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Embroidery design system

US5343401A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Filing dateSep 17, 1992
Grant dateAug 30, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/45196
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An interactive system and method for creating and modifying embroidery designs is disclosed. The system provides a user with numerous functions for interactively creating and modifying embroidery designs, and generating the necessary stitch commands for recreating the embroidery design on an embroidery stitching machine. The system is preferably operative on an IBM PC. The system is menu-based, and may be used for modifying embroidery designs in either outline-format or stitch-format. Once a design has been entered, the user may utilize predetermined functions to quickly alter a design and visualize the resulting design. The system further provides a method for modifying embroidery designs in an outline format into bridge type lettering.

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