Fantasy sports contest highlight segments systems and methods
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1. A method for providing a highlight segment to a user of a fantasy sports contest application, the method comprising:
- accessing, using control circuitry, fantasy sports contest information associated with a user from a database, wherein the fantasy sports contest information comprises a fantasy roster containing names of real-life athletes selected by the user;
obtaining, via a network, media content of a media asset relating to a fantasy sports contest from a content provider;
determining, in real time, whether an event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score;
in response to determining that the event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score, generating, using the control circuitry, a footage portion from the media asset as a newly available highlight segment depicting the event that contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score and associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user;
alerting the user, using the control circuitry, that the newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing;
receiving, using the control circuitry, a user input to view the newly available highlight segment; and
generating for display, using the control circuitry, the newly available highlight segment.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing multimedia highlight segments featuring real-life action related to fantasy sports competition. Links to highlight segments are provided in conjunction with fantasy sports contest information. A Highlight Center is provided with links to compilations of highlight segments featuring the best action culled from a pool of highlight segments. The user may be alerted of newly available highlight segments affecting fantasy scoring while the user watches a fantasy sports related television broadcast.
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1. A method for providing a highlight segment to a user of a fantasy sports contest application, the method comprising:
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accessing, using control circuitry, fantasy sports contest information associated with a user from a database, wherein the fantasy sports contest information comprises a fantasy roster containing names of real-life athletes selected by the user; obtaining, via a network, media content of a media asset relating to a fantasy sports contest from a content provider; determining, in real time, whether an event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score; in response to determining that the event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score, generating, using the control circuitry, a footage portion from the media asset as a newly available highlight segment depicting the event that contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score and associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user; alerting the user, using the control circuitry, that the newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing; receiving, using the control circuitry, a user input to view the newly available highlight segment; and generating for display, using the control circuitry, the newly available highlight segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing a highlight segment to a user of a fantasy sports contest application, the system comprising:
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a memory configured to store fantasy sports contest information associated with a user from a database, wherein the fantasy sports contest information comprises a fantasy roster containing names of real-life athletes selected by the user; communication circuitry configured to obtain media content of a media asset relating to a fantasy sports contest from a content provider; and control circuitry configured to; determine, in real time, whether an event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score; in response to determining that the event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score, generate a footage portion from the media asset as a newly available highlight segment depicting the event that contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score and associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user; alert the user that the newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing; receive a user input to view the newly available highlight segment; and generate for display the newly available highlight segment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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