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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1997
Kiyokazu Sekine, Kuwana-gun, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an embroidery sewing machine for forming an embroidery pattern in accordance with embroidery data. The embroidery data includes position data indicative of a portion of a working fabric on which the embroidery pattern is to be formed, and color change data indicative of change of needle bars of the sewing machine. The sewing machine is provided with a thread color assigning system which assigns a thread collor to each of the needle bars, an order assigning system which assigns order of the needle bars to be used, a display device which displays the embroidery pattern based on the embroidery data and the order of the needle bars to be used change by the order changing system, and a sewing system which forms the embroidery pattern based on the embroidery data and the order of the needle bars to be used changed by the order changing system.