1. A method for scanning a document, the method comprising: positioning a document from a feeder onto a transparent bed of a scanning device; generating an image of the document and at least a portion of contents of a background behind the document; and distinguishing the background from the document based on the contents of the background in the image by comparing a representation of the image to a representation of a portion of the background stored in an electronic storage component, wherein the background comprises a first set of parallel lines and a second set of parallel lines, and wherein the first set of parallel lines are parallel to each other and are spaced unevenly from each other and the second set of parallel lines are parallel to each other and are spaced unevenly from each other.