Sewing – Special machines – Pattern controlled or programmed
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-23
2001-03-06
Nerbun, Peter (Department: 3741)
Sewing
Special machines
Pattern controlled or programmed
C112S102500, C112S475190, C705S027200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06196146
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to embroidery systems and methods and particularly to a web based embroidery system and method.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Embroidery systems capable of creating customized patterns are well know such as available from Pulse Microsystems under the designations Pulse Signature. Other such systems are also available from Brother Kogyo, Kabushiki, Kaisha, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,012,402; 5,988,083; 5,865,134; 5,924,374; and 5,924,372. The above mentioned patents generally refer to the possibility of utilizing the internet to transmit embroidery data but do not dislikes any system or method for implementation of such an approach. Two recent prior art web based systems utilizing the Internet allow some customization of a garment over the Internet. These websites are known as www.madetoorder.com and www.starbelly.com. However, these prior art web based systems do not include a capability of automatically generating embroidery lettering or the ability to create truly customized embroidery designs nor do they allow automatic fulfillment of a user customized embroidery order for a selectable garment over the internet. For example, these prior art systems do not work with embroidery data but rather work with bitmap raster images. In addition, any display of images to the user is only a two dimensional image and is not a three dimensional embroidery simulation. Thus, it is difficult for the user to have a realistic picture of the embroidery pattern being ordered on the garment that the user has selected. In addition, none of these prior art systems permits autodigitizing of customer created art work over the internet such as the ability to upload these images, convert them to an embroidery pattern and provide a cost estimate to the user quickly by allowing the user to thereafter confirm the order and have the embroidery pattern generated on an actual garment in order to fulfill the order. These disadvantages of the prior art are overcome by the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A method and system is disclosed for a web based embroidery system capable of creating and automatically fulfilling a user customized embroidery order for a selectable garment over the internet. The system includes the ability to select the garment to be customized over the internet, to selectably locate an embroidery area on that garment, to select a customized embroidery pattern over the internet to be located in the user selected embroidery area, to display an embroidered simulation of the user located customized embroidery pattern on the selected garment, which may be three dimensional, and to provide embroidery pattern control signals over the internet to a remotely located embroidery machine for automatically stitching the user located customized embroidery pattern on an actual garment corresponding to the selected garment based on the displayed embroided simulation. In addition, customized embroidery lettering can be created and may be combined with a preexisting embroidery pattern. Furthermore, on-line editing may be employed as well as individual colorizing by the user. This can be accomplished on customized web sites as well as templated websites. In addition, a system is disclosed which permits autodigitizing of user generated images over the internet which may be automatically converted into embroidery patterns, cost estimates provided to the user based thereon and, after confirmation by the user, the converted pattern may be used to generate embroidery patterns on actual garments.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5893200 (1999-11-01), Slotznick
patent: 5924372 (1999-07-01), Okuda et al.
patent: 5924374 (1999-07-01), Mori et al.
patent: 6012890 (2000-01-01), Garrido
Goldberg Brian
Mayya Niranjan
Tsonis Anastasios
Vlandis Claude
Bryan Cave LLP
Kurland, Esq. Lawrence G.
Nerbun Peter
Pulse Microsystems Ltd.
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