Abstract: A flash memory provided inside of a sewing machine stores display data in English only, a first language such as the language relating to operations for sewing and pattern selection and appearing on a display on the sewing machine. When a floppy disk exclusively for language changing, which stores display data developed for a plurality of other languages, such as Japanese, German, and French, is inserted into a floppy disk drive, and a language key, such as the Japanese language key, is pressed, the display data in Japanese only is read from the floppy disk, information currently stored in the flash memory is deleted, and then the read display data in Japanese is written into the flash memory. Therefore, according to the invention, the flash memory has a capacity enough to store display data for only one language, and can rewrite the language data of the display data to a desired language, which permits miniaturization of the flash memory and cost reduction.

Abstract: A sewing apparatus is provided with: a stitch forming device; a driving device for driving the stitch forming device; a controller for controlling the driving device; and a displaying device comprising a color switch panel including a plurality of transparent switches on a surface of the color switch panel. The transparent switches are divided into a plurality of switch groups, each of which includes at least one transparent switch, depending upon functions of the sewing apparatus corresponding to the transparent switches respectively. The sewing apparatus is further provided with a color display controlling device for controlling the displaying device to perform a color display on the color switch panel by using one color for all of the at least one transparent switch belonging to one of the switch groups and by using another color for all of the at least one transparent switch belonging to another of the switch groups.

Abstract: A sewing machine is provided with: a stitch forming device; a driving device for driving the stitch forming device; a controller for controlling the driving device; an inputting device for inputting peculiar information, which is related to management of the sewing machine and peculiar to the sewing machine; a memory for storing the peculiar information inputted by the inputting device; and a displaying device for displaying the peculiar information stored in the memory.

Abstract: A sewing apparatus is provided with: a stitch forming device; a driving device for driving the stitch forming device; a controller for controlling the driving device; a displaying device including a plurality of display segments, each of which indicates information to control a sewing process through the controller, on a surface of the displaying device, the display segments being divided into a plurality of segment groups, each of which includes at least one of display segment, on the basis of a predetermined criterion; and a display controlling device for controlling the displaying device to display thereon all of the at least one segment belonging to one of the segment groups and all of the at least one segment belonging to another of the segment groups so as to be visually differentiated from each other.

Abstract: A sewing machine is provided with an LCD capable of displaying color images. Sensors are provided to detect operational conditions of the sewing machine. A CPU controls a display to notify a user of the detected operational condition through changing, according to the detected results, the background color of a warning screen that includes a symbol display region and a message display region.

Abstract: When a power source of an electronic control type embroidery machine is switched on, all pattern data of a plurality of embroidery patterns stored on a ROM card is summarily written to either a pattern data memory of RAM (volatile memory) or a flash memory (involatile memory) without any instruction for storing the data. As a result, the ROM card can be detached during the embroidery sewing operation, embroidery sewing of the plurality of embroidery patterns is simplified and operational performance of the sewing operation can be improved.

Abstract: In an embroidery data processing device, when a user selects one of embroidery patterns displayed on a pattern selecting screen of an LCD, a control device reads embroidery data of the selected embroidery pattern from a ROM or external ROM card. The control device compares size data in the embroidery data with size data of a sewing area. When the size data in the embroidery data is larger than the size data of the sewing area, a predetermined computing or operation is executed to convert the sewing data. As a result, the embroidery pattern formed on a workpiece cloth on the basis of the converted sewing data falls within the sewing area.

Abstract: An electronically controlled embroidery sewing machine has a liquid crystal display and a control unit having a ROM. The ROM stores display data for displaying ten numeric keys representing numbers of 0-9. The display is provided with a touch panel having several touch keys. The numeric keys corresponding to the touch keys are displayed in a numeric key display area of the display. For selection of a desired embroidery pattern, a number corresponding to the desired pattern is selected by pressing the touch keys, and the selected number is displayed in a number display area of the display in half-size and in reversed contrast, followed by the desired pattern. Thus, a selecting operation of the desired embroidery pattern is simplified, and need for extra numeric buttons or an extra space for the numeric buttons is eliminated, resulting in reduction in the size and cost of the display as well as the sewing machine.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a feed dog disposed in a bed of a main body to be displaced between positions above and below a top face of the bed in a normal state to feed a workpiece cloth, and a control device. When a presser foot is vertically moved during sewing, the control device judges that the feed dog is in the drop feed state. The vertical movement of the presser foot is detected on the basis of an output of a cloth thickness sensor which detects the height of the presser foot. When the feed dog is in the drop feed state, the control device judges whether a stitch pattern selected by a user is suitable for formation of stitches in the drop feed state of the feed dog. When the stitch pattern is unsuitable, information to that effect is provided, and the sewing is stopped.

Abstract: A sewing pattern display device including a display for displaying a plurality of options relating to sewing; a transparent touch panel disposed adjacent to the display and capable of detecting a position where the touch panel is pressed; and a control device for determining, based on detection by the touch panel, a position of the display corresponding to a pressed position of the touch panel and, when the touch panel is pressed to simultaneously indicate more than one of the options, processing an option different from the indicated options.