
| An apparatus for processing embroidery data to control a sewing machine to form an embroidery on a work sheet, the apparatus including an image reader which reads, from an original having an original image including one or more outline-bounded regions each having one or more outlines and |
| 5740057 |
Embroidery data creating device |
April 14, 1998 |
| There is provided an embroidery data creating device, in which image data is obtained by scanning a figure, and then closed areas surrounded by a connected line are determined in accordance with the image data. The closed areas are displayed on a screen of a display. A user can designate |
| 5740056 |
Method and device for producing embroidery data for a household sewing machine |
April 14, 1998 |
| An embroidery data producing device produces embroidery data based on original pattern made up of continuous line components. The embroidery data is supplied to a household sewing machine for embroidering on cloth. A scanner reads an original image and producing pattern image data. Based |
| 5677843 |
Embroidery data storing device |
October 14, 1997 |
| All embroidery data in a flash memory card are copied to a RAM, and file numbers of the embroidery data copied to the RAM are displayed on a LCD. When the user selects the embroidery data to be erased, the data are erased from the RAM and the LCD. When the selection of the data to be |
| 5671410 |
Data storing device having a capacity determining system |
September 23, 1997 |
| The data producing apparatus for producing a produced data set displays data sizes of one or more sets of previously stored data stored in the memory of the stitch data producing apparatus and a shortage capacity. Based on the size of the shortage capacity, the data producing apparatus |
| 5576968 |
Embroidery data creating system for embroidery machine |
November 19, 1996 |
| An embroidery data creating system capable of creating embroidery data that enables an operator having no knowledge of stitch characteristics to form an embroidered pattern having a beautiful appearance. The operator scans an original picture with an image scanner to obtain image data an |
| 5563795 |
Embroidery stitch data producing apparatus and method |
October 8, 1996 |
| An original picture of a pattern is scanned with an image scanner to obtain bitmap image data. A border line defining the original picture is extracted. A closed region enclosed by the border line is subjected to a linearizing process. Shape-defining line data is produced for the closed |
| 5560306 |
Embroidery data producing apparatus and process for forming embroidery |
October 1, 1996 |
| Apparatus and process for producing embroidery data to control a sewing machine to form, on a work sheet, an embroidery by sequentially filling with stitches a plurality of closed areas separate from each other. The apparatus includes a memory which stores a plurality of sets of clos |
| 5559711 |
Apparatus and method for processing embroidery data based on roundness of embroidery region |
September 24, 1996 |
| An apparatus for processing embroidery data to control a sewing machine to form an embroidery on a work sheet, the apparatus including a determining device for determining, based on outline data representing an outline of an embroidery region, an area of the embroidery region bounded by |
| 5558033 |
Image figure processing method and device |
September 24, 1996 |
| In image figure processing method and apparatus, an original picture, in which inner spaces of readable outlines are painted with desired colors, is read out by an image scanner to extract boundary lines defining closed areas in the original picture. Subsequently, the average value of |
| 5558032 |
Embroidery data preparing device |
September 24, 1996 |
| In an embroidery data preparing device for preparing embroidery seam data on the basis of an original picture pattern for embroidery, a plurality of desired different sizes are selected for the same pattern to be embroidered and stitch and the sizes are stored in a memory device. An |
| 5558031 |
Apparatus for processing embroidery data so as to enlarge local blocks of adjacent embroidery pa |
September 24, 1996 |
| An apparatus for processing embroidery data for forming an embroidery on a workpiece by a sewing machine, including an image reader for reading an original embroidery image to generate original embroidery image data, an outline generator for generating an outline of the original embroide |
| 5520126 |
Embroidery data preparing device for mat-type stitches |
May 28, 1996 |
| In an embroidery data preparing device, after an embroidery figure is blocked and a stitch order for the blocks is determined, it is judged whether the stitch terminal end portions of continuous embroidery blocks are adjacent to one another. If the stitch terminal end portions are not |
| 5515289 |
Stitch data producing system and method for determining a stitching method |
May 7, 1996 |
| A stitch data producing system scans an original pattern by an image scanner to acquire image data and segments the original pattern into a plurality of embroidering regions and determines distances from the periphery of a set of pixels included in each embroidering region to each of |
| 5499589 |
Method and apparatus for producing image data to be used by embroidery data processing apparatus |
March 19, 1996 |
| In a method for producing image data, an original image is defined by at least one outline-bounded region having at least one outline and an inside area bounded by the outline. The method includes the steps of reading, from an original having an initial original image including the outli |
| 5474000 |
Apparatus for processing embroidery data |
December 12, 1995 |
| An apparatus for processing embroidery data to control a sewing machine to form an embroidery on a work sheet, the apparatus including a dividing device for dividing, based on image data representing an original image including outline-bounded regions each bounded by one or more outlines |
| 5386789 |
Embroidery data producing apparatus for controlling a sewing machine |
February 7, 1995 |
| An apparatus for producing embroidery data to control a sewing machine to form an embroidery on a work sheet, including a dividing device for dividing, based on image data representing a color image, the color image into a plurality of color areas each of which has a corresponding one of |
