Patent ID: 7765017

Claim:
An apparatus for processing physical documents, comprising: a reconfigurable arrangement of at least two removable processing stations, each arranged for performing at least one processing step with a physical document, wherein at least one single station has at least two physical document processing functions; and a central control unit which is arranged for determining and outputting function control data, wherein each station comprises a station control unit connected to the central control unit for receiving the function control data and controlling the functions of that station on the basis of the function control data, wherein the station control unit of said at least one single station having at least two physical document processing functions comprises a function control unit and processing control units each for controlling an associated part of the station performing one of the functions, and wherein the function control unit is arranged and connected to the processing control units for driving the processing control units on the basis of the function control data, and for controlling the parts of the station each belonging to a separate function for performing the respective function of the respective processing step.