Sewing machine system, terminal device, method of synchronizing embroidery data for sewing machine system, and recording non-transitory medium storing program for terminal device

Abstract

A sewing machine includes: a sewing-machine-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the terminal device; a sewing-machine-side recording unit configured to record embroidery data; and a control unit configured to respond to an inquiry from the terminal device. The terminal device includes: a terminal-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the sewing machine; a terminal-side recording unit configured to have a capability of recording embroidery data; an embroidery data obtaining unit configured to obtain embroidery data unrecorded in the terminal-side recording unit from the sewing-machine-side recording unit, and to have the terminal-side recording unit record the obtained embroidery data; and an editing unit configured to edit the embroidery data recorded in the terminal-side recording unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sewing machine system comprising:
 a sewing machine; and   a terminal device, wherein   the sewing machine and the terminal device are connected in a manner providing a capability of wireless communication with each other,   the sewing machine includes:
 a sewing-machine-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the terminal device; 
 a sewing-machine-side recording unit configured to record embroidery data; and 
 a control unit configured to respond to an inquiry from the terminal device, and 
   the terminal device includes:
 a terminal-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the sewing machine; 
 a terminal-side recording unit configured to have a capability of recording embroidery data; 
 an embroidery data obtaining unit configured to compare the embroidery data recorded in the sewing-machine-side recording unit with the embroidery data recorded in the terminal-side recording unit, to obtain embroidery data unrecorded in the terminal-side recording unit from the sewing-machine-side recording unit, and to have the terminal-side recording unit record the obtained embroidery data; and 
 an editing unit configured to edit the embroidery data recorded in the terminal-side recording unit. 
   
     
     
         2 . The sewing machine system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the terminal-side recording unit records no embroidery data in an initial state before wireless communication with the sewing machine is performed for the first time, and   the embroidery data obtaining unit obtains the embroidery data from the sewing-machine-side recording unit when wireless communication at least with the sewing machine is enabled for the first time.   
     
     
         3 . The sewing machine system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 to the embroidery data, attribute information indicating copy restriction is assigned.   
     
     
         4 . The sewing machine system according to  claim 3 , wherein
 when a plurality of patterns of the embroidery data having different attribute information are combined in an editing operation, the attribute information of one of the combined patterns is carried over.   
     
     
         5 . The sewing machine system according to  claim 3 , wherein
 when the editing unit generates new embroidery data by combining a plurality of patterns of the embroidery data, the attribute information of one of the combined patterns is carried over.   
     
     
         6 . The sewing machine system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when the embroidery data is obtained, the embroidery data obtaining unit identifies individuality of the sewing machine as a communication target, and   the system further comprises: a post-edit embroidery data transmission unit configured to have a capability of transferring post-edit embroidery data edited by the editing unit only to the sewing machine as the communication target that is identified by the embroidery data obtaining unit.   
     
     
         7 . A terminal device connected to a sewing machine in a manner providing a capability of wireless communication with the sewing machine, the terminal device comprising:
 a terminal-side wireless communication unit having a capability of wireless communication at least with the sewing machine;   a terminal-side recording unit configured to have a capability of recording embroidery data;   an embroidery data obtaining unit configured to compare embroidery data recorded in a sewing-machine-side recording unit with the embroidery data recorded in the terminal-side recording unit, to obtain embroidery data unrecorded in the terminal-side recording unit from the sewing-machine-side recording unit, and to have the terminal-side recording unit record the obtained embroidery data; and   an editing unit configured to edit the embroidery data recorded in the terminal-side recording unit.   
     
     
         8 . A method of synchronizing embroidery data for a sewing machine system having a sewing machine and a terminal device connected in a manner providing a capability of wireless communication with each other, the method comprising:
 a step of, by an embroidery data obtaining unit, comparing embroidery data recorded in a sewing-machine-side recording unit with embroidery data recorded in a terminal-side recording unit, obtaining embroidery data unrecorded in the terminal-side recording unit from the sewing-machine-side recording unit, and having the terminal-side recording unit record the obtained embroidery data.   
     
     
         9 . A recording non-transitory medium storing a program for a terminal device connected to a sewing machine in a manner providing a capability of wireless communication with the sewing machine, the program causing a computer to execute:
 a step of, by an embroidery data obtaining unit, comparing embroidery data recorded in a sewing-machine-side recording unit with embroidery data recorded in a terminal-side recording unit, obtaining embroidery data unrecorded in the terminal-side recording unit from the sewing-machine-side recording unit, and having the terminal-side recording unit record the obtained embroidery data.