FANTASY SPORTS NEURAL ENGINE AND METHOD OF USING SAME

• US 20150057088A1
• Filed: 06/12/2014
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Justin C. Allen, Thomas J. Mcwilliams
• Original Assignee: Justin C. Allen, Thomas J. Mcwilliams
• Inventors: Allen, Justin C., McWilliams, Thomas J.
• Application Number:
  US14/303,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20150057088A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/43
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• 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 2300/305 for providing a graphical or textual hint to the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5506 using advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/575 for trading virtual items

Abstract

An apparatus, system and method for a neural engine for recommending picks in an on-line fantasy sport draft and in on-line fantasy trades. The apparatus, system and method may include at least one computing memory having associated therewith a plurality of rules, wherein at least ones of the plurality of rules include historical performance information for at least two fantasy sports teams in at least two fantasy sports leagues, wherein one of the at least two fantasy sports leagues is associated with the on-line fantasy sports draft, and expert information regarding the picks in the on-line fantasy sports draft. The present invention may additionally include at least one computer processor that applies ones of the plurality of rules drawn from the at least one computing memory to arrive at a recommendation.

Claims

1. A system for populating fantasy sports draft picks onto respective teams in an online fantasy sports league, comprising:

a plurality of physical indicators for players selectable for each of the respective teams, wherein the physical indicators comprise at least one of a sticker, a card, and a computer display;

a scannable component associated with each of the physical indicators, wherein the scannable component comprises at least one of a radio-frequency identification, a bar code, a QR code, and an alphanumeric code;

at least one computing interface that, at the instruction of at least one computer processor associated with the computing interface, populates a player correspondent to a respective one of the physical indicators onto the respective team that selected the correspondent player upon a scan by a device in communication with the computer processor of the scannable component.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a mobile device.

3. A fantasy draft system, comprising:

a user interface instantiated by at least one computer processor from at least one computer memory;

a computer display communicatively connected to the computer processor for displaying inputs and outputs of the user interface;

a first output of the user interface comprising a timer that times a predetermined period between draft picks in the fantasy draft; and

an advertising server communicatively associated with a first input to the user interface, wherein said advertising server serves at least one advertisement in conjunction with the displayed timer, and wherein the at least one advertisement is timed in accordance with the predetermined period, and wherein the advertisement is targeted based on at least one of;

prior use of the computer processor as indicated by the at least one computer memory;

goods and services relevant to the fantasy sport of the fantasy draft;

goods and services relevant to fantasy sports play; and

good or services endorsed by a real-world player selected or available in the fantasy draft.

4. A fantasy draft system, comprising:

a user interface instantiated by at least one computer processor from at least one computer memory;

a computer display communicatively connected to the computer processor for displaying inputs and outputs of the user interface;

a first input of the user interface for entering at least one pick in the fantasy draft; and

a first output of the user interface comprising a ticker that scrolls across at least a portion of the computer display an indication of at least one of;

players picked in the fantasy draft;

teams with upcoming picks in the fantasy draft;

news regarding players taken or available in the fantasy draft; and

team ratings for player taken in the fantasy draft.

5. The fantasy draft system of claim 4, wherein the ticker further scrolls at least one advertisement.