Sewing machine system, sewing machine, terminal device, method of displaying content for sewing machine system, recording medium storing program for sewing machine, and recording medium storing program for terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9834876-B2
Application number	US-201514634634-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Sep 3, 2014
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A sewing machine includes: a status grasping unit configured to grasp an operational status; and an operational code transmitting unit configured to transmit an operational code assigned to the grasped operational status to a tablet terminal. The tablet terminal includes: a display unit; a recording unit recording an operation corresponding content corresponding to the operational code in association with operational codes of a plurality of next options; an operational code receiving unit configured to receive the operational code from the sewing machine; and a display control unit configured to display, in the display unit, the operation corresponding content corresponding to the received operational code, and a list of next option contents corresponding to the operational codes of the next options.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sewing machine system comprising:
a sewing machine; and
a terminal device, wherein
the sewing machine and the terminal device are configured to wirelessly communicate with each other,
the sewing machine includes:
a sewing-machine-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the terminal device;
a status grasping unit configured to grasp that a needle threading is performed, as an operational status of the sewing machine, in a state in which the needle threading is performed; and
an operational code transmitting unit configured to transmit an operational code to the terminal device, the operational code being assigned to the operational status grasped by the status grasping unit, and

the terminal device includes:
a display unit;
a terminal-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the sewing machine;
a recording unit recording after associating between an operation of the needle threading corresponding content corresponding to the operational code and, operational codes of a plurality of next options;
an operational code receiving unit configured to receive the operational code from the sewing machine; and
a display control unit configured to display, in the display unit, the operation corresponding content corresponding to the operational code that has been received by the operational code receiving unit, and a list of next option contents corresponding to the operational codes of the next options associated with the operation corresponding content.

2. The sewing machine system according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal device includes a confirming unit configured to confirm a model and a version of firmware of the sewing machine.

3. The sewing machine system according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal device includes an operational code requesting unit configured to request the sewing machine for an operational code, and
the operational code transmitting unit of the sewing machine transmits the operational code to the terminal device in response to the request from the operational code requesting unit.

4. The sewing machine system according to claim 3 , wherein
the operational code requesting unit requests the sewing machine for an operational code every predetermined time period, and
the display control unit updates the operation corresponding content and the list displayed in the display unit, as the operational code received from the operational code receiving unit changes.

5. The sewing machine system according to claim 4 , wherein
the display control unit stops updating a content that is currently displayed when a user is determined to be viewing the operation corresponding content.

6. The sewing machine system according to claim 5 , wherein
the display control unit updates the list that is currently displayed even when the user is determined to be viewing the operation corresponding content.

7. The sewing machine system according to claim 4 , wherein
when a user is determined to have selected from the list and be viewing a detailed content, the display control unit stops updating the detailed content that is the content currently displayed.

8. The sewing machine system according to claim 1 , wherein
the sewing machine includes a sewing-machine-side display unit, and
the operational code is assigned corresponding to each of screen contents displayed by the sewing machine.

9. A sewing machine configured to wirelessly communicate with a terminal device, the sewing machine comprising:
a sewing-machine-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the terminal device;
a status grasping unit configured to grasp that a needle threading is performed, as an operational status of the sewing machine, in a state in which the needle threading is performed; and
an operational code transmitting unit configured to transmit an operational code to the terminal device, the operational code being assigned to the operational status grasped by the status grasping unit.

10. A terminal device configured to wirelessly communicate with a sewing machine, the terminal device comprising:
a display unit;
a terminal-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the sewing machine;
a recording unit recording after associating between an operation corresponding content corresponding to an operational code assigned to operational statuses of the sewing machine and, operational codes of a plurality of next options, wherein one of the operational statuses is defined as a state in which a needle threading is performed;
an operational code receiving unit configured to receive an operational code from the sewing machine; and
a display control unit configured to display, in the display unit, the operation corresponding content corresponding to the operational code that has been received by the operational code receiving unit, and a list of next option contents corresponding to the operational codes of the next options associated with the one of the operation corresponding contents.

11. A method of displaying a content for a sewing machine system having a sewing machine and a terminal device configured to wirelessly communicate with each other, the method comprising:
a step of, by a status grasping unit, grasping that a needle threading is performed, as an operational status of the sewing machine, in a state in which the needle threading is performed;
a step of, by an operational code transmitting unit, transmitting an operational code to the terminal device, the operational code being assigned to the operational status of the needle threading grasped by the status grasping unit;
a step of, by an operational code receiving unit, receiving the operational code from the sewing machine; and
a step of, by a display control unit, displaying, in a display unit, an operation corresponding content corresponding to the operational code that has been received by the operational code receiving unit, and a list of next option contents corresponding to operational codes of next options associated with the operation corresponding content.

12. A non-transitory recording medium storing a program for a sewing machine connected to a terminal device in a manner providing a capability of wireless communication, the program causing a computer to execute:
a step of, by a status grasping unit, grasping that a needle threading is performed, as an operational status of the sewing machine, in a state in which the needle threading is performed; and
a step of, by an operational code transmitting unit, transmitting an operational code to the terminal device, the operational code being assigned to the operational status of the needle threading grasped by the status grasping unit.

13. A non-transitory recording medium storing a program for a terminal device connected to a sewing machine in a manner providing a capability of wireless communication, the program causing a computer to execute:
a step of, by an operational code receiving unit, receiving an operational code from the sewing machine, the operational code being associated with an operation of a needle threading by the sewing machine; and
a step of, by a display control unit, displaying, in a display unit, an operation corresponding content corresponding to the operational code that has been received by the operational code receiving unit, and a list of next option contents corresponding to operational codes of next options associated with the operation corresponding content.

Assignees

• Janome Sewing Machine Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kongo Takeshi

Classifications

• D05B19/02 Primary

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