Patent Document ID: 20110295410
Application ID: 13099048
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An embroidery data creation apparatus, comprising: a storage portion that stores pattern information, the pattern information being information that characterizes a first pattern, the first pattern being a model embroidery pattern; a first point specification portion that specifies a plurality of first feature points, each of the plurality of first feature points being a feature point in one of the first pattern and a first image, the first image being an image that serves as a basis for the first pattern; a first area specification portion that specifies a plurality of first partitioned areas, each of the plurality of first partitioned areas being an area that is bounded by a plurality of first point linking line segments, each of the plurality of first point linking line segments being a line segment that links two of the plurality of first feature points specified by the first point specification portion; an image acquisition portion that acquires a second image, the second image being an image that serves as a basis for a second pattern, the second pattern being an embroidery pattern that is actually to be sewn; a second point specification portion that specifies a plurality of second feature points, each of the plurality of second feature points being a feature point in the second image acquired by the image acquisition portion, and positions of the plurality of second feature points respectively corresponding to positions of the plurality of first feature points; a second area specification portion that specifies a plurality of second partitioned areas, each of the plurality of second partitioned areas being an area that is bounded by a plurality of second point linking line segments, each of the plurality of second point linking line segments being a line segment that links two of the plurality of second feature points specified by the second point specification portion; a conversion portion that, based on positional relationships between the plurality of first feature points and the plurality of second feature points that respectively correspond to the plurality of first feature points, selects information included in the pattern information stored in the storage portion that corresponds to each of the plurality of first partitioned areas specified by the first area specification portion and converts the selected information into information that corresponds to each of the plurality of second partitioned areas specified by the second area specification portion; and a first creation portion that, based on the information that has been acquired by converting by the conversion portion and that corresponds to the plurality of second partitioned areas, creates embroidery data for sewing the second pattern.