METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FANTASY SPORTS AUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS

• US 20120329542A1
• Filed: 06/19/2012
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: SLOAN, J. Nathaniel, Fishel, David Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/527,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20120329542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/9
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/828 Managing virtual sport teams
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/85 Providing additional services to players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/575 for trading virtual items

Abstract

A device and method groups sport players into tiers for a fantasy sports auction and generates bid recommendations. The method includes receiving at least one parameter value for each of a plurality of sport players. The method includes determining a score value for each of the sport players as a function of the at least one parameter value. The method includes determining a corresponding tier value of a plurality of tier values for each of the sport players, each of the tier values being indicative of a respective range of score values. The method includes providing first player data for one of the plurality of sport players including at least identity data and the corresponding tier value. The method includes accepting the nomination of a second player, and generating recommended bid data using the at least one parameter value, and optionally modifying the recommendation thereupon.

Claims

1. A method for a fantasy sports application, comprising:

receiving at least one parameter value for each of a plurality of sport players;

determining a score value for each of the sport players as a function of the at least one parameter value;

determining a corresponding tier value of a plurality of tier values for each of the sport players, each of the tier values being indicative of a respective range of score values; and

providing first player data for one of the plurality of sport players including at least identity data and the corresponding tier value.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a list of the sport players, the sport players being presented on the list according to the tier values for each of the sport players.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the sport players having a first tier value;

determining recommendation data for a first sport player having the first tier value to be nominated at an auction draft as a function of a remaining number of sport players in the first tier value.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

adjusting the recommendation data as a function of a second remaining number of sport players in a second tier value, the sport players in the second tier value representing players assigned a greater value to an owner'"'"'s team than the sport players remaining in the first tier.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the recommendation data is comprised of at least one of an affirmative indication value, a negative indication value, and a maximum bid value for the first sport player.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the affirmative indication value is determined when a current bid value is less than the maximum bid value and wherein the negative indication value is determined when the current bid value is greater than the maximum bid value.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining an initial bid value; and

adjusting the initial bid value as a function of the maximum bid value and a comparison of the remaining number of sport players in the corresponding tier value of the first sport player to a threshold value indicative of a percentage of a total number of sport players in the corresponding tier value.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter values are one of projected statistic values, current statistic values, past statistic values, and a combination thereof associated with each of the sport players.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the initial bid value is determined for a first owner as a function of prior bid values placed by at least one second owner on the first sport player.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the identity data includes at least name data and position data.

11. A device, comprising:

a communication arrangement configured to communicate via a communication network;

a display device;

a memory arrangement; and

a processor for a fantasy sports application,

wherein the processor receives at least one parameter value for each of a plurality of sport players,

wherein the processor determines a score value for each of the sport players as a function of the at least one parameter value,

wherein the processor determines a corresponding tier value of a plurality of tier values for each of the sport players, each of the tier values being indicative of a respective range of score values, and

wherein first player data for one of the plurality of sport players including at least identity data and the corresponding tier value is shown on the display device.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor generates a list of the sport players, the sport players being presented on the list according to the tier values for each of the sport players.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor determines the sport players having a first tier value and determines recommendation data for a first sport player having the first tier value to be nominated at an auction draft as a function of a remaining number of sport players in the first tier value.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the processor adjusts the recommendation data as a function of a second remaining number of sport players in a second tier value, the sport players in the second tier value representing players assigned a greater value to an owner'"'"'s team than the sport players remaining in the first tier.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein the recommendation data is comprised of at least one of an affirmative indication value, a negative indication value, and a maximum bid value for the first sport player.

16. The device of claim 13, wherein the affirmative indication value is determined when a current bid value is less than the maximum bid value and wherein the negative indication value is determined when the current bid value is greater than the maximum bid value.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the processor determines an initial bid value and adjusts the initial bid value as a function of the maximum bid value and a comparison of the remaining number of sport players in the corresponding tier value of the first sport player to a threshold value indicative of a percentage of a total number of sport players in the corresponding tier value.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the parameter values are one of projected statistic values, current statistic values, past statistic values, and a combination thereof associated with each of the sport players.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the processor determines the initial bid value for a first owner as a function of prior bid values placed by at least one second owner on the first sport player.

20. A computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions executable by a processor, the set of instructions operable to:

receive at least one parameter value for each of a plurality of sport players;

determine a score value for each of the sport players as a function of the at least one parameter value;

determine a corresponding tier value of a plurality of tier values for each of the sport players, each of the tier values being indicative of a respective range of score values; and

provide first player data for one of the plurality of sport players including at least identity data and the corresponding tier value.