Information processing apparatus and conversion apparatus

An information processing apparatus that executes a process based on a medium of exchange and currency information, including a currency unit, comprising:

• a display device capable of displaying a progress of the process;
• a medium of exchange accepting apparatus capable of receiving and validating a medium of exchange including at least one of a bill, a ticket, a coin, a token, a magnetic card, an IC card, and electronic data, the received and validated medium of exchange including currency information;
• a control device that executes the process based on a first initial preset currency information that includes a currency unit;
• wherein the control device is further configured to:
• (a) upon receiving and validating a received medium of exchange that corresponds to the first initial preset currency information to execute the process, displaying to the display that the received medium of exchange corresponds to the first initial preset currency information, allowing execution of the process based on the first initial preset currency information, and displaying progress of the process according to the first initial preset currency information;
• (b) upon receiving and validating a received medium of exchange that does not correspond to the first initial preset currency information to execute the process, automatically converting the first initial preset currency information to execute the process to second other currency information corresponding to the received medium of exchange, displaying the second other currency information to execute the process to the display device, allowing execution of the process based on the second other currency information, and displaying progress of the process according to the second other converted currency information
• (c) convert the currency information of the at least one of a bill, a ticket, a coin, a token, a magnetic card, or IC card into first initial preset currency information when the at least one of a bill, a ticket, a coin, a token, a magnetic card, or IC card includes the second other currency information, and
• (d) display the second other currency information of the at least one of a bill, a ticket, a coin, a token, a magnetic card, or IC card on the display device.