Abstract: A document conveying apparatus comprises an inlet channel for receiving at least one document. A drive member is positioned for engagement with at least one document in the channel and is operable to move at least one document from the channel. An elongated member is associated with the channel and is movable to a first position towards the drive member which biases the at least one document towards the drive member. One portion of the elongated member is movable to a second position away from the drive member so as to allow insertion of at least one additional document into the inlet channel. Another portion of the elongated member is movable towards the drive member to bias the at least one document in the inlet channel into engagement with the drive member when the one portion of the elongated member is moved to the second position.

Abstract: A check scanner endorses or cancels a check with a print head when the check is driven in the forward direction, and franks, endorses or prints again when the check is driven in the reverse direction. Two separate images of each side of the check are generated for digital comparison and verification purposes by scans with contact image sensors (CIS), with one image from scanning in the forward direction and another image from scanning in the reverse direction. A high resolution image may be obtained by CIS scanning when the check is driven in the forward direction and an even higher resolution image may be obtained by CIS scanning when the check is driven in the reverse direction. Alternately, a grey scale image may be obtained by CIS scanning when the check is driven in the forward direction, and a color image may be obtained by CIS scanning when the check is driven in the reverse direction. After scanning, the check is returned back to the original point of entry.

Abstract: A document conveying apparatus comprises an inlet channel for receiving at least one document. A drive member is positioned for engagement with at least one document in the channel and is operable to move at least one document from the channel. An elongated member is associated with the channel and is movable to a first position towards the drive member which biases the at least one document towards the drive member. One portion of the elongated member is movable to a second position away from the drive member so as to allow insertion of at least one additional document into the inlet channel. Another portion of the elongated member is movable towards the drive member to bias the at least one document in the inlet channel into engagement with the drive member when the one portion of the elongated member is moved to the second position.