Patent ID: 8651380
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B65H,G07C

Abstract:
1. A system for processing folded and unfolded documents, comprising: an input hopper configured to receive a stack of documents, wherein said documents comprise either a plurality of folded documents or a plurality of unfolded documents; an imaging area in which each of said documents is imaged; a pick-up mechanism configured to transport each of said documents from said input hopper to said imaging area, wherein said pick-up mechanism comprises a first barrier spaced from a second barrier to define a gap through which each of said documents is passed, wherein at least one of said first and second barriers is adjustable between a first position in which said gap is dimensioned to prevent passage of more than one of said folded documents and a second position in which said gap is dimensioned to prevent passage of more than one of said unfolded documents; and a detection system operable to detect the passage of more than one of said documents through a detection zone, wherein said detection system is adjustable to operate in either a first mode for detecting the passage of more than one of said folded documents or a second mode for detecting the passage of more than one of said unfolded documents.