Claims
- 1. A graphical user interface device for providing visual displays of complex embroidery designs having more than one design section, the interface comprising:
a display coupled to a micro processing device and coupled to a memory device; an electronic representation of a stitch on a first axis of the display, the electronic representation of the stitch being selected from a stitch number, a time, or a combination of a stitch number and a stitch time, the electronic representation being stored in the memory device; and a plurality of section identifiers, each of the section identifiers corresponding to a plurality of stitches for a section, the plurality of section identifiers being displayed in electronic form on a second axis of the display, whereupon the second axis intersects the first axis to illustrate the section identifiers as a function of the electronic representation of the stitch, the plurality of section identifiers of the stitch being stored in the memory of the device.
- 2. The device of claim 1 where one or more of the section identifiers is a file name.
- 3. The device of claim 1 wherein one or more of the section identifiers is a hoop position.
- 4. The device of claim 1 further comprising an electronic representation of a complex embroidery design outputted on the display.
- 5. The device of claim 4 wherein the complex embroider design being outputted simultaneously as the electronic representation of the stitch and the plurality of section identifiers.
- 6. The device of claim 1 wherein each of the sections being stored in a separate file.
- 7. The device of claim 1 wherein each of the sections being stored in a separate file, each of the sections being a separate and complete design.
- 8. A graphical user interface device for providing visual displays of complex embroidery designs, the interface comprising:
a display coupled to a micro processing device and coupled to a memory device; a complex embroidery design outputted on a first portion of the display, the complex embroidery design comprising more than one design section, each of the design sections being capable of a separate and an independent design; an electronic representation of a stitch on a first axis outputted on a second portion of the display, the electronic representation of the stitch being selected from a stitch number, a time, or a combination of a stitch number and a stitch time, the electronic representation being stored in the memory device; and a plurality of section identifiers, each of the section identifiers corresponding to a plurality of stitches for the design section, the plurality of section identifiers being displayed in electronic form on a second axis outputted on a third portion of the display, whereupon the second axis intersects the first axis to illustrate the section identifiers as a function of the electronic representation of the stitch, the plurality of section identifiers of the stitch being stored in the memory of the device; wherein the complex embroidery design is larger than a maximum predetermined size supported by a predetermined file type.
- 9. The display of claim 8 wherein one of the sections is highlighted.
- 10. The display of claim 9 wherein one of the section identifiers corresponding to the highlighted section is also highlighted.
- 11. A method for manipulating a selected design section in complex embroidery designs, the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of sections for a complex embroidery design on a display, each of the sections being displayed in a selected order, each of the sections being illustrated as a stitch property relative to a stitch number or time, the complex embroidery designs being larger than a maximum file type of at least one of the sections included in the complex embroidery design; and selecting one of the sections and moving the selected section to a spatial region either before or after any portion of the other sections to relocate the selected section.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the selecting is provided by a cursor and a mouse.
- 13. The method of claim 11 wherein the selecting and moving are a cut and paste process.
- 14. The method of claim 11 wherein the moving is a dragging process provided by a mouse.
- 15. The method of claim 11 wherein each of the sections is a separate and independent file.
- 16. The method of claim 11 wherein each of the sections is identified by a flag, the flag being displayable and stored in a memory.
- 17. The method of claim 11 wherein each of the sections corresponds to a separate and independent design.
- 18. The method of claim 11 wherein the displaying is provided by one or more computer codes.
- 19. The method of claim 11 further comprising inserting a new section in the plurality of sections.
- 20. The method of claim 19 wherein the new section is selected from a window, the window being displayed in a portion of the display.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 09/707,668 filed Nov. 6, 2000, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 6,167,823 issued Jan. 2, 2001 and filed Jul. 21, 1999; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/219,077 filed Jul. 18, 2000, Method and System for Modification of Embroidery Stitch Data and Design, each of which is commonly assigned, and hereby incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60219077 |
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