STITCHING TEACH DEVICE AND APPLICATION

摘要

The present invention relates to a teach device for practicing methods of stitching quilts. The teach device includes a display device such as a computer tablet, handles for moving the teach device, and various electronic and computer components for tracking teach device movement and for storing quilting patterns within the memory of the teach device. The teach device may also be mounted within a docking device that performs some of the above functions and/or includes some of the above components. Moreover the teach device as taught may include a communications medium that allows it to be in communication with a computerized stitcher. When the teach device and computerized stitcher are in communication with one another, movements made by the teach device may be communicated to and reproduced by the computerized stitcher on a workpiece.

主权项

1. A stitching teach device for teaching muscle memory to a user of a quilting machine, the stitching teach device comprising:
a display device; a docking device sized and configured for releasably engaging said display device, said docking device further comprising one or more optical sensors on a rear portion thereof for detecting the position of said docking device on a surface; and a software application stored within an electronic memory of said display device, said software application performing the steps of: determining the relative position and location of said docking device on a surface via said one or more optical sensors moving on said surface; and recreating the relative position and location of said docking device on a screen of said display device relative to a virtual pattern.