Document imaging system and method for imaging document

A method for processing documents, comprising the steps of:

• passing a first document over a sensor array having a plurality of spaced apart sensors, wherein the step of passing the first document over the sensor array comprises displacing the document in a first direction;
• electronically tagging the first document as being a first document type based on the step of passing the first document in the first direction over the sensor array;
• passing a second document over the sensor array by displacing the document in a second direction;
• electronically tagging the second document as being a second document type based on the step of passing the second document in the second direction over the sensor array;
• and
• controlling the processing of either a scanner or a sorter to process the first document type differently from the second document type.

A method for processing documents, comprising the steps of:

• displacing a first document relative to sensor array having a plurality of spaced apart sensors, wherein displacing the document in a first direction relative to the sensor array causes a first sequence of the sensors to detect the document and displacing the document in a second direction relative to the sensor array causes a second sequence of the sensors to detect the document;
• identifying the document type for the document based on whether the first sequence of sensors detects the document or the second sequence of sensors detects the document;
• and
• controlling further processing of the document based on the step of identifying.