Patent ID: 7896335

Claim:
A scanner system for use with a paper handling system, comprising: a scanner for receiving a plurality of representative media items along a media feed path; each of the representative media items being associated with an actual media item used in the fabrication of a finished mailpiece, the scanner operative to physical characteristic data of each of the representative media items; a paper handling subsystem comprising a plurality of feeders for feeding actual media items associated with producing the finished mailpiece, each feeder comprising at least one actuator coupled to a respective adjustable mechanism for adjusting the mechanism to process each of the actual media items based upon the physical characteristic data of the respective representative media item; and, a controller operatively coupled to the scanner and the at least one actuator for processing the physical characteristic data of each of the representative media items and for controlling the at least one actuator to adjust the respective adjustable mechanism to process the actual media items of the respective representative media item.