Patent ID: 7204408

Claim:
A system for data input into a data processing system, said system comprising: a host computer; and a multi-function terminal, coupled to said host computer, wherein said multi-function terminal further includes: a non-planar document-guidance track; only one scanner for retrieving data from a document and sending said data to said host computer for processing; and a print module, located adjacent to said document-guidance track, wherein said print module further includes: a print head track situated orthogonally to said non-planar document-guidance track; and at least one print head coupled to said print head track, wherein a position of said at least one print head can be altered, by moving said at least one print head to one side of said print head track, to accommodate documents of different thickness, sizes, and rigidity to facilitate data retrieval of said scanner, wherein said at least one print head can be situated in a first position during a normal scanning operation and a second position during a card scanning operation, wherein responsive to a request to scan data utilizing said card scanning operation, said at least one print head of said scanning printer is capable of moving, relative to said non-planar document guidance track, from said first position to said second position.