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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1992
Atsuya Hayakawa, Chita, JP;
Kyoji Komuro, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
Contour data representing the contour of an embroidering area to be covered up with stitches formed by an embroidery machine is read from a contour data storage means and the contour of the embroidering area is displayed on a display on the basis of the contour data. A desired stitching direction for at least one point in the embroidering area is specified by the operator. The embroidering area is divided into a plurality of embroidering sections by dividing line segments parallel to the specified desired stitching direction. A reference point is set for each embroidering section. Each embroidering section is divided into blocks so that the respective contours of all the blocks are convex, and then embroidery data is produced.