SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE TO ACCESS FANTASY SPORTS CONTESTS

• US 20130158688A1
• Filed: 02/11/2013
• Published: 06/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TV Guide Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Barber, Dave
• Granted Patent: US 9,069,651 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/91
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/828 Managing virtual sport teams
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games

Abstract

Systems and methods for using an interactive television program guide application to access fantasy sports contests are presented. In some embodiments of the present invention, the interactive television program guide application may display information indicating to a user that one or more programs is related to a fantasy sports contest. In some embodiments of the present invention, the application may provide to the user a schedule of programs related to one or more fantasy sports contests in which the user participates. The application may provide additional features to fantasy sports contestants including automatic recording of programs related to a user'"'"'s fantasy sports contest, playback of highlight video clips for events that affect a user'"'"'s fantasy sports contest standing, and targeted advertisements for fantasy sports contests.

Claims

1-132. -132. (canceled)

133. A method for using an interactive media guidance application to generate media listings, the method comprising:

detecting media assets that include a real-life sports player included in a user'"'"'s fantasy sports contest team roster by comparing data associated with real-life sports players in the media assets to data associated with the user'"'"'s fantasy team roster; and

generating, for display on a display device, listings for the media assets in response to determining that the media assets include the real-life sports player.

143. A system for using an interactive media guidance application to generate media listings, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:

detect media assets that include a real-life sports player included in a user'"'"'s fantasy sports contest team roster by comparing data associated with real-life sports players in the media assets to data associated with the user'"'"'s fantasy team roster; and

generate, for display on a display device, listings for the media assets in response to determining that the media assets include the real-life sports player.