Patent ID: 6739273
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
A sewing machine system, comprising:a sewing machine having a vertically reciprocating needle and a mechanism for moving a workpiece relative to the needle to form stitches on the workpiece; and external environment means for maintaining the control environment of said sewing machine and giving instructions while exchanging information with said sewing machine; said sewing machine including a first memory having pattern data and indication data stored therein, said pattern data and indication data being selectively recoverable, a second memory having a control system of said sewing machine stored therein, a third memory for storing at least one of said pattern data, said indication data, and control data, and information input/output means for inputting and outputting external information into and from said third memory, so that the sewing machine may be operated under control of said external information, and so that said external environment means may output the control data from said third memory through said information input/output means.