On-line facilities management tool

• US 20020059205A1
• Filed: 07/13/2001
• Published: 05/16/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James J. Graham
• Original Assignee: James J. Graham
• Inventors: Graham, James J., Campbell, Dallen
• Application Number:
  US09/905,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20020059205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

The present invention is a system for assisting a manager of a sporting event or sporting facility in scheduling and managing the event or facility. The invention aids in scheduling league or tournament play and creates a website for helping registration, disseminating league or facility schedules or other information, keeping track of ongoing statistics, and adjusting schedules after the season or tournament starts.

Claims

1. A method of creating a schedule for a sports competition using a computer comprising:

having a database of teams;

selecting scheduling parameters for competition through a web interface;

calculating individual games between each team automatically; and

displaying said schedule through a web interface.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said scheduling parameters comprise the dates and times of competition.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said automatic calculation comprises matching each team to another.

4. A computer system for scheduling of sports competitions comprising:

a database of participants,

an automated program for matching participants in games based on a set of rules and thereby creating a schedule of competition, and

a display that provides scheduling information.

5. A computer system for managing a sports facility comprising:

a web server,

a database comprising the schedule for said facility,

a web-based interface for accessing and reserving time in said database.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising a database of participants and adapted to automatically match said participants into individual competitions.

7. The system of claim 6 further adapted to creating tournament competitions.

8. The system of claim 7 further comprising a website through which said participants can access said schedule.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein statistics on said participants may be kept in said database of participants.