PROVIDING HIGHLIGHTS OF IDENTITIES FROM A FANTASY TEAM

• US 20110256911A1
• Filed: 06/28/2011
• Published: 10/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AOL Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: HELLER, Brian, Carpe, Barry JR.
• Application Number:
  US13/170,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20110256911A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/2
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/409 Data transfer via television network
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8052 Ball team management
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

Abstract

One aspect of the disclosure allows fantasy-sports league participants to receive video highlights of the players on their fantasy-league team. In at least one implementation, presenting player highlights includes receiving a request from a participant in a fantasy-sports league. The request is for player highlights related to a participant-specified team roster. In response to receiving the request, an identity of at least one player on the participant-specified team roster is accessed electronically. At least one video source having content relating to the identified player is accessed. Specific content within the video source that relates to the identified player is determined, and the specific content is presented to the participant.

Claims

1-25. -25. (canceled)

26. A computer-implemented method for providing fantasy activity information, comprising:

receiving a request for fantasy activity information associated with a fantasy team;

identifying an identity included in the fantasy team;

accessing, with a processor, video information associated with the identity; and

providing the video information to a user.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein the fantasy team comprises a plurality of identities selected by the user.

28. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein the video information comprises video content depicting activity in which the identified identity engaged.

29. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising:

generating a video information set, comprising a plurality of video clips, depicting activity in which the identified identity engaged; and

providing the video information set to the user.

30. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising:

identifying a plurality of identities included in the fantasy team;

generating a video information set, comprising a plurality of video clips, depicting activity in which the identified plurality of identities engaged; and

providing the video information set to the user.

31. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, further comprising:

determining that at least two identities among the identified plurality of identities were engaged in activity depicted in a single video clip; and

determining that the video information set comprises only one instance of the single video clip.

32. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a category of fantasy activity information; and

determining that the video information set includes only video clips depicting activity that matches the category of fantasy activity information.

33. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising:

accessing a fantasy activity schedule associated with the fantasy team;

identifying an opponent team that the fantasy team will compete against in the future based on the schedule;

identifying an opponent identity included in the opponent team;

accessing, with a processor, opponent video information associated with the opponent identity; and

providing the opponent video information to the user.

34. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising:

receiving a request from the user to share the video information with a different user; and

providing the video information to the different user based on the request.

35. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising providing audio commentary to the user that is associated with the video information.

36. A computer-based system for providing fantasy activity information, comprising at least one processor and at least one storage medium storing a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions being executable by the at least one processor for:

receiving a request for fantasy activity information associated with a fantasy team;

identifying an identity included in the fantasy team;

accessing, with the at least one processor, video information associated with the identity; and

providing the video information to a user.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the fantasy team comprises a plurality of identities selected by the user.

38. The system of claim 36, wherein the video information comprises video content depicting activity in which the identified identity engaged.

39. The system of claim 36, further comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor for:

generating a video information set, comprising a plurality of video clips, depicting activity in which the identified identity engaged; and

providing the video information set to the user.

40. The system of claim 36, further comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor for:

identifying a plurality of identities included in the fantasy team;

generating a video information set, comprising a plurality of video clips, depicting activity in which the identified plurality of identities engaged; and

providing the video information set to the user.

41. The system of claim 40, further comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor for:

determining that at least two identities among the identified plurality of identities were engaged in activity depicted in a single video clip; and

determining that the video information set comprises only one instance of the single video clip.

42. The system of claim 40, further comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor for:

receiving an indication of a category of fantasy activity information; and

determining that the video information set includes only video clips depicting activity that matches the category of fantasy activity information.

43. The system of claim 36, further comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor for:

accessing a fantasy activity schedule associated with the fantasy team;

identifying an opponent team that the fantasy team will compete against in the future based on the schedule;

identifying an opponent identity included in the opponent team;

accessing, with the at least one processor, opponent video information associated with the opponent identity; and

providing the opponent video information to the user.

44. The system of claim 36, further comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor for:

receiving a request from the user to share the video information with a different user; and

providing the video information to the different user based on the request.

45. The system of claim 36, further comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor for providing audio commentary to the user that is associated with the video information.