14. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein the array of photosensing elements comprises a linear array of photosensing elements; and the scanner data signal processing circuitry is configured with a capability to provide composite image data signals representative of a composite bit-mapped image of the scanned media from successive image data signals representative of successive strip field of views of the scanned media seen by the linear array.
14. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein the array of photosensing elements comprises a linear array of photosensing elements; and the scanner data signal processing circuitry is configured with a capability to provide composite image data signals representative of a composite bit-mapped image of the scanned media from successive image data signals representative of successive strip field of views of the scanned media seen by the linear array. 15. The cellular phone of claim 14 , wherein the motion sensor includes a proximity sensor for mechanically or optically indicating the contact proximity of the array of photosensing elements to the scanned media.