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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2020
Abm International, Inc., The Woodlands, TX (US);
Neal A. Schwarzberger, The Woodlands, TX (US);
William E. Schnaufer, Rochester, NY (US);
ABM International, Inc., The Woodlands, TX (US);
Abstract
Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for stitching. The method includes examining, by an examiner, an embroidery design, wherein the examiner is operably coupled to a controller and a sewing head, and wherein the controller comprises a memory having a capacity, and wherein the controller is operable to cause the sewing head to stitch a work piece. The method further includes determining, by the examiner, a needle drop location of each stitch of the embroidery design, and dividing, by the examiner, the examined embroidery design into a plurality of separate sections. The method still further includes transmitting the plurality of separate sections at a plurality of different times to the controller such that the controller the plurality of separate sections do not exceed the capacity of the memory at any one of the plurality of different times.