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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1999
Xiao Ming Zheng, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
In an embroidery data display apparatus, four pattern names “A01”, “A05”, “A10” and “A17”, for example, from which an embroidery pattern actually used for embroidering may be selected, are designated from a plurality of pattern names displayed on a CRT display, and pattern display data for the designated pattern names are generated in a time-sharing manner with background processing that is effected for minute time intervals &agr; parallel with main processing. The pattern display data thus generated are successively displayed on a display upon completion of each set of data. When it is confirmed that the displayed pattern is the embroidery pattern to be actually used for embroidering, a stop key provided in a keyboard is operated to generate a stop command, which is accepted by the main processing even during generation of pattern display data, so that the pattern display data generating operations can be immediately terminated.