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Sewing machine system, terminal device, method of synchronizing embroidery data for sewing machine system, and recording non-transitory medium storing program for terminal device

a technology of sewing machine and terminal device, which is applied in the field of sewing machine system, a terminal device, and a method of synchronizing embroidery data for sewing machine system, which can solve the problems of large volume of embroidery program, inability to respond, and long time consumption

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-03-10
JANOME CORP
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The present invention is a sewing machine system, a terminal device, and a method of synchronizing embroidery data. The invention allows for editing operations to be performed by the terminal device using an embroidery editing application program that does not include embroidery data. The invention also appropriately manages data. The technical effects of the invention are improved access to sewing machine functions and easier management of embroidery data.

Problems solved by technology

However, as the embroidery editing application program is configured to include entire embroidery data stored in the sewing machine, and a volume of the program is large.
In order for a user to download such a conventional embroidery editing application program of a large volume from an online store, for example, it takes a long time.
Even with this, when embroidery data is newly added to the sewing machine using an external recording non-transitory medium, or when a firmware version of the sewing machine is updated, it is not possible to respond only with the embroidery editing application program that has been installed in the tablet terminal, and the user has to additionally perform updating of the version of the embroidery editing application program or the like.
In the case of the conventional embroidery editing application program, such copyright data is unfavorably copied to the tablet terminal along with the embroidery data.

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[0034]FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an embodiment of a sewing machine system according to the present invention.

[0035]FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating control configurations of a sewing machine 10 and a tablet terminal 20.

[0036]The following figures including FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are schematic diagrams, in which sizes and shapes of components are shown figuratively if appropriate in order to facilitate understanding.

[0037]Further, while specific values, shapes, operations, and the like are referred in the following description, these are mere examples and may be modified as appropriate.

[0038]The sewing machine system according to this embodiment includes the sewing machine 10 and the tablet terminal 20 as a terminal device, and the sewing machine 10 and the tablet terminal 20 are able to communicate with each other through a wireless LAN via a router or the like (not shown).

[0039]The sewing machine 10 is able to perform embroidery semi-automatically according to embroidery data, ...

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[0108]The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and may be modified or altered in various ways, which are also included within the scope of the present invention.

[0109]In this embodiment, the example in which a tablet terminal is used as the terminal device is described. The present invention is not limited to such an example, and a personal computer or a gaming machine may be used as the terminal device, for example. As long as the application program can be executed and wireless communication with the sewing machine is possible, a terminal device of any configuration may be used.

[0110]In this embodiment, the example in which the sewing machine and the tablet terminal communicate through a wireless LAN is described. The present invention is not limited to such an example, and it is possible to use a different type of wireless communication such as infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark), for example.

[0111]In this embodiment, the exam...

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Abstract

A sewing machine includes: a sewing-machine-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the terminal device; a sewing-machine-side recording unit configured to record embroidery data; and a control unit configured to respond to an inquiry from the terminal device. The terminal device includes: a terminal-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the sewing machine; a terminal-side recording unit configured to have a capability of recording embroidery data; an embroidery data obtaining unit configured to obtain embroidery data unrecorded in the terminal-side recording unit from the sewing-machine-side recording unit, and to have the terminal-side recording unit record the obtained embroidery data; and an editing unit configured to edit the embroidery data recorded in the terminal-side recording unit.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is based on and claims the benefit of priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-180512 filed on Sep. 4, 2014, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention relates to a sewing machine system, a terminal device, a method of synchronizing embroidery data for the sewing machine system, and a recording non-transitory medium storing a program for the terminal device.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Conventionally, there is known a technique of connecting a sewing machine to a personal computer or the like via a wireless communication (see PTL 1).[0004]Further, in recent years, tablet terminals that can be used in a simpler manner have become widely used in various fields in place of personal computers.[0005]In the field of sewing machines, systems in which a sewing machine and a tablet terminal may be connected via a wireless LAN have also been de...

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IPC IPC(8): D05B19/06
CPCD05B19/06D05B19/08
Inventor KONGO, TAKESHI
Owner JANOME CORP