Systems, methods and apparatus for identifying preferred sporting events based on fantasy league data
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving fantasy league data;
receiving sports data from a sports data provider;
receiving programming information for a plurality of candidate sporting events that are available to be viewed;
analyzing the programming information based at least in part on the fantasy league data and the sports data to determine a plurality of preferred sporting events, wherein the analyzing includes;
determining those of the plurality of candidate sporting events in which one or more players on a user'"'"'s fantasy sports team are likely to gain points for the user'"'"'s fantasy sports team as the preferred sporting events;
outputting a notification of the preferred sporting events;
automatically recording a first preferred sporting event of the preferred sporting events in an event the user does not select, within a predetermined time window, to view the first preferred sporting event;
determining that the user is viewing a second preferred sporting event of the preferred sporting events; and
automatically recording a set of sporting events that the user is not viewing, wherein the set of sporting events that the user is not viewing includes the preferred sporting events other than the second preferred sporting event.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for identifying a preferred sporting event. A receiving device receives fantasy league data, sports data, and programming information for candidate sporting events. The receiving device then analyzes the programming information for one or more preferred sporting events based at least in part on the fantasy league data and the sports data. The user may then be notified of the preferred sporting event.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving fantasy league data; receiving sports data from a sports data provider; receiving programming information for a plurality of candidate sporting events that are available to be viewed; analyzing the programming information based at least in part on the fantasy league data and the sports data to determine a plurality of preferred sporting events, wherein the analyzing includes; determining those of the plurality of candidate sporting events in which one or more players on a user'"'"'s fantasy sports team are likely to gain points for the user'"'"'s fantasy sports team as the preferred sporting events; outputting a notification of the preferred sporting events; automatically recording a first preferred sporting event of the preferred sporting events in an event the user does not select, within a predetermined time window, to view the first preferred sporting event; determining that the user is viewing a second preferred sporting event of the preferred sporting events; and automatically recording a set of sporting events that the user is not viewing, wherein the set of sporting events that the user is not viewing includes the preferred sporting events other than the second preferred sporting event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A receiving device, comprising:
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a user communication module to receive fantasy league data; a communication module to receive sports data and programming information for a plurality of candidate sporting events that are available to be viewed; a control logic to analyze the programming information based at least in part on the fantasy league data and the sports data to determine one or more preferred sporting events, wherein the control logic is configured to; determine those of the plurality of candidate sporting events in which one or more players on a user'"'"'s fantasy sports team are likely to gain points as the one or more preferred sporting events; and a rendering module to output a notification of the preferred sporting events, wherein the control logic is configured to; automatically record a first preferred sporting event of the preferred sporting events in an event the user does not select, within a predetermined time window, to view the first preferred sporting event, determine that the user is viewing a second preferred sporting event of the preferred sporting events, and automatically record a set of sporting events that the user is not viewing, wherein the set of sporting events that the user is not viewing includes the preferred sporting events other than the second preferred sporting event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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