Sewing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11625867-B2
Application number	US-202117396843-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2021
Priority date	Aug 12, 2020
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

A sewing apparatus, includes a display input unit including a display unit configured to display an image of an input screen, and an input detection unit configured to detect an input operation on the input screen; and a control apparatus that performs display control of the display unit in response to the input operation. The control apparatus performs display control in which a background of the input screen is set to a dark color as a whole, a sewing pattern image displayed on the input screen is set to brightness higher than that of the background, and an operation unit that receives the input operation on the input screen is set to a color lighter than that of the background.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sewing apparatus, comprising:
a display input unit including a display unit configured to display an image of an input screen, and an input detection unit configured to detect an input operation on the input screen; and
a control apparatus that performs display control of the display unit in response to the input operation,
wherein the control apparatus performs display control in which a background of the input screen is set to a dark color as a whole, a sewing pattern image displayed on the input screen is set to brightness higher than that of the background, the sewing pattern image is a moving image that is linked to a sewing operation in which a seam for a stitch move every time a stitch point is performed, and at least one button that receives the input operation on the input screen is set to a color lighter than that of the background.

2. The sewing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control apparatus performs display control for increasing brightness of the at least one button on which the input operation is performed.

3. The sewing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the control apparatus performs display control for changing the color of the at least one button on which the input operation is performed to a color based on blue.

4. The sewing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control apparatus:
additionally displays a content display unit indicating a content input for the at least one button, the content display unit being displayed inside of the at least one button, or the content display unit being displayed outside of the at least one button, and
performs display control in which the content display unit is set to brightness higher than that of the background.

5. The sewing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control apparatus performs display control in which the sewing pattern image is displayed along a longitudinal direction of the input screen, and the at least one button includes a plurality of buttons disposed side by side along the longitudinal direction of the input screen are disposed on both sides of the sewing pattern image.

6. The sewing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control apparatus performs display control in which:
i) a stitch point location in a left and right direction in which the stitch point is currently performed is displayed at an upper end portion of the sewing pattern image,
ii) on a lower side of the stitch point location, a seam formed at a stitch point location where the stitch point is to be performed is displayed, and
iii) the seam for one stitch moves upward every time one stitch point is performed.

7. The sewing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control apparatus performs display control in which the sewing pattern image varies depending on a setting value of a seam length and a seam width.

Assignees

• Juki Kk

Inventors

• Takemoto Yuuko
• Yamamoto Shigemi
• Saito Shuichi

Classifications

• G06T11/10 Primary

  Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) · CPC title

• G06T2210/16

  Cloth · CPC title

• D05D2205/085

  combined with a display arrangement, e.g. touch sensitive control panel · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• D05B19/08 Primary

  Arrangements for inputting stitch or pattern data to memory {; Editing stitch or pattern data} · CPC title