The present invention is directed to an information processing apparatus in which a waiting time for waiting image data in the information processing apparatus can be adjusted, as much as possible, to a time period during which the image data read by the image reading apparatus is acquired by the information processing apparatus through a file sharing system. An on-board processor on the card performs a matching operation to verify that the captured biometric data matches the locally stored biometric data. The positional alignment is implemented by moving the mobile stage in the XY\u03b8 directions based on the board mark on the infrared CCD and the mask mark on the ultra-violet CCD. A drive pin is connected to an opposite end of each coupling arm and fits through a transverse drive slot defined in the fixed support. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an audio signal that corresponds to an utterance recorded by a mobile device, determining a geographic location associated with the mobile device, adapting one or more acoustic models for the geographic location, and performing speech recognition on the audio signal using the one or more acoustic models model that are adapted for the geographic location.