Electronic device protection apparatus with off-screen swiping interface

1. An electronic device protection apparatus conformal with an electronic device, the electric device protection apparatus comprising:

a retaining sheath having a base section disposed so as to cover a rear of the electronic device, and a ring section, including an inner channel, forming a perimeter around and receiving an exterior edge of the electronic device into the inner channel; and

at least one fingerswipe indentation disposed on the ring section,

wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation comprises a clearance area of the ring section extending from an innermost edge of the ring section through at least a portion of the ring section in a lateral direction opposite a touch-sensitive display region of the electronic device; and

wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation is configured to interface with the touch-sensitive display region so as to effect off-screen swiping functionality of a graphical user interface of the touch-sensitive display region of the electronic device retained in the electronic device protection apparatus.

2. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base section is configured for gripping a rear surface of the electronic device in opposition to an off-screen swiping gesture on a plane of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation is disposed on the ring section in a predetermined location based on a respective model of the electronic device.

4. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a combination of the base section and the ring section effects off-screen swiping functionality of the graphical user interface of the touch-sensitive display region by securely orienting the at least one fingerswipe indentation with at least one respective predetermined area of the electronic device relative to the touch-sensitive display region of the electronic device.

5. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation comprises at least one pair of fingerswipe indentations, each fingerswipe indentation of the at least one pair of fingerswipe indentations being disposed on opposing sides of the ring section.

6. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation comprises at least one pair of fingerswipe indentations, each fingerswipe indentation of the at least one pair of fingerswipe indentations being disposed on the same side of the ring section.

7. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation is disposed on a portion of the ring section so as to interface with at least one of an upper edge and a lower edge of the touch-sensitive display region and effect off-screen swiping functionality in a direction relative to the exterior edge of the electronic device.

8. A protective bumper for an electronic device comprising:

a flexible rim configured to securely grip and form a perimeter around an electronic device exterior edge; and

at least one aperture disposed on at least the front of the flexible rim and configured to allow access through the flexible rim, by an electronic device user, to a clearance area comprising at least a portion of both a non-display region and a touch-sensitive display region of the electronic device, the at least one aperture forming a finger guide passage, extending from an innermost edge of the flexible rim through at least a portion of the flexible rim in a lateral direction opposite the touch-sensitive display region, the finger guide passage comprising a passage surface configured to guide a finger of the electronic device user in a lateral direction through at least a portion of the flexible rim,

wherein an off-screen swiping operation can be performed by the electronic device user by swiping from the non-display region of the clearance area to the touch-sensitive display region.

9. The protective bumper of claim 8 , further comprising a base section disposed on a rear of the electronic device and configured for gripping a rear surface of the electronic device in opposition to an off-screen swiping gesture on a plane of the electronic device.

10. The protective bumper of claim 9 , wherein the at least one aperture is disposed on the flexible rim in a predetermined location based on a respective model of the electronic device.

11. The protective bumper of claim 10 , wherein a combination of the base section and the flexible rim securely orients the at least one aperture with the respective predetermined clearance area.

12. The protective bumper of claim 8 , wherein the at least one aperture comprises at least one pair of apertures, each aperture of the at least one pair of apertures being disposed on opposing sides of the flexible rim.

13. The protective bumper of claim 8 , wherein the at least on aperture comprises at least one pair of apertures, each aperture of the at least one pair of apertures being disposed on the same side of the flexible rim.

14. The electronic device case of claim 8 , wherein the at least one aperture is disposed on a portion of the flexible rim so as to interface with at least one of an upper edge and a lower edge of the touch-sensitive display region and effect off-screen swiping functionality in a direction relative to the exterior edge of the electronic device.

15. An electronic device protection apparatus conformal with an electronic device, the electronic device protection apparatus comprising:

a retaining sheath having

a base section configured for gripping a rear surface of the electronic device in opposition to an off-screen swiping gesture on a plane of the electronic device, and

a rim section configured to securely grip and form a perimeter around an exterior edge of the electronic device; and

at least one fingerswipe indentation disposed on the rim section in a predetermined location based on a respective model of the electronic device,

wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation comprises a clearance area of the rim section extending from an innermost edge of the rim section through at least a portion of the rim section in a lateral direction opposite a touch-sensitive display region of the electronic device; and

wherein a combination of the base section and the rim section is configured to securely orient the at least one fingerswipe indentation with at least one respective predetermined area of the electronic device relative to the touch-sensitive display region so as to effect off-screen swiping functionality of a graphical user interface of the touch-sensitive display region of the electronic device retained in the electronic device protection apparatus.

16. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the rim section includes an inner channel configured to receive the exterior edge of the electronic device.

17. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation comprises at least one pair of fingerswipe indentations, each fingerswipe indentation of the at least one pair of fingerswipe indentations being disposed on opposing sides of the rim section.

18. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation comprises at least one pair of fingerswipe indentations, each fingerswipe indentation of the at least one pair of fingerswipe indentations being disposed on the same side of the rim section.

19. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one fingerswipe indentation is disposed on a portion of the rim section so as to interface with at least one of an upper edge and a lower edge of the touch-sensitive display region and effect off-screen swiping functionality in a direction relative to the exterior edge of the electronic device.

20. The electronic device protection apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the base section is configured for gripping the rear surface of the electronic device in opposition to an off-screen swiping gesture from a non-display region to a touch-sensitive display region of the electronic device and a combination of the base section and the rim section is configured to securely orient the at least one fingerswipe indentation with at least one respective predetermined area of the electronic device relative to a touch-sensitive display region of the electronic device so as to effect off-screen swiping functionality of a graphical user interface of the touch-sensitive display region of the electronic device retained in the electronic device protection apparatus.