Fantasy sports television programming systems and methods
First Claim
1. A fantasy television system, comprising:
- a display system located at a consumer site;
a server system for transmitting odds derived from one or more off-shore sports books for purposes of information and playing fantasy games to the display system located at the consumer site; and
a communication link coupled between the server system and the display system for transmitting the real-time live betting odds to the display system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that include display systems located at player sites, a server system for generating a television channel comprising real-time live off-shore odds, fantasy betting sports games, standard fantasy sports games, and sports prognosticator predictions, and a communication link for transmitting the television channel to the display systems. The television channel may comprise standard and enhanced fantasy sports games and standard and enhanced fantasy betting sports games with real-time live off-shore odds derived from the one or more off-shore sports books, and sports predictions from sports prognosticators using real-time live off-shore odds from one or more off-shore sports books. Exemplary communication links include cable and satellite providers, telephones, other wireless and wired devices and the Internet. Content may be transmitted by way of cable and satellite providers, telephones, other wired and wireless devices and the Internet. Exemplary display systems include digital non-interactive television systems, digital interactive television systems and web-enabled computer devices. Exemplary programming formats include a linear video channel, a linear interactive television (iTV) channel, an Internet protocol television (IP-TV) channel, and a website channel. The present invention permits interactive fantasy betting on and playing of fantasy betting sports games and fantasy sports games using real-time off-shore betting odds displayed on a television or computer device. The present invention delivers real-time off-shore odds, fantasy betting sports games, fantasy sports games, sports prognosticator predictions, fantasy betting casino games and fantasy casino games for display on television systems and computer devices that implement interactive TV, IP-TV and non-interactive TV.
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51 Claims
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1. A fantasy television system, comprising:
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a display system located at a consumer site;
a server system for transmitting odds derived from one or more off-shore sports books for purposes of information and playing fantasy games to the display system located at the consumer site; and
a communication link coupled between the server system and the display system for transmitting the real-time live betting odds to the display system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method comprising:
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providing a display system located at a consumer site; and
transmitting a television signal comprising betting odds derived from one or more off-shore sports books from a television studio to the display system located at the consumer site. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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