Patent ID: 6584921
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: D05B,D05C

Abstract:
A graphical user interface device for providing visual displays of complex embroidery designs having more than one design section, the interface comprising:a display coupled to a micro processing device and coupled to a memory device; an electronic representation of a stitch on a first axis of the display, the electronic representation of the stitch being selected from at least one parameter in the group consisting of a stitch number, a time, or a combination of a stitch number and a stitch time, the electronic representation being stored in the memory device; and a plurality of section identifiers, each of the section identifiers corresponding to a plurality of stitches for a section, the plurality of section identifiers being displayed in electronic form on a second axis of the display, whereupon the second axis is associated with the first axis to illustrate the section identifiers as a function of the electronic representation of the stitch, the plurality of section identifier of the stitch being stored in the memory of the device.