System and method for automated coordination and communication of sporting event information via the world wide web

• US 20010034610A1
• Filed: 04/05/2001
• Published: 10/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John Black
• Original Assignee: John Black
• Inventors: Black, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,246,066 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching access

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for coordinating a competitive sporting event. The present invention comprises receiving information from multiple users regarding the user'"'"'s willingness to consider participation in a potential competitive sporting event. The present invention organizes the received information from the multiple users into an electronically searchable format. The invention also provides access to the organized information to the multiple users and, optionally, third parties.

Claims

1. A method for coordinating a competitive sporting event comprising the steps of:

receiving information from at least one user regarding said user'"'"'s willingness to consider participation in a potential sporting event;

organizing said information received from said at least one user into an electronically searchable format;

providing access to said information organized into an electronically searchable format to said user and third parties.

2. The method according to

claim 1

, further comprising the step of proposing a contest in a sporting event between at least a first user and a second user.

3. The method according to

claim 1

, further comprising the step of organizing a sporting event based on said information through the use of a web site and a wide area network.

4. The method according to

claim 1

, further comprising the step of enabling a sports participant to locate an agent among said information.

5. The method according to

claim 1

, further comprising the step of providing electronic commerce for selected third parties seeking to purchase sports-related merchandise associated with a selected sports participant.

6. The method according to

claim 1

, further comprising the step of enabling a first sports participant to challenge a second sports participant in a sporting event using the information organized therein.

7. The method according to

claim 1

, further comprising the step of providing each of said at least one users with a data location accessible by said user and a portion of which is also accessible by selected of said third parties.

8. A computer apparatus for coordinating a competitive sporting event comprising:

means for receiving information from at least one user regarding said user'"'"'s willingness to consider participation in a potential competitive sporting event;

means for organizing said information received from said at least one user into an electronically searchable format; and

means for providing access to said information organized into an electronically searchable format to said at least one user and third parties.

9. The apparatus according to

claim 8

, further comprising means for proposing a contest in a sporting event between at least a first user and a second user.

10. The system according to

claim 8

, further comprising means for organizing a sporting event based on said information through the use of a web site and a wide area network.

11. The system according to

claim 8

, further comprising means for enabling a sports participant to locate an agent among said information.

12. The system according to

claim 8

, further comprising means for providing electronic commerce for selected third parties seeking to purchase sports-related merchandise associated with a selected sports participant.

13. The system according to

claim 8

, further comprising means for enabling a first sports participant to challenge a second sports participant in a sporting event using the information organized therein.

14. The system according to

claim 8

, further comprising means for providing each of said at least one users with a data location accessible by said user and a portion of which is also accessible by selected of said third parties.

15. A method for coordinating a competitive boxing match comprising the steps of:

receiving information from at least one boxer regarding said boxer'"'"'s willingness to consider participating in a potential competitive boxing match;

organizing said information received from said at least one boxer into an electronically searchable format;

providing access to said information organized into an electronically searchable format to said boxer, to other boxers, and to third parties.

16. The method according to

claim 15

, further comprising the step of selecting a location and opponent to box from among other participating boxers found within the information organized into the electronically searchable format.

17. The method according to

claim 15

, further comprising the step of providing a listing of participating agents form which a boxer may select for representation.

18. The method according to

claim 15

, further comprising the step of ranking boxers based on ability to enable a participating boxer to select an opponent of similar or advanced ability.

19. The method according to

claim 15

, further comprising the step of enabling a first boxer to challenge a second boxer to a boxing match, wherein said second boxer may either accept or reject said challenge.

20. The method according to

claim 15

, further enabling said information organized into an electronically searchable format to be accessed via a wide area computer network.

21. The method according to

claim 15

, further comprising the step of establishing at least one web page for at least one of said participating boxers, which web page is viewable by selected of said third parties.

22. A system for coordinating a competitive boxing match comprising:

means for receiving information from at least one boxer regarding said boxer'"'"'s willingness to consider participating in a potential competitive boxing match;

means for organizing said information received from said at least one boxer into an electronically searchable format;

means for providing access to said information organized into an electronically searchable format to said boxer, to other boxers, and to third parties.

23. The system according to

claim 22

, further comprising means for selecting a location and opponent to box from among other participating boxers found within the information organized into the electronically searchable format.

24. The system according to

claim 22

, further comprising means for providing a listing of participating agents form which a boxer may select for representation.

25. The system according to

claim 22

, further comprising means for ranking boxers based on ability to enable a participating boxer to select an opponent of similar or advanced ability.

26. The system according to

claim 22

, further comprising means for enabling a first boxer to challenge a second boxer to a boxing match, wherein said second boxer may either accept or reject said challenge.

27. The system according to

claim 22

, further means for enabling said information organized into an electronically searchable format to be accessed via a wide area computer network.

28. The system method according to

claim 22

, further comprising means for establishing at least one web page for at least one of said participating boxers, which web page is viewable by selected of said third parties.