Abstract: An automated sewing system and method for overedge sewing a cuff edge of a knit glove to inhibit the glove cuff edge from unraveling is disclosed. The present invention permits an oversew pattern to be sewn into the seam thereby locking the stitches. The oversew pattern length and run-off angle is maintained consistent between workpieces and is predetermined. A length of thread chain extending from the sewn cuff edge and the length of thread chain remaining on the finished glove is automatically controlled by the present invention. Additionally, the present invention permits a label to be automatically inserted at a predetermined location into the sewn seam on the glove. Moreover, the present invention permits a tensioned elastic strip to be conjointly inserted into the sewn cuff edge thereby elasticizing the cuff edge of the glove.

Abstract: A style of document format known as compound document architecture is known, in which a document is broken up into a tree of objects or segments (e.g. document: chapter: subtitle: para: para: etc.), possible with a second layout tree. Two styles of such architecture are ODA and CDA. Conversion from CDA to ODA presents difficulties, as in CDA, a segment can contain e.g. text and graphic elements, while ODA has stricter formatting rules. One of a plurality of DAPs (Document Application Profiles) 12 is selected, depending on which subset of full ODA is being used. The DAP contains a structure converter component which starts to construct the objects of the ODA document. When an information element is reached (text, graphics, etc.), it is sent to the appropriate one of a set of content handlers 13. These call back to callback units (text, graphics, footnote, etc.