Method and system for operating and participating in fantasy leagues

• US 10,046,244 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2016
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dizpersion Corporation
• Original Assignee: Dizpersion Corporation
• Inventors: Nicholas, Frank C., Carswell, Ian B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pandya, Sunit
• Application Number:
  US15/070,954
• Publication Number:
  US 20160193532A1
• Time in Patent Office: 882 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/828 Managing virtual sport teams
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0259 based on store location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25883 being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4784 receiving rewards
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

A system and computer-implemented method for operating a fantasy league including: fantasy player information including performance history of one or more real-world athletes selected as fantasy players is stored. Sponsorship information associated with the fantasy player is stored on at least one of an individual or team basis. An operational request from a fantasy client device is received. An association between the operational request and the fantasy player is determined. An operational result is determined. At least one item of sponsorship information is associated with the operational result. The operational result and the sponsorship information are transmitted. An alert window is displayed at the fantasy client device including the sponsorship information.

Claims

1. A fantasy league system comprising:

a fantasy server system; and

a fantasy client device operable to communicate over the Internet with the fantasy server system, the fantasy client device being remote from the fantasy server system;

wherein the fantasy server system is operable to;

store fantasy player information regarding one or more real-world athlete as a fantasy player,

store sponsorship information associated with the fantasy player on at least one of an individual basis and a team basis,

receive an operational request from the fantasy client device, said operational request designating an operational aspect,

determine an association between the operational request and the fantasy player,

determine an operational result based on the operational request,

associate at least one item of the sponsorship information to the operational result based at least in part upon said sponsorship information associated with the fantasy player,

transmit the operational result and the associated at least one item of the sponsorship information to the fantasy client device; and

wherein the fantasy client device is operable to;

send the operational request, and

display an alert window including the associated at least one item of the sponsorship information based on the transmitted operational result.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operational aspect is an off-season action.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operational aspect is an in-season action.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the in-season action is a transaction involving the fantasy player.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the transaction comprises drafting the fantasy player.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the transaction comprises acquiring the fantasy player.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the transaction comprises releasing the fantasy player.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the transaction comprises substituting the fantasy player.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert window displays the sponsorship information prior to displaying the operational result.

10. A computer-implemented method for operating a fantasy league using a fantasy server system operable to communicate over the Internet with a fantasy client device, the fantasy client device being remote from the fantasy server system, the method comprising:

storing fantasy player information regarding one or more real-world athlete as a fantasy player in the fantasy server system;

storing sponsorship information associated with the fantasy player on at least one of an individual basis and a team basis in the fantasy server system;

receiving an operational request from the fantasy client device at the fantasy server system, said operational request designating an operational aspect;

determining an association between the operational request and the fantasy player;

determining an operational result based on the operational request;

associating at least one item of the sponsorship information with the operational result based at least in part upon said sponsorship information associated with the fantasy player;

transmitting the operational result and the associated at least one item of sponsorship information from the fantasy server system to the fantasy client device; and

displaying an alert window at the fantasy client device including the associated at least one item of the sponsorship information based on the transmitted operational result.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the operational aspect is an off-season action.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the operational aspect is an in-season action.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the in-season action is a transaction involving the fantasy player.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the transaction comprises drafting the fantasy player.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the transaction comprises acquiring the fantasy player.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the transaction comprises releasing the fantasy player.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the transaction comprises substituting the fantasy player.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the alert window displays the sponsorship information prior to displaying the operational result.

19. A fantasy league system comprising:

a fantasy server system;

a first fantasy client device in communication with the fantasy server system via a network, the fantasy client device being remote from the fantasy server system;

wherein the fantasy server system is operable to;

store fantasy player information regarding one or more real-world athlete as a fantasy player,

store sponsorship information associated with the fantasy player on at least one of an individual basis and a team basis,

receive a fantasy player draft request from the first fantasy client device specifying the fantasy player,

determine a draft selection based on the fantasy player draft request,

associate the fantasy player with a fantasy team based on the draft selection determination,

associate at least one item of the sponsorship information to the draft selection based at least in part upon said sponsorship information associated with the fantasy player,

transmit the draft selection and the associated at least one item of sponsorship information to the first fantasy client device; and

wherein the first fantasy client device

sends a fantasy player draft request, and

displays an alert window including the associated at least one item of the sponsorship information based on the transmitted draft selection.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising a second fantasy client device:

wherein the fantasy server system is operable to transmit the draft selection and the at least one item of sponsorship information to the second fantasy client device; and

wherein the second fantasy client device is operable to display an alert window including the sponsorship information based on the draft selection transmitted to the second fantasy client device.