1. An implant system to treat a mitral heart valve comprising
a posterior anchor structure sized and configured to extend within the great cardiac vein adjacent a posterior annulus of the mitral valve,
at least one implant sized and configured to extend across a left atrium including a posterior anchoring region sized and configured to extend from the left atrium into the great cardiac vein and couple to the posterior anchor structure within the great cardiac vein, an anterior anchoring region sized and configured to extend from the left atrium through an interatrial septum and into a right atrium, and a bridging region between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions sized and configured to span the left atrium in a posterior-to-anterior direction, and
an anterior anchor structure sized and configured to couple to the anterior anchoring region in or near the right atrium to hold in tension the bridging element between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions.
2. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure comprises a structure separate from the implant to which the posterior anchoring region is joined.
3. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure comprises a structure integrally joined to the posterior anchoring region.
4. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure comprises a stent-like structure.
5. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure comprises, at least in part, a radiopaque structure.
6. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure comprises a structure having, when deployed, an outside diameter of between about 0.5 mm and about 30 mm.
7. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure comprises a structure having, when deployed, an outside diameter of between about 10 mm and about 20 mm.
8. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure includes a magnetic or ferromagnetic material.
9. An implant system according to claim 1 wherein the posterior anchor structure includes at least one anchoring site sized and configured to accommodate attachment of the posterior anchoring region.
10. An implant system according to claim 9
wherein the at least one anchoring site includes a magnetic or ferromagnetic material.
11. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure includes at least one anchoring site sized and configured to accommodate attachment of the posterior anchoring region, and a region extending either medially from the anchoring site, or laterally from the anchoring site, or both medially or laterally from the anchoring site, to consolidate the great cardiac vein.
12. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure comprises a rigid material, or a semi-rigid material, or a flexible material, or a porous material, or combinations thereof.
13. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure includes one or more components to engage tissue within the great cardiac vein.
14. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes means for mechanically engaging at least a portion of the posterior anchoring structure within the great cardiac vein.
15. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes a hook-like structure for engaging at least a portion of the posterior anchoring structure within the great cardiac vein.
16. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes a cross-bar structure for engaging at least a portion of the posterior anchoring structure within the great cardiac vein.
17. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes a grasper for engaging at least a portion of the posterior anchoring structure within the great cardiac vein.
18. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes a cross-bar structure integrally joined to the posterior anchoring region of the implant for deployment within the great cardiac vein.
19. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes a magnetic or ferromagnetic material.
20. An implant system according to claim 19 wherein the posterior anchor structure includes at least one anchoring site sized and configured to accommodate attachment of the posterior anchoring region, the at least one anchoring site including a material magnetically attracted to the magnetic or ferromagnetic material on the posterior anchoring region.
21. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment on the interatrial septum.
22. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment on the interatrial septum in a region at or near of the fossa ovalis.
23. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the superior vena cava.
24. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure comprises a stent-like structure sized and configured for attachment within the superior vena cava.
25. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the superior vena cava, and further including a pass-through element on the interatrial septum through which the anterior anchoring region extends without anchoring to the interatrial septum.
26. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the inferior vena cava.
27. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure comprises a stent-like structure sized and configured for attachment within the inferior vena cava.
28. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the inferior vena cava, and further including a pass-through element on the interatrial septum through which the anterior anchoring region extends without anchoring to the interatrial septum.
29. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava.
30. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure comprises a stent-like structure sized and configured for attachment within the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava.
31. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the inferior vena cava and the superior vena cava, and further including a pass-through element on the interatrial septum through which the anterior anchoring region extends without anchoring to the interatrial septum.
32. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the inferior vena cava, the superior vena cava, and the interatrial septum.
33. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the bridging region is sized and configured to extend in a posterior-to-anterior direction within the left atrium in a generally straight path.
34. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the bridging region is sized and configured to extend in a posterior-to-anterior direction within the left atrium in a medially or laterally curved path toward a trigone of the mitral valve.
35. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the bridging region is sized and configured to extend in a posterior-to-anterior direction within the left atrium in a superior path toward the dome of the left atrium.
36. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the bridging region is sized and configured to extend in a posterior-to-anterior direction within the left atrium in an inferiorly path toward the mitral valve.
37. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the bridging region comprises an elastic structure, or an inelastic structure, or combinations thereof.
38. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the bridging region comprises a wire-form structure.
39. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the bridging region comprises a suture.
40. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the bridging region is collapsible for placement within a catheter.
41. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein the posterior anchor structure is collapsible for placement within a catheter.
42. An implant system according to claim 1
wherein more than one implant comprising an anterior anchoring region, and anterior anchoring region, and a bridging region as defined in claim 1 is included.
43. A method of treating a mitral heart valve annulus comprising providing an implant system as defined in claim 1, installing the posterior anchor structure, the implant, and the anterior anchor structure.
44. A method according to claim 43
wherein the installing step includes installing the posterior anchor structure within the great cardiac vein and coupling the posterior anchoring region of the implant to the posterior anchor structure within the great cardiac vein.
45. A method according to claim 44
wherein the step of installing the posterior anchor structure includes deploying the posterior anchor structure from the right atrium through the coronary sinus.
46. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing the posterior anchor structure includes installing the posterior anchor structure within the great cardiac vein prior to installing the implant to induce fibrosis before installing the implant.
47. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing the posterior anchor structure includes deploying the posterior anchor structure from the left atrium through a wall of the great cardiac vein.
48. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing the implant includes extending the bridging region in a posterior-to-anterior direction across the left atrium and extending the anterior anchoring region across the interatrial septum into the right atrium
49. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing the implant includes placing the bridging region in tension between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions.
50. A method according to claim 49
wherein the step of installing the implant includes coupling the anterior anchor structure to the anterior anchoring region to hold the tension.
51. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing the anterior anchor structure comprises placing the anterior anchor structure on the interatrial septum.
52. A method according to claim 51
wherein the anterior anchor structure is placed at or near a fossa ovalis.
53. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing the anterior anchor structure comprises placing the anterior anchor structure in the superior vena cava.
54. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing the anterior anchor structure comprises placing the anterior anchor structure in the inferior vena cava.
55. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing the anterior anchor structure comprises placing an anterior anchor structure in the inferior vena cava and the superior vena cava.
56. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing the anterior anchor structure comprises placing an anterior anchor structure in the inferior vena cava, in the superior vena cava, and on the interatrial septum.
57. A method according to claim 43
wherein the step of installing at least one of the posterior anchor structure, the implant, and the anterior anchor structure comprises use of a catheter.$$
58. An implant system to treat a mitral heart valve comprising
a tissue consolidating component sized and configured to extend within the great cardiac vein and to consolidate the great cardiac vein into a unified physical structure adjacent a length comprising at least a portion of a posterior annulus of the mitral valve,
at least one implant sized and configured to extend across a left atrium including a posterior anchoring region sized and configured to extend from the left atrium into the great cardiac vein and couple to the tissue consolidating component within the great cardiac vein, an anterior anchoring region sized and configured to extend from the left atrium through an interatrial septum and into a right atrium, and a bridging region between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions sized and configured to span the left atrium in a posterior-to-anterior direction, the bridging region being configured to apply a force vector upon the tissue consolidating component when placed into tension between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions, and
an anterior anchor structure sized and configured to couple to the anterior anchoring region in or near the right atrium to hold in tension the bridging element between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions.
59. An implant system to treat a mitral heart valve comprising
bonding means for conjoining the great cardiac vein to the left ventricle in a tissue region between the great cardiac vein and the left ventricle,
at least one implant sized and configured to extend across a left atrium including a posterior anchoring region sized and configured to extend from the left atrium into the great cardiac vein and couple an anchor within the great cardiac vein, an anterior anchoring region sized and configured to extend from the left atrium through an interatrial septum and into a right atrium, and a bridging region between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions sized and configured to span the left atrium in a posterior-to-anterior direction, the bridging region being configured to apply a force vector upon the great cardiac vein when placed into tension between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions, and
an anterior anchor structure sized and configured to couple to the anterior anchoring region in or near the right atrium to hold in tension the bridging element between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions, whereby the force vector is distributed by the conjoined tissue region to the left ventricle.
60. An implant system to treat a mitral heart valve comprising
a tissue consolidating component sized and configured to extend within the great cardiac vein and to consolidate the great cardiac vein into a unified physical structure along a length comprising at least a portion of a posterior annulus of the mitral valve,
bonding means for conjoining the great cardiac vein to the left ventricle in a tissue region between the great cardiac vein and the left ventricle,
at least one implant sized and configured to extend across a left atrium including a posterior anchoring region sized and configured to extend from the left atrium into the great cardiac vein and couple to the tissue consolidating component within the great cardiac vein, an anterior anchoring region sized and configured to extend from the left atrium through an interatrial septum and into a right atrium, and a bridging region between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions sized and configured to span the left atrium in a posterior-to-anterior direction, the bridging region being configured to apply a force vector upon the tissue consolidating component when placed into tension between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions, and
an anterior anchor structure sized and configured to couple to the anterior anchoring region in or near the right atrium to hold in tension the bridging element between the posterior and anterior anchoring regions, whereby the force vector is distributed by the tissue consolidating component and the conjoined tissue region to the left ventricle.
61. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the force vector includes a horizontal component to exert an inward force.
62. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the force vector includes a vertical component to exert an upward lifting force.
63. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the force vector includes horizontal and vertical components to exert both inward and upward lifting forces.
64. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the force vector is greater than about forty-five degrees from horizontal.
65. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the force vector is equal to or less than about forty-five degrees from horizontal.
66. An implant system according to claim 59 or 60
wherein the bonding means includes a fastener attached in the tissue region.
67. An implant system according to claim 59 or 60
wherein the bonding means includes drugs, andor irritative agents, andor heat, andor chemical agents applied to the tissue region.
68. An implant system according to claim 59 or 60
wherein the bonding means includes tissue fibrosis induced in the tissue region.
69. An implant system according to claim 59 or 60
wherein the bonding means includes an array of magnets andor soft ferromagnetic material.
70. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the tissue consolidating component comprises a stent-like structure.
71. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the tissue consolidating component includes a cross-bar structure integrally joined to the posterior anchoring region of the implant for deployment within the great cardiac vein.
72. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the tissue consolidating component comprises, at least in part, a radiopaque structure.
73. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the tissue consolidating component comprises a structure having an outside diameter, when deployed, of between about 0.5 mm and about 30 mm.
74. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the tissue consolidating component comprises a structure having an outside diameter, when deployed, of between about 10 mm and about 20 mm.
75. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the tissue consolidating component includes a magnetic or ferromagnetic material.
76. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the tissue consolidating element comprises a rigid material, or a semi-rigid material, or a flexible material, or a porous material, or combinations thereof.
77. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the tissue consolidating component includes one or more components to engage tissue within the great cardiac vein.
78. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the posterior anchor structure includes means for engaging at least a portion of the tissue consolidating element within the great cardiac vein.
79. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the posterior anchoring region is integrally connected to the tissue consolidating element.
80. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes a hook-like structure for engaging at least a portion of the tissue consolidating component within the great cardiac vein.
81. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes a cross-bar structure for engaging at least a portion of the tissue consolidating element within the great cardiac vein.
82. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes a grasper for engaging at least a portion of the tissue consolidating component within the great cardiac vein.
83. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the posterior anchoring region includes a magnetic or ferromagnetic material.
84. An implant system according to claim 83
wherein the tissue consolidating component includes at least one anchoring site sized and configured to accommodate attachment of the posterior anchoring region, the at least one anchoring site including a material magnetically attracted to the magnetic or ferromagnetic material on the posterior anchoring region.
85. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment on the interatrial septum.
86. An implant system according to claim 85
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment on the interatrial septum in a region at or near of a fossa ovalis.
87. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the superior vena cava.
88. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the inferior vena cava.
89. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava.
90. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the anterior anchoring structure is sized and configured for attachment within the superior vena cava, within the inferior vena cava, and on the interatrial septum.
91. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the bridging region comprises an elastic structure, or an inelastic structure, or combinations thereof.
92. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the bridging region comprises a wire-form structure.
93. An implant system according to claim 58 or 59 or 60
wherein the implant is collapsible for placement within a catheter.
94. An implant system according to claim 58 or 60
wherein the tissue consolidating component is collapsible for placement within a catheter.
95. A method of treating a mitral heart valve comprising
consolidating the great cardiac vein into a unified physical structure adjacent a length comprising at least a portion of a posterior annulus of the mitral valve,
coupling a posterior region of an implant to the consolidated great cardiac vein,
extending the implant across the left atrium and through an interatrial septum and into a right atrium,
tensioning the implant to distribute a force vector to atrial tissue adjacent the posterior mitral valve annulus through the consolidated great cardiac vein, and
anchoring an anterior region of the implant to tissue in or near the right atrium to maintain the force vector.
96. A method of treating a mitral heart valve comprising
conjoining the great cardiac vein to a left ventricle in a tissue region between the great cardiac vein and the left ventricle,
coupling a posterior region of an implant to an anchor in the great cardiac vein,
extending the implant across the left atrium and through an interatrial septum and into a right atrium,
tensioning the implant to distribute a force vector to the left ventricle through the conjoined region of tissue, and
anchoring an anterior region of the implant to tissue in or near the right atrium to maintain the force vector, whereby the force vector is distributed by the the conjoined tissue region to the left ventricle.
97. A method of treating a mitral heart valve comprising
consolidating the great cardiac vein into a unified physical structure adjacent a length comprising at least a portion of a posterior annulus of the mitral valve,
conjoining the consolidated great cardiac vein to a left ventricle in a tissue region between the great cardiac vein and the left ventricle,
coupling a posterior region of an implant to the consolidated great cardiac vein,
extending the implant across the left atrium and through an interatrial septum and into a right atrium,
tensioning the implant to distribute a force vector to the left ventricle through the consolidated great cardiac vein and conjoined region of tissue, and
anchoring an anterior region of the implant to tissue in or near the right atrium to maintain the upward force vector, whereby the force vector is distributed by the consolidating great cardiac vein and the conjoined tissue region to the left ventricle.
98. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the force vector includes a horizontal component to exert an inward force.
99. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the force vector includes a vertical component to exert an upward lifting force.
100. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the force vector includes horizontal and vertical components to exert both inward and upward lifting forces.
101. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the force vector is greater than about forty-five degrees from horizontal.
102. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the force vector is equal to or less than about forty-five degrees from horizontal.
103. A method according to claim 96 or 97
wherein conjoining includes attaching a fastener to the tissue region.
104. A method according to claim 96 or 97
wherein conjoining includes the application of drugs, andor irritative agents, andor heat, andor chemical agents to the tissue region.
105. A method according to claim 96 or 97
wherein conjoining includes inducing tissue fibrosis in the tissue region.
106. A method according to claim 96 or 97
wherein conjoining includes implanting an array of magnets andor soft ferromagnetic material in the great cardiac vein and the tissue region.
107. A method according to claim 95 or 97
wherein the step of consolidating the great cardiac vein includes installing an elongated posterior anchor structure into the great cardiac vein.
108. A method according to claim 107
wherein the step of installing includes installing the elongated posterior anchor from the right atrium through the coronary sinus.
109. A method according to claim 107
wherein the step of coupling the posterior region of the implant to the consolidated great cardiac vein includes coupling the posterior region to at least a portion of the elongated posterior anchor.
110. A method according to claim 107
wherein the step of installing includes installing the elongated posterior anchor from the left atrium through a wall of the great cardiac vein.
111. A method according to claim 107
wherein the step of installing includes installing the elongated posterior anchor within the great cardiac vein prior to the coupling step to induce fibrosis before the coupling the posterior region of the implant to the elongated posterior anchor.
112. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the step of anchoring an anterior region of the implant to tissue in or near the right atrium includes anchoring the anterior region on an interatrial septum.
113. A method according to claim 112
wherein the step of anchoring the anterior region on an interatrial septum includes anchoring the anterior region at or near a fossa ovalis.
114. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the step of anchoring the anterior region of the implant to tissue in or near the right atrium includes anchoring the anterior region in the superior vena cava.
115. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the step of anchoring an anterior region of the implant to tissue in or near the right atrium includes anchoring the anterior region in the inferior vena cava.
116. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the step of anchoring an anterior region of the implant to tissue in or near the right atrium includes anchoring the anterior region in the inferior vena cava and the superior vena cava.
117. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein the step of anchoring an anterior region of the implant to tissue in or near the right atrium includes anchoring the anterior region in the inferior vena cava, in the superior vena cava, and on the interatrial septum.
118. A method according to claim 95 or 96 or 97
wherein at least one of the steps of the method comprises using a catheter.
119. An implant to treat a mitral heart valve comprising
an elongated structure sized and configured to be deployed as a loop including first and second end anchoring regions, each sized and configured, in use, to extend into the right atrium, and an intermediate region coupled to the first and second end anchoring regions sized and configured to extend outside the right atrium in a circumferential path within the great cardiac vein adjacent a posterior annulus of the mitral valve, and
an anchor sized and configured to couple to the first and second end anchoring regions in the right atrium or a vena cava to hold the intermediate region in tension.
120. An implant according to claim 119
wherein the second end anchoring region is sized and configured to extend from the intermediate region within the great cardiac vein, across the left atrium in a posterior-to-anterior direction, and through the interatrial septum into the right atrium.
121. An implant according to claim 119
wherein the first end anchoring region is sized and configured to extent from the intermediate region within the great cardiac vein through the coronary sinus into the right atrium.
122. A method of treating a mitral heart valve comprising
providing an implant as defined in claim 119,
deploying the intermediate region through the coronary sinus into the great cardiac vein while retaining the first end anchoring region within the right atrium,
extending the second end anchoring region in a posterior-to-anterior direction across the left atrium and through the interatrial septum into the right atrium, applying tension to the intermediate region, and
affixing the anchor to the first and second end anchoring regions in the right atrium or a vena cava to hold the intermediate region in tension.
123. An implant to treat a mitral heart valve comprising an elongated structure sized and configured to be deployed in tension a circumferential path within the great cardiac vein adjacent a posterior annulus of the mitral valve, the structure including an end anchoring region sized and configured to extent from the coronary sinus into the right atrium, and an anchor sized and configured to couple to the end anchoring region on the interatrial septum in the right atrium.
124. An implant according to claim 123
further including a structure coupled to the anchor sized and configured to rest in the right atrium against the interatrial septum.
125. A method of treating a mitral heart valve comprising using the implant as defined in claim 123.
126. An implant system for use within a heart chamber comprising
a first implant sized and configured to rest within the heart vessel adjacent to a heart chamber, the first implant including an anchoring site,
a second implant sized and configured to be deployed, at least in part, within the heart chamber and including an anchoring region sized and configured to couple to the anchoring region of the first implant within the heart vessel, and
a magnetic or ferromagnetic material associated with the anchoring site of the first implant and the anchoring region of the second region to magnetically attract the anchoring region to the anchoring site.
127. An implant system for treating a mitral heart valve comprising
a first implant sized and configured to rest within the great cardiac vein adjacent a posterior annulus of the mitral valve, the first implant including an anchoring site,
a second implant sized and configured to be deployed, at least in part, within the left atrium and including an anchoring region sized and configured to couple to the anchoring region of the first implant within the great cardiac vein, and
a magnetic or ferromagnetic material associated with the anchoring site of the first implant and the anchoring region of the second region to magnetically attract the anchoring region to the anchoring site.
128. A method for deploying implants within a heart chamber comprising
deploying a first implant within a heart vessel adjacent to a heart chamber,
deploying a second implant within the heart chamber,
magnetically attracting a region of the second implant within the heart chamber to a region of the first implant within the heart vessel.
129. A method according to claim 128
further including the step of coupling the region of the second implant to the region of the first implant within the heart vessel.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method comprising:
defining one or more modules adapted for delivery of information from a server to one or more client computing platforms; and
enabling users to define rule recipes for customizing presentation of said information to said one or more client computing platforms on a web page.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one rule recipe is based, at least in part on a user-specified canvas defined subject to one or more static dimensions associated with an associated module.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of said rule recipes are associated with a user profile.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said modules is adapted to deliver information to one or more computing platforms in response to a predetermined condition.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein at least one of said rule recipes is adapted to present said delivered information as a pop-up message in a display.
6. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:
maintaining a collection of said user-defined rule recipes in a library; and
enabling users in a community of users to access said rule recipes in said library.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein said maintaining said collection of said user-defined rule recipes comprises indexing said rule recipes based, at least in part, on attributes of modules compatible with said rule recipes.
8. An article comprising:
a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions which, if executed by a computing platform, are adapted to enable to enable said computing platform to:
define one or more modules adapted for delivery of information from a server to one or more client computing platforms; and
enable users to define rule recipes for customizing presentation of said information to said one or more client computing platforms on a web page.
9. The article of claim 8, wherein at least one rule recipe is based, at least in part on a user-specified canvas defined subject to one or more static dimensions associated with an associated module.
10. The article of claim 8, wherein one or more of said rule recipes are associated with a user profile.
11. The article of claim 8, wherein at least one of said modules is adapted to deliver information to one or more computing platforms in response to a predetermined condition.
12. The article of claim 11, wherein at least one of said rule recipes is adapted to present said delivered information as a pop-up message in a display.
13. The article of claim 8, wherein said instructions, if executed by said computing platform, are further adapted to enable to enable said computing platform to:
maintain a collection of said user-defined rule recipes in a library; and
enable users in a community of users to access said rule recipes in said library.
14. The article of claim 13, wherein said instructions, if executed by said computing platform, are further adapted to enable said computing platform to index said rule recipes based, at least in part, on attributes of modules compatible with said rule recipes.
15. An apparatus comprising:
a computing platform, said computing platform being adapted to:
define one or more modules adapted for delivery of information from a server to one or more client computing platforms; and
enable users to define rule recipes for customizing presentation of said information to said one or more client computing platforms on a web page.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein at least one rule recipe is based, at least in part on a user-specified canvas defined subject to one or more static dimensions associated with an associated module.
17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein one or more of said rule recipes are associated with a user profile.
18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein at least one of said modules is adapted to deliver information to one or more computing platforms in response to a predetermined condition.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein at least one of said rule recipes is adapted to present said delivered information as a pop-up message in a display.
20. The apparatus 15, wherein said computing platform is further adapted to:
maintain a collection of said user-defined rule recipes in a library; and
enable users in a community of users to access said rule recipes in said library.