System and method of producing multi-colored carpets
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Abstract
A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.
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4. A method of validating a pattern for a tufting machine, the method comprising:
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providing a pattern;
providing operational characteristics of a tufting machine; and
determining whether said pattern may be implemented on said tufting machine, based on said operational characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of designating how to load a tufting machine to implement a pattern, said method comprising:
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generating a color palette report including a percentage of each color used in a pattern; and
generating a loading report indicating at least one color corresponding to at least one needle of a tufting machine, wherein said loading report provides loading instructions of said tufting machine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for validating a pattern for a tufting machine, the system comprising:
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a pattern storage unit adapted to store a pattern;
a machine data storage unit adapted to store operational characteristics of a tufting machine;
a control unit adapted to receive said pattern from said pattern storage unit, receive operational characteristics of said tufting machine from said machine data storage unit, and determine whether said pattern may be implemented on said tufting machine based on said operational characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for validating a pattern for a tufting machine, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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providing a pattern;
providing operational characteristics of a tufting machine; and
determining whether said pattern may be implemented on said tufting machine, based on said operational characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for designating how to load a tufting machine to implement a pattern, said computer-executable instructions comprising:
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generating a color palette report including a percentage of each color used in a pattern; and
generating a loading report indicating at least one color corresponding to at least one needle of a tufting machine, wherein said loading report provides loading instructions of said tufting machine. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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