1. A computer-implemented method for supporting financial transactions through a third party payment service, the method comprising:
creating a document in an offline application;
inserting a third party payment link within the document; and
electronically transferring the document to a customer.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a document comprises creating a document related to a financial transaction.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a document in an offline application comprises creating a document in an offline application having integrated third payment functionality that is part of an optionally installed upgrade to the application.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein inserting comprises providing a user interface component that is configured to insert or remove the third party payment link in response to user input.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a document comprises creating a document that is configured to facilitate an export of data to a third party payment process after the customer has activated the third party payment link.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a document comprises creating a document that is configured to facilitate an electronic transfer of data across a network from a computing device associated with the customer to a computing device associated with a third party payment service.
7. The method of claim 1, creating a document comprises creating a document that is configured to facilitate an electronic transfer of data, related to a financial transaction reflected in the document, from a computing device associated with the customer to a computing device associated with a third party payment service.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, from a third party payment service, electronically transferred information related to a payment made by the customer through a payment process reached by a navigation of the third party payment link.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising facilitating settlement of the payment against an invoice record that exists within the application.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the document is a manifestation of the invoice record.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein facilitating settlement comprises providing a user interface to guide a user through a settlement process.
12. A document created within an off-line application and having an embedded third party payment link.
13. The document of claim 12, wherein the third party payment link is a selectable user interface component that is configured to be displayed on a computer screen when the document is displayed on a computer screen.
14. The document of claim 12, wherein a computer-implemented user selection of the third party payment link causes a web browser to be directed to a web site sponsored by a third party payment service.
15. The document of claim 12, wherein the third party payment link is linked to a web site where payment can be made for a financial transaction that is reflected in the contents of the document.
16. The document of claim 12, wherein the document is configured to facilitate an export of data to a third party payment process following activation of the third party payment link.
17. A computer-implemented method for maintaining financial records, the method comprising:
creating an invoice in an off-line application;
electronically transferring the invoice to a customer; and
receiving, from a third party payment service, electronically transferred information related to payment of a payment against the invoice.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising facilitating settlement of the payment against a financial record maintained in the application.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein facilitating settlement comprises providing a user interface to guide a user through a settlement process.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein facilitating comprises collectively facilitating settlement of multiple payments against multiple invoices created in the off-line application.
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 transpericardial method of accessing an interior of a heart, comprising:
routing a distal portion of an implantable cardiac lead into a pericardial space of the heart, wherein routing a distal portion of an implantable cardiac lead into a pericardial space comprises routing the distal portion of the lead from an interior chamber of the heart through myocardial tissue and into the pericardial space, wherein routing a distal portion of an implantable cardiac lead into a pericardial space of the heart comprises using a piercing member to create a hole for the lead through the myocardial tissue from the interior chamber to the pericardial space, and wherein the piercing member comprises a spring that expands from a distal end of the piercing member as the piercing member passes into the pericardial space;
sensing electrical signals via an electrode of the spring to determine when the spring passes into the pericardial space; and
routing the distal portion of the lead from the pericardial space through myocardial tissue and into a chamber or vasculature of the heart.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein routing the distal portion of the lead from an interior chamber of the heart through myocardial tissue comprises routing the distal portion of the lead through a vein to the interior chamber, wherein the interior chamber comprises a right ventricle.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein routing the distal portion of the lead from the pericardial space through myocardial tissue and into a chamber or vasculature of the heart comprises creating a hole through the myocardial tissue and into the chamber or vasculature using the piercing member that is adapted to curve from the interior chamber through the pericardial space to the chamber or vasculature.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein routing a distal portion of an implantable cardiac lead into a pericardial space comprises routing the distal portion of the lead through a heart wall in the vicinity of an apex of the right ventricle.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising fixing the distal portion of the lead to one or more of tissue of an inner surface of the chamber or vasculature, tissue of an epicardial layer and tissue of an outer pericardial layer of the heart using a fixation member, wherein the fixation member comprises at least one of the group consisting of: a barb, a hook, a helix, an adhesive, a rivet, a suction mechanism, a material that promotes tissue growth, and an RF electrode adapted to provide RF energy to the tissue, a bias mechanism, and an electrically-active polymer.
6. The method of claim 1 comprising creating a hole in the myocardial tissue using a delivery instrument that curves to direct a piercing member toward the myocardial tissue.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein routing the distal portion of the lead from the pericardial space through myocardial tissue and into a chamber or vasculature of the heart comprises positioning the distal portion of the lead through the myocardial tissue such that at least a portion of an electrode andor a sensor on the distal portion of the lead is implanted within the chamber or vasculature.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein positioning the distal end of the lead further comprises positioning the distal portion such that at least a portion of an electrode andor sensor proximal the distal portion is implanted within the pericardial space.