Abstract: A program generating device comprising circuitry configured to: display a schedule screen, in which, for each of a plurality of processes executed in a system including a plurality of industrial devices, at least a name of a process is associated with a variable that is at least either referenced or changed in a process program representing an operation of one or more of the plurality of industrial devices and executed in the process, a plurality of names of the plurality of processes obtained from a process database that is stored as process information are included, and an execution order of the plurality of processes can be specified; receive a specification of the execution order on the schedule screen; and generate a system program based on the execution order and the variable of each process included in the execution order.

Abstract: An electronic cash register comprises a keyboard having a cashing key for dispensing cash from a drawer and numerical keys for entering cashing sums, and keys or a card reader for entering customer identifying symbols. The register has a memory including a cashing file for storing cashing sums in corresponding relation to the customer identifying symbols. When a cashing sum is entered and the cashing key is depressed, the cashing sum entered and the corresponding customer identifying symbol are stored in the cashing file.

Abstract: The invention is embodied, for example, as an electronic cash register (ECR). The ECR is at least provided with numerical keys and a buzzer. When data relating to the prices of goods to be registered is entered with use of the numerical keys, the total sum payable by the customer is calculated and stored in a memory. When a sum received is entered with use of the numerial keys, the sum is similarly stored in the memory. The ECR has a CPU which compares the received sum keyed in with a pattern predetermined based on data relating to the kinds of money in circulation and checks whether the received sum is acceptable relative to the total sum. The buzzer goes on when the received sum is not acceptable.