Motorized document scanner
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a workpiece bed having a workpiece positioning surface;
a scanning module slidably-coupled to the workpiece bed by a support assembly to permit movement of the scanning module across the workpiece positioning surface, wherein the scanning module includesat least one workpiece information obtaining module that obtains information pertaining to a workpiece disposed upon the workpiece positioning surface, wherein the workpiece is composed of a financial document, wherein the at least one workpiece information obtaining module is composed ofa contact image sensor module that generates an image of the financial document, anda magnetic ink character recognition module that generates a signal by magnetically reading a plurality of characters printed upon the financial document in magnetic ink; and
a linear displacement mechanism connected to the scanning module by way of the support assembly, wherein the linear displacement mechanism drives sliding movement of the scanning module relative the workpiece positioning surface at a driven speed within a speed range, wherein the speed range is bound by an upper speed limit and a lower speed limit, wherein the driven speed being;
a) higher than the upper speed limit of the speed range results in;
an unusable image generated by the contact image sensor,b) lower than the lower speed limit of the speed range results in;
an unusable signal generated by the magnetic ink character recognition module, andc) within the speed range results in both of;
a usable image generated by the contact image sensor, anda usable signal generated by the magnetic ink character recognition module.
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Abstract
A document scanner, such as a check scanner, is disclosed. The document scanner includes a document bed having a document positioning surface, the document positioning surface arranged to receive a document placed thereon. The document scanner further includes a scanning module slidably movable across the document positioning surface, the scanning module including one or more data capture devices arranged to contact a document during a scanning process. The document scanner also includes a motor operatively connected to the scanning module, the motor configured to move the scanning module across the document positioning surface during the scanning process.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a workpiece bed having a workpiece positioning surface; a scanning module slidably-coupled to the workpiece bed by a support assembly to permit movement of the scanning module across the workpiece positioning surface, wherein the scanning module includes at least one workpiece information obtaining module that obtains information pertaining to a workpiece disposed upon the workpiece positioning surface, wherein the workpiece is composed of a financial document, wherein the at least one workpiece information obtaining module is composed of a contact image sensor module that generates an image of the financial document, and a magnetic ink character recognition module that generates a signal by magnetically reading a plurality of characters printed upon the financial document in magnetic ink; and a linear displacement mechanism connected to the scanning module by way of the support assembly, wherein the linear displacement mechanism drives sliding movement of the scanning module relative the workpiece positioning surface at a driven speed within a speed range, wherein the speed range is bound by an upper speed limit and a lower speed limit, wherein the driven speed being; a) higher than the upper speed limit of the speed range results in; an unusable image generated by the contact image sensor, b) lower than the lower speed limit of the speed range results in; an unusable signal generated by the magnetic ink character recognition module, and c) within the speed range results in both of; a usable image generated by the contact image sensor, and a usable signal generated by the magnetic ink character recognition module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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arranging a workpiece composed of a financial document upon a workpiece positioning surface of a workpiece bed; moveably-arranging a scanning module upon a support assembly that is connected to the workpiece bed; and utilizing a linear displacement mechanism for driving the scanning module relative to;
the support assembly, the workpiece bed and the financial document, wherein, during the driving the scanning module step;utilizing a contact image sensor module arranged within the scanning module for generating an image of the financial document, and utilizing a magnetic ink character recognition module arranged within the scanning module for generating a signal by magnetically reading a plurality of characters printed upon the financial document in magnetic ink, wherein the utilizing the linear displacement step further comprises the step of driving the scanning module at a driven speed within a speed range, wherein the speed range is bound by an upper speed limit and a lower speed limit, wherein, if the driven speed is; a) higher than the upper speed limit of the speed range, the contact image sensor module generates; an unusable image, b) lower than the lower speed limit of the speed range, the magnetic ink character recognition module generates; an unusable signal, and c) within the speed range; the contact image sensor module generates a usable image, and the magnetic ink character recognition module generates a usable signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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