Systems and methods for operating an optical scanner based on conveyance speed of physical media elements

A computer-implemented method of tracking a ticket conveyed by a ticket-processing device, comprising:

• determining, via an encoder roller, a conveyance speed of the ticket, the encoder roller configured to rotate as the ticket is conveyed past the encoder roller;
• adjusting one or more parameters of the at least one scanner based on the determined conveyance speed of the ticket;
• and
• operating the at least one scanner to scan a surface of the ticket;
• wherein:
• at least a first scanner of the at least one scanner is operated to scan the surface of the ticket prior to a processing of the ticket by the ticket-processing device;
• and
• at least a second scanner of the at least one scanner is operated to scan the surface after the processing of the ticket.

A ticket-processing device, comprising:

• an encoder roller configured to rotate with a ticket as the ticket is conveyed past the encoder roller and to determine a conveyance speed of the ticket;
• at least one scanner configured to scan a surface of the ticket, wherein one or more parameters of the at least one scanner is configured to be adjusted based on the determined conveyance speed of the ticket;
• and
• at least one presence sensor positioned along a path of the conveyance of the ticket in the ticket-processing device;
• wherein the at least one scanner is configured to activate based on a detection of a presence of the ticket by the at least one presence sensor.

A ticket-processing device, comprising:

• an encoder roller configured to rotate with a ticket as the ticket is conveyed past the encoder roller and to determine a conveyance speed of the ticket;
• at least one scanner configured to scan a surface of the ticket, wherein one or more parameters of the at least one scanner is configured to be adjusted based on the determined conveyance speed of the ticket;
• and
• a ticket processing assembly, wherein:
• at least a first scanner of the at least one scanner is positioned upstream of the ticket processing assembly;
• and
• at least a second scanner of the at least one scanner is positioned downstream of the ticket processing assembly.