Methods and systems for transferring information between a movable system and another system

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image acquisition subsystem including:
• an imager configured to scan an image while the image acquisition subsystem moves with respect to the image forming apparatus and to provide electrical signals including information related to the scanned image;
• and
• a source configured to emanate electromagnetic radiation based on the electrical signals;
• a processing subsystem including a receiving component configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation emanated from the source of the image acquisition subsystem;
• and
• a structure supporting the image acquisition subsystem and the processing subsystem.

A method of communication between an image acquisition subsystem and a processing subsystem, the method comprising:

• scanning an image while the image acquisition subsystem moves with respect to the processing subsystem;
• converting the scanned image to electrical signals;
• emanating modulated electromagnetic radiation based on the electrical signals;
• and
• receiving, at the processing subsystem, the modulated electromagnetic radiation, wherein the image acquisition subsystem and the processing subsystem are operatively connected to a support structure.