Program-controlled sewing or emboidery machine and method of operating such machines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5662055
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08587575

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A program-controlled sewing or embroidery machine comprising a stitch-forming device (2), an integrated microcomputer (4), at least one memory (16, 17) and at least one data interface (5), as well as a keyboard (12) and a display (11) for entering and monitoring or checking values for program control. To retrieve sewing or embroidery pattern data from a remote computer (mailbox) in a simple manner, the data interface (5) of the sewing or embroidery machine (1) is able to be connected directly to the mailbox (10) of a central computer (9) via a data transmission connection (7) via a corresponding modem (6), and the structural units which are necessary for communication with the mailbox (10), such as display (11), keyboard (12) and memory (16, 17) are disposed in the sewing or embroidery machine (1) itself, with the functional processes necessary for communication with the mailbox (10) being able to be controlled and monitored by the microcomputer (4) necessary for controlling the program of the sewing or embroidery machine. The invention further relates to a method of operating program-controlled sewing or embroidery machines.

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G M PFAFFKONIGSTRASSE 154 AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 67655 KAISERSLAUTERN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hartwig, Jurgen Pforzhein, DE 41 381
Reichmann, Christof Karlsruhe, DE 1 14

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