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A carrying case assembly for portable electronic devices includes a carrying case that has: an exterior casing that creates a compartment for receiving a portable electronic device; means for securing the portable electronic device within the compartment; and a first component of an interlocking mec

A carrying case assembly for portable electronic devices includes a carrying case that has: an exterior casing that creates a compartment for receiving a portable electronic device; means for securing the portable electronic device within the compartment; and a first component of an interlocking mechanism attached to a surface of the exterior casing and utilized to hang the carrying case on a user wearable strap configured with a second component of the interlocking mechanism. The assembly further includes a holding latch having: (i) a first connecting section that securely attaches the holding latch to the user wearable strap; and (ii) a second connecting section serving as the second component of the interlocking mechanism, which receives the first component attached to the surface of the carrying case and enables the carrying case to be fixably and removably attached to the user wearable device via the holding latch.

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1. A carrying case assembly for portable electronic devices, the carrying case assembly designed to be worn around a person's torso and comprising: a carrying case comprising: an exterior casing that creates an interior compartment within which a portable electronic device can be inserted for storag

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A carrying case assembly for portable electronic devices, the carrying case assembly designed to be worn around a person's torso and comprising: a carrying case comprising: an exterior casing that creates an interior compartment within which a portable electronic device can be inserted for storage and use therein; anda fastener for securing the portable electronic device within the compartment when the electronic device has been inserted in the compartment; anda user wearable strap for wearing around a torso of a user;an interlocking mechanism having: a first component attached to a top surface of the exterior casing, the first component being a buckle providing a female receptacle with a push button release and which extends in a vertically downward facing orientation; anda second component that is attached to the user wearable strap, wherein the second component is a multi-segmented component which has a first segment that, when the user wearable strap is being worn around the torso of the user, extends vertically upwards as a male latching portion of the interlocking mechanism to latch into the female receptacle of the buckle, the first segment being connected to a second segment that extends vertically upwards away from a first connecting end with the first segment and is connected at an opposing end to a third segment that extends vertically downward from the opposing end of the second segment, wherein the second and third segments attach the second component to the user wearable strap and holds the first segment rigidly vertically upwards such that the first segment extends in a vertically upward orientation away from the strap being worn around the torso of the user to enable vertical interlocking with the vertically downward facing buckle;wherein the interlocking mechanism comprises a buckle and latch assembly configured to enable vertical attaching, detaching, and hanging of the carrying case on the user wearable strap, where the buckle and latch mate together into a locked position when the buckle is pressed down into contact with the first segment of the second component extending vertically upward, such that the carrying case suspends downwards away from the strap and interlocking mechanism. 2. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein: an end portion of the third segment is configured in a flat circular bulb shape for user comfort and support;wherein the first, second, and third segments of the second component collectively provide a vertically oriented flattened S shape with one elongated vertically upright end angled away from the second segment. 3. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrying case further comprises a screen access surface within the exterior casing which provides viewable access to a screen of the inserted portable electronic device, wherein the screen access surface comprises a material that enables the screen access surface to transfer tactile inputs on an exterior surface of the material and transfer the tactile input to the screen of the portable electronic device and control the electronic device when the portable electronic device has a touch screen interface. 4. The carrying case assembly of claim 3, wherein the screen access surface comprises a material that overlays and protects a surface of a screen of the inserted portable electronic device. 5. The carrying case assembly of claim 3, wherein the screen access surface is an opening within the exterior case having a perimeter edge shaped to extend around a perimeter of the screen of the inserted portable electronic device. 6. The carrying case assembly of claim 2, wherein the first component of the interlocking mechanism is located at a top of the carrying case with an orientation that enables the screen of the inserted electronic portable device to be oriented towards a body of a user wearing the carrying case assembly around the torso when the first component is interlocked with the second component. 7. The carrying case assembly of claim 6, wherein the carrying case includes additional cushioning material within perimeter sections of the screen access surface to cushion an impact of the carrying case hitting against the body of the user wearing the carrying case assembly and to protect the inserted portable electronic device from damage when the carrying case is brought into forceful contact with other objects. 8. The carrying case assembly of claim 2, wherein the carrying case further comprises: a cover flap that attaches to a perimeter of the screen access surface and is movable into one of (i) a closed position that covers and prevents access to the screen of the inserted portable electronic device and (ii) an open position that exposes the screen access surface. 9. The carrying case assembly of claim 8, wherein the cover flap is one of: (a) affixed at one end to a perimeter surface of the carrying case by a permanent adhesive means; (b) stitched at the one end to the perimeter surface of the carrying case; and (c) a separate component from the carrying case that is removably attached to the perimeter of the screen access surface via one or more non-permanent adhesive means. 10. The carrying case assembly of claim 8, wherein the cover flap includes one or more of the adhesive means at one or more perimeter surfaces of the cover flap and which enables the cover flap to be securely attached to an opposing perimeter surface of the screen access surface. 11. The carrying case assembly of claim 8, further comprising: a user interface device embedded in an inner surface of the cover flap and which is accessible when the cover flap is in the open position; anda communication mechanism that enables the user interface device to communicatively couple to the inserted portable electronic device, wherein the communication mechanism includes one or more of: (i) a wired connection extending from the cover flap to an interior of the compartment and having a connective end for insertion into the inserted portable electronic device; and (ii) a wireless connection that connects with the inserted portable electronic device via a created wireless channel following a pairing of the inserted portable electronic device with the user interface device. 12. The carrying case assembly of claim 11, wherein the user interface device comprises a WiFi keyboard. 13. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrying case comprises at least one pocket located in an opposing surface from a screen access surface of the carrying case. 14. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a holding clip designed for attachment to a user wearable strap and having: (i) a first connecting section that securely attaches the holding clip to the user wearable strap while the user wearable strap is being worn around the waist or torso of the user; and (ii) a second connecting section serving as the second component of the interlocking mechanism, which receives the first component attached to the surface of the carrying case and enables the carrying case to be fixably and removably attached to the holding clip; andwherein the holding clip is made of a material having compressive and tensile strength that supports moveable hanging of the carrying case off the clip with the portable electronic device and other objects inserted in the carrying case. 15. The carrying case assembly of claim 14, wherein the holding clip is a separate, detachable item from the user wearable strap and comprises: a first segment that extends vertically downwards to slip into an inner section of the user wearable strap while the user wearable strap is being worn around the waist or torso of the user;a middle segment, connected to the first segment and extending downwards away from the connecting end with the first segment to provide an elongated section between the first segment and the middle segment having a width and length dimension that enables a secure connection to the user wearable strap; anda device connecting segment that connects to and extends from the middle segment at an angle that supports efficient interlocking of the first component on the device connecting segment and which is configured with specific dimensions to be the second component of the interlocking mechanism. 16. The carrying case assembly of claim 15, wherein the first segment of the holding clip terminates in a circular end opposed from the connecting end with the middle segment to support lateral movement of the carrying case when attached to the holding clip. 17. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein an angle of the buckle is adjustable to accommodate different orientations of the carrying case when attached to the wearable strap. 18. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the interlocking mechanism includes a locking component that enables the interlocking mechanism to be locked following insertion of the latch into the buckle and prevents the latch from being detached from the buckle without actual user manipulation of the buckle. 19. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrying case is one of a pliable bag, a sleeve, an item created by molded injection, and a fabric enclosure that enables insertion of the portable electronic device and is attachable to and detachable from a user wearable strap via the interlocking mechanism. 20. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrying case is configured as a case for one of a single panel device, such as a tablet, and a multi-panel electronic device, such as a laptop computer. 21. The carrying case assembly of claim 2, wherein the carrying case is a laptop carrying case and the carrying case further comprises: a cover flap that attaches to a perimeter of the screen access surface and is movable into one of (i) a closed position that covers and prevents access to the laptop and (ii) an open position that exposes the laptop keyboard and laptop screen in opposing surfaces of the cover flap and the carrying case; and a security strap that extends across the exterior portion of the cover flap and the exterior portion of the carrying case to hold the cover flap and the carrying case in a closed position. 22. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrying case further comprises: an attachment that enables fixable connection of a wire that extends from the carrying case to a retraction device on the user wearable strap, to restrict a distance from the user wearable strap from which the carrying case can be moved. 23. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrying case comprises one or more openings within the external casing to support access to corresponding one or more of input/output jacks, power ports, communication ports, user interface affordances, and a camera of the inserted personal electronic device while the inserted personal electronic device is located within the carrying case. 24. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrying case further comprises: a folding flap having at least one segment that is extendable away from the carrying case to provide a pivot that enables the carrying case to stand in an upright orientation. 25. The carrying case assembly of claim 24, wherein the folding flap is configured with multiple movable parts that collapse to present a flat assembly adjacent to a surface of the carrying cases when the carrying case is not in an upright configuration. 26. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the user wearable strap is configured as a belt, wherein the user wearable strap comprises a loop of durable material that supports a weight of the carrying case with the portable electronic device inserted therein when the carrying case is attached to the user wearable strap by the interlocking mechanism. 27. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the user wearable strap further comprises a retraction component having a retraction mechanism and a wire connected at one end to the retraction mechanism and having a next end attached to the carrying case to enable restricted movement of the carrying case to a distance of a length of the wire away from the user wearable strap. 28. A carrying case comprising: a compartment having an exterior casing and within which a first portable electronic device can be inserted for storage and use therein;a fastener for securing the first portable electronic device within the compartment when the electronic device has been inserted in the compartment;a first component of an interlocking mechanism attached to a top surface of the exterior casing in a vertically downward facing orientation and which enables the carrying case to be fixably attached to a user wearable strap via a second component of the interlocking mechanism that extends in a vertically upward position from the user wearable strap, the first component being a buckle having a female receptacle and a locking and unlocking mechanism; andthe user wearable strap having the second component of the interlocking mechanism attached thereto, wherein the user wearable strap is designed to be worn around a torso of a user, and wherein, when the user wearable strap is being worn around the torso, a first segment of the second component is held in a rigidly upward position by a second segment in contact with the user wearable strap such that the first segment presents a male latching portion of the interlocking mechanism that extends in a vertically upward orientation to latch into the female receptacle of the buckle, wherein the second segment extends vertically upwards away from a first connecting end with the first segment and is connected at an opposing end to a third segment that extends vertically downward from the opposing end of the second segment, wherein the second and third segments attach the second component to the user wearable strap and holds the first segment rigidly vertically upwards such that the first segment extends in a vertically upward orientation away from the strap being worn around the torso of the user to enable vertical interlocking with the vertically downward facing female receptacle of the buckle;wherein the buckle and latch assembly of the interlocking mechanism enables attaching, detaching, and hanging of the carrying case on the user wearable strap while the strap is being worn around the torso of the user, and wherein the buckle and latch mates together into a locked position when the first component is pressed down into mating contact with the first segment of the second component. 29. The carrying case of claim 28, further comprising: a screen access surface within the exterior casing which provides viewable access to a screen of the inserted portable electronic device;wherein the screen access surface includes an opening within the exterior case having a perimeter edge shaped to extend around a perimeter of the screen of the inserted portable electronic device;wherein the screen access surface comprises a material that overlays and protects a surface of a screen of the inserted portable electronic device, wherein the material enables the screen access surface to transfer tactile inputs on an exterior surface of the material and transfer the tactile input to the screen of the portable electronic device and control the electronic device when the portable electronic device has a touch screen interface; andwherein the first component of the interlocking mechanism is located at a top of the carrying case with an orientation that enables the screen of the inserted electronic portable device to be oriented towards a body of a user wearing the carrying case assembly when the first component is interlocked with the second component. 30. The carrying case of claim 29, further comprising: a cover flap that attaches to a perimeter of the screen access surface and is movable into one of (i) a closed position that covers and prevents access to the screen of the inserted portable electronic device and (ii) an open position that exposes the screen access surface;wherein the cover flap is one of: (a) affixed at one end to a perimeter surface of the carrying case by a permanent adhesive means; (b) stitched at the one end to the perimeter surface of the carrying case; and (c) a separate component from the carrying case that is removably attached to the perimeter of the screen access surface via one or more non-permanent adhesive means; andwherein the cover flap includes one or more of the adhesive means at one or more perimeter surfaces of the cover flap and which enables the cover flap to be securely attached to an opposing perimeter surface of the screen access surface. 31. The carrying case of claim 28, further comprising: an attachment that enables fixable connection of a wire that extends from the carrying case to a retraction device on the user wearable strap, to restrict a distance from the user wearable strap from which the carrying case can be moved; andone or more openings within the external casing to support access to corresponding one or more of input/output jacks, power ports, communication ports, user interface affordances, and a camera of the inserted personal electronic device while the inserted personal electronic device is located within the carrying case. 32. The carrying case of claim 28wherein an angle of the buckle is adjustable to accommodate different orientations of the carrying case when attached to the wearable strap. 33. The carrying case of claim 28, wherein the carrying case further comprises: a folding flap having at least one segment that is extendable away from the carrying case to provide a pivot that enables the carrying case to stand in an upright orientation, wherein the folding flap is configured with multiple movable parts that collapse to present a flat assembly adjacent to a surface of the carrying cases when the carrying case is not in an upright configuration. 34. The carrying case assembly of claim 1, wherein the user wearable strap comprises a belt that extends around a waist of a user wearing the carrying case assembly, wherein the belt is sized to accommodate being worn around the waist or the user and carrying at least the carrying case suspended downwards away from the belt and the interlocking mechanism.