Grip device to enable a number of operations associated with a portable electronic device based on attachment thereto

A method comprising:

• providing a main frame attachable to a surface associated with a portable electronic device via a first surface thereof, the main frame comprising a channel across a second surface thereof;
• providing a flexible strap comprising a first slide element and a second slide element proximate a first end and a second end thereof respectively;
• forming a grip device based on receiving the first slide element and the second slide element through the channel to movably attach the flexible strap to the main frame via the channel in accordance with sliding movement of the first slide element and the second slide element relative to one another across the channel based on a force applied to the flexible strap by a user of the grip device;
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• further, in accordance with the sliding movement of the first slide element and the second slide element of the flexible strap relative to one another across the channel, configuring the grip device such that:
• the first slide element and the second slide element are both aligned along a first direction whereby, in a first configuration of the alignment of the first slide element and the second slide element along the first direction:
• attachment of the grip device to the portable electronic device by way of the first surface of the grip device and the surface associated with the portable electronic device and insertion of a finger of the user through a first loop formed by the flexible strap render the portable electronic device usable in a portrait orientation thereof via at least one other finger of the user,
• the first slide element and the second slide element are both aligned along a second direction perpendicular the first direction whereby, in a second configuration of the alignment of the first slide element and the second slide element along the second direction:
• the attachment of the grip device to the portable electronic device by way of the first surface of the grip device and the surface associated with the portable electronic device and insertion of the finger of the user through a second loop formed by the flexible strap render the portable electronic device usable in a landscape orientation thereof via the at least one other finger of the user, and
• alignment of both the first slide element and the second slide element along a third direction and the attachment of the grip device to the surface associated with the portable electronic device render the portable electronic device supportable on a flat surface by a third loop by way of a portion of the third loop contacting the flat surface,
• wherein the channel comprises a linear first channel and a linear second channel, the linear first channel and the linear second channel intersecting perpendicularly to one another in a T-shaped configuration, and
• wherein the first slide element and the second slide element are both configured to be received in and slide across the linear first channel and the linear second channel.

A system comprising:

• a portable electronic device;
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• a grip device comprising:
• a main frame configured to be attached to a surface associated with the portable electronic device via a first surface thereof;
• the main frame comprising a channel across a second surface thereof;
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• a flexible strap comprising a first slide element and a second slide element proximate a first end and a second end thereof respectively, the first slide element and the second slide element being receivable through the channel to movably attach the flexible strap to the main frame via the channel in accordance with sliding movement of the first slide element and the second slide element relative to one another across the channel based on a force applied to the flexible strap by a user of the portable electronic device, and, further, in accordance with the sliding movement of the first slide element and the second slide element relative to one another across the channel:
• the first slide element and the second slide element are both aligned along a first direction whereby, in a first configuration of the alignment of the first slide element and the second slide element along the first direction:
• attachment of the grip device to the portable electronic device by way of the first surface of the grip device and the surface associated with the portable electronic device and insertion of a finger of the user through a first loop formed by the flexible strap render the portable electronic device usable in a portrait orientation thereof via at least one other finger of the user,
• the first slide element and the second slide element are both aligned along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction whereby, in a second configuration of the alignment of the first slide element and the second slide element along the second direction:
• the attachment of the grip device to the portable electronic device by way of the first surface of the grip device and the surface associated with the portable electronic device and insertion of the finger of the user through a second loop formed by the flexible strap render the portable electronic device usable in a landscape orientation thereof via the at least one other finger of the user, and
• alignment of both the first slide element and the second slide element along a third direction and the attachment of the grip device to the surface associated with the portable electronic device render the portable electronic device to supportable on a flat surface by a third loop by way of a portion of the third loop contacting the flat surface,
• wherein the channel comprises a linear first channel and a linear second channel, the linear first channel and the linear second channel intersecting perpendicularly to one another in a T-shaped configuration, and
• wherein the first slide element and the second slide element are both configured to be received in and slide across the linear first channel and the linear second channel.