1. A processing subsystem comprising: a receiving component configured to receive modulated electromagnetic radiation transmitted from an image acquisition subsystem and configured for installation within a housing, wherein the modulated electromagnetic radiation corresponds to an image scanned, wherein a mechanism of the image acquisition subsystem is configured to be driven by a motor and move with respect to the processing subsystem while physically connected to the processing subsystem and while supported by the housing; and an electrical component configured to process the information related to the image and configured to be supported by the housing, wherein the processing subsystem is physically connected to a structure supporting the image acquisition subsystem.