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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Yuki Ihira, Kakamigahara, JP;
Ryutaro Maki, Gifu, JP;
Yuki Ihira, Kakamigahara, JP;
Ryutaro Maki, Gifu, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An embroidery data generating device generates embroidery data usable to sew by a sewing machine an embroidery pattern composed of a plurality of color-based pattern portions. The device includes a color data storage unit storing data of a plurality of defined colors, an assignment unit randomly extracting a color from the color data stored on the color data storage unit, the extracted color being used as thread color data for specifying colors of the color-based pattern portions respectively, the assignment unit assigning the extracted colors to the respective color-based pattern portions and a sewing sequence data storage unit storing data of set sewing sequence of the color-based pattern portions. The device generates embroidery data in which an order of contrasting density of the colors assigned to the respective color-based pattern portions by the assignment unit as the thread color data corresponds to a sewing sequence of the color-based pattern portions.