48. A document-driven system comprising a document scanner, said scanner, in response to placement of a document by a user, scanning a document and generating image data representing the image of the document, wherein said placement alone is sufficient to initiate said scanning and generating, and a computer, said computer communicating with said document scanner, said computer storing said image data generated in response to said placement.
50. A system according to claim 48 wherein said computer periodically polls said input device to determine whether a document has been placed by a user.