Abstract: A sewing machine includes a bed portion, a conveyance portion, a sewing portion, an image capture portion, a projector, a processor, and a memory. The conveyance portion is configured to convey a sewing object placed on the bed portion. The memory is configured to store marker information and computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform processes. The processes include causing the image capture portion to perform the image capture at a predetermined timing, during a conveyance period, identifying the marker in a captured image, using the marker information stored in the memory, identifying a projection position corresponding to the identified marker, when the marker is identified, and causing the projector to project the projection image indicating the identified projection position, while following a movement of the marker on the sewing object being conveyed.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a bed, a feed unit, a sewing unit, a projector, and a controller. The projector is configured to project a projection image to the bed. The controller is configured to, where the feed unit and the sewing unit do not perform sewing, execute a first control in which the controller causes the projector to project a first image to the bed, the first image including a first object and a second object, the first object indicating a planned sewing position, the second object indicating a reference position to position the workpiece. The controller is configured to, where the feed unit and the sewing unit perform sewing, execute a second control in which the controller causes the projector to project a second image to the bed, the second image including the first object and not including the second object.

Abstract: A sewing machine determines a pattern from multiple patterns, as a first pattern. The sewing machine generates a projection image including a first image representing a sewing image of the first pattern in a sewing expected size thereof. The sewing machine projects the generated projection image onto a projection area. The sewing machine sews the first pattern on a workpiece in the sewing expected size based on pattern data for the first pattern.

Abstract: The sewing machine includes a projector and a controller. The controller determines a sewing area inside an embroidery hoop such that the sewing area is greater than a projection area where the projector projects a projection image. The controller determines an embroidery pattern and a position of the embroidery pattern located relative to the sewing area. The controller determines, in the sewing area, a target area corresponding to the projection area. The controller generates projection image data representing a part or a whole, which falls in the target area, of the embroidery pattern relative to the sewing area, and controls the projector to project a projection image based on the projection image data after moving the embroidery hoop.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sewing machine that enables to switch frequently used functions during the sewing work with good usability, validate only the indicator related to the work among a plurality of indicators, and enables GUI operations by a screen display unit. Thus, high operability can be achieved. The sewing machine includes: a setting unit for setting operation buttons related to desired sewing work; an operation display unit for displaying the operation buttons set by the setting unit, the operation display being arranged at an arm part; and a screen display unit arranged at a position different from the operation display unit.

Abstract: An embroidery data generating apparatus includes: a coordinate position registration unit that registers coordinate positions of multiple track points detected at predetermined intervals from a track of a continuous line input via a screen, with them associated with a track point input order; a reference distance registration unit that registers a stitching pitch length as a reference distance; and an embroidery data generating unit configured to generate a desired track point on the continuous line as a needle location start point, to select particular track points that are subsequently input from among the multiple track points as reference track points, to convert the coordinate positions of the reference track points to arrange them in input order from the needle location start point at intervals of the reference distance, to generate the converted points as needle location points, and to generate data of the generated needle location points as embroidery data.

Abstract: An optical encoder having diffuser members, and methods for detecting the rotational movement of the cylinder of the optical encoder are disclosed. The optical encoder may include a rotatable cylinder configured to reflect light. The rotatable cylinder may include an encoding pattern of alternating reflective stripes having distinct light-reflective properties. The optical encoder may also include a light source positioned adjacent the rotatable cylinder, and an array of optical sensors positioned adjacent the rotatable cylinder. The array of optical sensors may receive the reflected light from the rotatable cylinder. The optical encoder may include a diffuser member positioned on the rotatable cylinder, the light source, and the array of optical sensors.

Abstract: A multi-needle sewing machine includes a plurality of needle bars, a needle bar case having a thread supply path along which threads are supplied to needles attached to lower ends of the needle bars respectively, the needle bar case supporting the needle bars, an arm on which the needle bar case is mounted, an embroidery frame located below the needle bar case and configured to hold a workpiece cloth, a projector configured to project an image onto the workpiece cloth from above the embroidery frame, and a support member supporting the projector and configured to be capable of switching the projector between a first position where the image is projectable onto the workpiece cloth and a second position differing from the first position.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a needle bar to which a needle is attached, a needle bar rocking mechanism which rocks the needle bar, a needle plate having a needle hole through which the needle is passed, an imaging device which images a lower part of the needle bar, a setting section which sets a range of rocking motion of the needle bar based on an image obtained by the imaging device, and a control device which controls the needle bar rocking mechanism based on the range of rocking motion set by the setting section.

Abstract: A selection item display device allows the user to select a desired selection item in the case where a surrounding situation changes, with improved operability. The device includes: storage element for storing a selection item; retrieval element for retrieving a selection item to be displayed based on a surrounding situation from the storage element; generation element for generating an image of the retrieved selection item; display element for displaying the generated image of the selection item on a display screen; designation element for designating a selection item to be maintained from the displayed selection item; and holding element for holding the designated selection item. Even if the surrounding situation changes, and the retrieval element changes the selection item to be displayed, the generation element leaves the image of the selection item to be maintained on the basis of an instruction from the holding element on the display screen.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a sewing controller that controls sewing machine components, an imaging element capable of capturing facial images of a sewing machine user; a settings storage that stores settings for preset modes, the settings comprising items pertaining to sewing machine functions; a user information storage that stores facial image data of the user captured by the imaging element with mapping to the settings of the mode registered with the user; a verifier that verifies whether or not image data that matches the facial image data captured by the imaging element at sewing operation start exists in the user information storage; and an instruction controller that reads the settings from the user information storage when receiving a positive verification result from the verifier, and that instructs the sewing controller to control the sewing machine components based on the settings read.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a needle bar to which a needle is attached, a needle bar rocking mechanism which rocks the needle bar, a needle plate having a needle hole through which the needle is passed, an imaging device which images a lower part of the needle bar, a setting section which sets a range of rocking motion of the needle bar based on an image obtained by the imaging device, and a control device which controls the needle bar rocking mechanism based on the range of rocking motion set by the setting section.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a needle, a holding frame having a stitchable area within which the needle is operable to perform stitching, storing means for storing sewing data on various embroidery patterns, indicating means for indicating, within the stitchable area, positions on the workpiece that is held by the holding frame, stitching region setting means for setting a stitching region in accordance with the positions indicated by the indicating means, embroidery pattern creating means for creating, in accordance with a position and a size of the stitching region, and based on the sewing data, embroidery pattern data on an embroidery pattern having a size that is fittable within the stitching region, and control means for controlling the needle and the holding frame to form the embroidery pattern on the workpiece within the stitching region in accordance with the embroidery pattern data.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a sewing controller that controls sewing machine components, an imaging element capable of capturing facial images of a sewing machine user; a settings storage that stores settings for preset modes, the settings comprising items pertaining to sewing machine functions; a user information storage that stores facial image data of the user captured by the imaging element with mapping to the settings of the mode registered with the user; a verifier that verifies whether or not image data that matches the facial image data captured by the imaging element at sewing operation start exists in the user information storage; and an instruction controller that reads the settings from the user information storage when receiving a positive verification result from the verifier, and that instructs the sewing controller to control the sewing machine components based on the settings read.

Abstract: A sewing machine and a sewing machine operating program stored on a computer-readable medium for changing display items displayed on a liquid crystal display of a sewing machine on a page by page basis, when an output signal of an operation of rolling forward or backward a mouse wheel is detected. The sewing machine may include a display device that displays a variety of information related to sewing and a display item storage device that stores display items to be displayed on the display device. The sewing machine may also include an operation device that includes an operating member for performing plural types of operations and a display control device that changes the display item displayed on the display device in response to at least one of the operation type or the operation quantity outputted by the operation device.

Abstract: A pattern data producing device incorporated in a sewing machine which comprises a sewing mechanism including a needle swing mechanism and a display and in which the sewing mechanism is operated so that a pattern sewing can be carried out, thereby producing pattern data. The pattern data producing device includes a touch panel mounted on an outer surface of the display so as to be capable of detecting a location of touch, a pen-shaped pointing device inputting and instructing on the touch panel a plurality of points corresponding to a plurality of needle drop points forming a pattern, a pattern data producing unit which obtains location data of needle drop points from the input points to produce pattern data, and a display data producing unit which produces, from the location data of needle drop points, display data for displaying a configuration of the pattern on the display.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sewing machine having an indicating device for indicating selected patterns in a manner that the same may be substantially the same with the actually stitched result of the selected patterns, wherein the patterns selected by a user by operation of a pattern selecting/combining device 3 are indicated at an indicating device 8 and wherein in response to an optional combination or modification of the selected patterns, an image treating device 7 accordingly treats the image of the indicated patterns to indicate the same at the indicating device 8. The pattern data are stored in a pattern data memory 50 and a stitching mechanism 51 is operated in accordance with the pattern data stored in the pattern data memory 50, thereby to form the patterns of stitches.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sewing machine having an indicating device for indicating selected patterns in a manner that the same may be substantially the same with the actually stitched result of the selected patterns, wherein the patterns selected by a user by operation of a pattern selecting/combining device 3 are indicated at an indicating device 8 and wherein in response to an optional combination or modification of the selected patterns, an image treating device 7 accordingly treats the image of the indicated patterns to indicate the same at the indicating device 8. The pattern data are stored in a pattern data memory 50 and a stitching mechanism 51 is operated in accordance with the pattern data stored in the pattern data memory 50, thereby to form the patterns of stitches.

Abstract: A method and system using a novel user display. The user interface device includes a display for a multiple-file, multiple-section or multiple-hoop embroidery designs. The display is coupled to a micro processing device such as a microprocessor, microcomputer, or the like. The display also has a representation a stitch on a first axis of the display. The display also shows a property of the stitch on a second axis of the display, where the second axis is associated with the first axis. The property is section identifier, filename, or hoop position. Other features can also be included depending upon the application.

Abstract: A method and system using a novel user display. The user interface device includes a display for an embroidery design. The display is coupled to a micro processing device such as a microprocessor, microcomputer, or the like. The display also has a representation a stitch on a first axis of the display. The display also shows a property of the stitch on a second axis of the display, where the second axis intersects the first axis. Other features can also be included depending upon the application.

Abstract: The display apparatus for a sewing machine of the invention includes a display that displays a stitch pattern thereon, and a sewing order indicator that indicates a sewing order of substantially an entire stitch pattern. Therefore, even when the operator selects, as a stitch pattern, a complex stitch pattern such as a buttonhole stitch pattern, the operator can easily judge if the stitch pattern being sewn is exactly what the operator has selected before the stitch pattern is finished.

Abstract: Automatic testing and diagnosing a computerized stitching machine of a stitching system is provided. The system includes one or more programs that test operation of stitching machine components and generate specific error or status messages related to such components. Control panel software can be invoked to allow viewing of detailed status information for various components and the operation of specific components individually. Networking software can be enabled to allow this information to be viewed using a screen display and controlled from a location remote from the site of the stitching machine.

Abstract: On the sewing data making screen, a thread thickness to be displayed is set by specifying a thread number that is used for actual sewing in a thread thickness setting dialogue box. A magnification rate to display a created sewing data on a display is set in a magnification setting dialog box. When an image button is specified with a mouse pointer on the screen, a displaying size of thread used in the sewing data is calculated so that it can become suitable for the magnification rate. As a result, an image substantially like that of the pattern when actually sewn will be displayed as a realistic image on the display screen.

Abstract: A sewing or embroidery machine with a microprocessor (10), which is connected to an entry device (6, 19-22) for entering commands to a display screen (5), and to at least one memory (9, 13). A rapid and understandable explanation of certain operating procedures of the machine is possible when needed. The corresponding procedure is displayed by a series of images to explain the operating procedures. Image data explaining the operation of the sewing or embroidery machine, which are read by the microprocessor (10) after entering a corresponding command and are transferred to the display screen (5), optionally after further processing, are stored for this purpose in the memory (9, 13) of the sewing or embroidery machine (1).

Abstract: An operation data processing device that summarizes trouble situations that occur during sewing operations. A log data storing device generates and stores log data based on an operation state of pattern sewing machines. A trouble summarizing device summarizes trouble information that occurs during operations. The trouble information is then summarized in association with a stitch number based on the stored log data. A displaying device visualizes the trouble information in a manner that allows a user to easily determine a trouble location and frequency for a given sewing pattern.

Abstract: In a sewing machine, a plurality of patterns are displayed on a pattern selection area of a display. Then, when one of the patterns displayed on the pattern selection area is selected, the selected pattern is displayed in a realistic manner on a pattern display area on the display. At this time, at least a part of the pattern display area is displayed while the pattern selection area is displayed. Therefore, the operator can see and grasp the pattern with a realistic image through the pattern display area while selecting the pattern.

Abstract: In a display apparatus used for a sewing machine, a liquid crystal display, LCD, shows a pattern edit screen in which a pattern is edited. The pattern edit screen has a standard display area for displaying the pattern for editing. The standard display area has a vertical long rectangular shape and is smaller than a half of the screen. When the image key is pressed on the pattern edit screen, the LCD is switched from the standard display area to a magnification display area, and the pattern is magnified and displayed thereon. The magnification display area is substantially as large as the whole of the display area of the LCD. Thus, the pattern can be displayed in greater detail. Furthermore, shading can be added to the pattern displayed. Therefore, each piece of thread can be presented, which makes the image of the formed pattern more realistic.

Abstract: In the sewing machine, a sewing device forms an embroidery pattern on a work cloth in cooperation with a moving mechanism. A display switching device switches the display between a first display mode and a second display mode. Therefore, the sewing machine can selectively display the size value representing a size of the embroidery pattern or the position value representing a position of the embroidery pattern on the work cloth using the display as desired. Further the display is necessary to secure a space for displaying both the size value and the position value at once. Accordingly, the sewing machine display can be downsized without sacrificing the convenience of the display.

Abstract: A pattern sewing machine which recognizes a reference point of a cloth in a cloth holding frame 2 by recognition means 11, can space stitch point data of the current sewing pattern to be sewn in the cloth holding frame 2 at a predetermined pattern distance apart from the already formed embroidered pattern in X and Y directions by correction means 13i based on the reference point, detects a rotation direction shift of the cloth set in the cloth holding frame 2 by rotation direction shift detection means 13g, and corrects the stitch point data spaced at the predetermined pattern distance apart from the already formed embroidered pattern in the X and Y directions in the rotation direction with the reference point as the center by the correction means 13i based on the reference point and the cloth rotation direction shift, thereby finely matching the relative positions of the already formed sewing pattern and the subsequent sewing pattern to be sewn.

Abstract: Embroidery pattern positioning apparatus and embroidering apparatus is disclosed, wherein a pattern is projected on a cloth F on which the pattern is embroidered. The projected pattern is moved on the cloth by operation of jog keys 6 to determine a position of the pattern where the pattern is stitched. In the meantime the original position of a carriage is adjusted or the position of the pattern is calculated and memorized in accordance with the moving amount of the pattern. This operation may be repeated as to each of plural patterns selected to be stitched such that a plurality of patterns may be stitched respectively at the positions determined and memorized.

Abstract: An embroidery stitch data producing device with selective designation confirming functions is disclosed, wherein embroidery stitch data are produced from the image data obtained from an original image for defining the outlines and the blocks enclosed by the outlines with stitch conditions including stitch types and thread colors being designated. The outlines and the blocks so designated are classified and memorized.

Abstract: An electronically controlled sewing machine indicates which of the basic operations for the machine is possible or impossible in a readily identifiable manner to a user, thereby improving the ease of operation of the machine. A start/stop button is illuminated with steady green light, that is, a first illuminated state, when a presser foot is at a pressing position and a needle bar is within a threading possible range. When the presser foot is at a withdrawn position and the needle bar is within the threading possible range, the start/stop button is illuminated with red flicker, that is, a second illuminated state. When the presser foot is at the pressing position and the needle bar is out of the threading possible range, the start/stop button is illuminated with green flicker, that is, a third illuminated state.

Abstract: When rotating processing of an embroidery pattern is called, an embroidery data processing device first determines whether a right turn key is operated. When the right turn key is operated, a current rotational angle is increased by a predetermined number of degrees. By contrast, when a left turn key is operated, the current rotational angle is reduced by a predetermined number of degrees. Further, display of a mask indicating sizes in the X and Y directions of the embroidery pattern is changed based on the instructed rotational angle. When the rotational angle is finally determined, the embroidery pattern is rotationally converted and the mask data is formed based on the embroidery data after the conversion. Therefore, when the embroidery pattern is rotated, a range for arranging the rotated embroidery pattern in a sewing area is not narrowed.

Abstract: A sewing machine of the invention stores width dimensions and the reference needle penetration position dimensions, which all can be changed for writing and reading, according to the type of presser foot, in a memory. Based on the needle penetration position and the reference needle penetration position which are determined when the seam allowance width is set, the sewing machine calculates a distance between the left or right end of the presser foot and the position where stitches are made, and shows it on the display as the seam allowance width. Therefore, sewing can be made regarding the distance from the left or right end of the presser foot to the place where stitching is made as a seam allowance width, just by aligning the edge of the work cloth with the left or right end of the presser foot.

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: An electronically controlled sewing machine has a liquid crystal display as well as a needle bar rocking mechanism for driving a needle bar to which a needle is attached, a thread take-up lever driving mechanism, a needle thread catcher and so on. One of three kinds of animation information stored in a message memory of the sewing machine is selectively read in, and is presented on the display according to an error message display control or a guide message display control when any error/guide message appears on the display. Therefore, even when an operator sees the display with less attention, the presented animation information attracts the operator to the display when any error/guide message appears on the display, resulting in that the operator will not miss the displayed important error/guide message.

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 machine system provided with an electronically controlled sewing machine and a programmer, which is electronically connected to the sewing machine, for creating a sewing data in cooperation with the sewing machine. A selecting switch is provided and, when sewing data is being created, a user can switch a display condition of a displaying device of the programmer between a first mode for displaying numerical data related to currently created sewing data, and a second mode for displaying an image of the pattern in accordance with the sewing data which is being created.

Abstract: An embroidering position setting device and method of operation thereof for an embroidering sewing machine are described. The embroidering sewing machine is capable of storing pattern data in a memory for a plurality of embroidery patterns which can be selectively read out to operate a stitch forming device to form the stitches of a selected pattern or patterns on a cloth to be stitched. An embroidering frame has a cloth extended thereon to be embroidered and is connected to an X-Y drive mechanism, said cloth having a mark located at an optional position for representing a reference embroidering position of the cloth. Jog keys are selectively operated to operate said X-Y drive mechanism thereby to shift said embroidering frame so that said reference embroidering position mark of the cloth may be located at the position under said machine needle in vertical alignment therewith.

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: 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: There is provided an embroidery data selecting system for selecting an embroidery pattern from a plurality of embroidery patterns. The system includes: a recording medium which stores the plurality of embroidery patterns; a display having at least a first display area and a second display area; a first display controller which displays the plurality of groups in the first area, the plurality of embroidery patterns being categorized into a plurality of groups, the plurality of groups having a hierarchical structure, the hierarchical structure of the plurality of groups being visually recognizable in the first area; a manually operable member to be operated to select one of the plurality of groups displayed in the first area; and a second display controller which displays embroidery patterns included in a group in the second area in response to selection by the manually operable member.

Abstract: An embroidery stitch data producing device is disclosed, which is designed to display an embroidery pattern in a manner that the pattern is closest to the one that is to be embroidered. The device is provided with a scanner 51 or an image input means 2 for inputting colors therethrough. The color indicating data thus obtained and/or color indicating data stored in an image data memory 41 are registered to a color indication data registering means 22. More particularly the area of a display may be set for the background of an image to be embroidered before or after the image is displayed, or before or after the stitch conditions including thread colors are set.

Abstract: An embroidery sewing machine is provided with an editing device for editorially combining or joining a plural number of embroidery component patterns into a composite or target embroidery pattern on a display window, which is larger than an embroidering frame for holding a work cloth, and a sewing device for sewing the thus edited composite embroidery pattern onto a work cloth set to the embroidering frame. The editing device has an enlarging function to edit the embroidery component patterns and to display a part of the composite embroidery pattern in an area larger than the display window in a manner that a preset point is set as a reference point on a display area of the display window and the reference point is horizontally and vertically moved. The sewing device has a continuing function to continue the sewing operation of the composite embroidery pattern that is edited in the area larger than that of the display window by use of the enlarging function of the editing device.

Abstract: A programmable electronic sewing machine includes sewing means for executing a sewing operation according to a predetermined program, program composing means for composing the program, displaying means for displaying a plurality of icons representative of commands used in composition of the program respectively, and input means for entering data used in composition of the program and for selecting a desired one of the icons displayed by the displaying means.

Abstract: A display 8 displays a plurality of embroidery regions R1 to R10 of an embroidery pattern. The user sets stitch patterns of the embroidery regions R1, R2, R5, R6 while viewing an input window IW. When the user presses a right mouse button 9a while a mouse pointer is located within the embroidery region R1, the stitch pattern of the embroidery region R1 is stored in a queue. Then by the user pressing a left mouse button while the mouse pointer is located within the embroidery region R3, the stitch pattern stored in the queue, that is, the stitch pattern of the embroidery region R1, is set as a stitch pattern of the embroidery region R3.

Abstract: A pattern sewing system having at least one pattern sewing machine which has a plurality of sewing heads, an operation status setting device which is electrically connected to the at least one pattern sewing machine, the operation status setting device setting operation status of each of the plurality of sewing heads such that each of the plurality of sewing heads is operative or inoperative, and a controlling device which makes the operation status set by the operation status setting device effective.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sewing machine system, including an electronically controlled sewing machine, and a data editing device. In a sewing machine, a plurality of sewing programs stored in a data recording medium are read, and image data indicative of a sewing pattern corresponding to each sewing program is generated. The image data is then transmitted to the data editing device. In the data editing device, a plurality of sewing patterns are displayed in accordance with the received image data. When one of the displayed sewing patterns is selected by an operator, a predetermined operation is applied to a sewing program corresponding to the selected sewing pattern.

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.