An input receptacle receives currency bills and checks. A transport mechanism transports the bills and checks along a transport path to an output receptacle. An image scanner, adjacent the transport path, is configured to generate one or more electrical signals from which image data can be derived. The...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US8162125?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8162125 - Apparatus and system for imaging currency bills and financial documents and method for using the same