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A document processing system comprising:

• a sensor array for sensing the size and position of a document;
• a magnetic scanner for scanning a document for coded information thereon;
• an imager for obtaining digitized image data of a document;
• a memory storage device for storing said digitized image data obtained by said imager;
• a printing device for printing information on a document;
• a reversible document transport for conveying a document to said sensor array, said magnetic scanner, said imager, and said printing device;
• a control unit for controlling said document processing system, said control unit including a system for receiving user information and a display for displaying information to a user, said control unit being connected to said sensor array, said magnetic scanner, said memory storage device, said printing device and said transport means.

A document processing system comprising:

• a sensor array for sensing the size and position of a document;
• a movable magnetic scanner for scanning said document for coded information thereon;
• an imager for obtaining digitized image data of said document;
• a movable printing device for printing information on a document;
• a reversible document transport for conveying a document relative to said sensor array, said magnetic scanner, said imager, and said printing device;
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• a control unit connected to said sensor array, said magnetic scanner, said printing device and said document transport, said control unit controlling the movement of said document by said document transport between said sensor array said magnetic scanner, said imager and said printing device, and further controlling movement of said magnetic scanner and said printer relative to said document transport.

A document processing system comprising:

• a magnetic scanner for scanning said document for coded information thereon;
• an imager for obtaining digitized image data of a document;
• a printing device for printing information on a document;
• a reversible document transport for conveying a document relative to said magnetic scanner, said imager, and said printing device;
• a duplexing assembly communicating with said document transport for inverting a document relative to said document transport, wherein both sides of said document can be exposed to said magnetic scanner, said imager and said printing device;
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• a control unit connected to said magnetic scanner, and said imager to receive information therefrom, and further connected to said document transport and said duplexing assembly for controlling the movement and orientation of a document on said document transport.

A document processing system comprising:

• a sensor array for sensing the dimensions of a document and the position thereof;
• a magnetic scanner for scanning a document for coded information thereon;
• an imager for obtaining digitized image data of a document;
• a printing device for printing information on a document;
• a reversible document transport for conveying a document relative to said sensor array, said magnetic scanner, said imager, and said printing device;
• a plurality of storage locations for storing documents;
• means for moving said sensor array, said magnetic scanner, said imager, said printing device and said document transport as a unit relative to said plurality of storage locations wherein said document transport is operably alignable with each of said storage locations to deposit documents therein;
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• a control unit connected to said sensor array, said magnetic scanner and said imager for receiving information therefrom, and connected to said printing device, said document transport, and said means for moving for controlling the movement of a document on said document transport and the positioning of unit relative to said plurality of storage locations.

A document processing system comprising:

• a reversible document transport for reciprocally moving a document along a predetermined path;
• a plurality of storage locations alignable with said document transport;
• a sensor array for sensing the dimensions and position of a document;
• a magnetic scanner movable across said path for scanning a document for coded information thereon;
• an imager disposed along said path for obtaining digitized image data of a document;
• a printing device movable across said path for printing information on a document;
• a control unit connected to said sensor array, said magnetic scanner, said imager, said printing device and said document transport, said control unit controlling the movement of a document along said path by said document transport and further controlling movement of said magnetic scanner and said printer relative to said path to operatively position same relative to a document on said document transport.

A document processing system comprising:

• a magnetic scanner for scanning a document for coded information thereon;
• an imager for obtaining digitized image data of a document;
• a printing device for printing information on a document;
• a reversible document transport for conveying a document relative to said sensor array, said magnetic scanner, said imager, and said printing device;
• a duplexing assembly communicating with said document transport for inverting the orientation of a document relative to said document transport, wherein both sides of said document can be exposed to said magnetic scanner, said imager and said printing device;
• a plurality of storage locations for storing documents;
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• means for moving said magnetic scanner, said imager, said printing device and said document transport as a unit relative to said plurality of storage locations wherein said document transport is operably alignable with each of said storage locations to deposit documents therein.