Sports Officiating Simulator

• US 20170232349A1
• Filed: 02/16/2016
• Published: 08/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jacques Miles
• Original Assignee: Jacques Miles
• Inventors: Miles, Jacques
• Application Number:
  US15/045,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20170232349A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/75 Enforcing rules, e.g. detecting foul play or generating lists of cheating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8005 Athletics
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8064 Quiz
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/22 Games, e.g. card games
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/00 Simulators for teaching or training purposes for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131

Abstract

A method for measuring the sports knowledge of a fan is disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) displaying game content over a medium; (b) receiving and recording information in response to the displayed game content associated with one or more User Generated Rulings and/or one or more User Challenges in response to the displayed game content; (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until a set time period expires; and (d) calculating a score based on the information received associated with one or more User Generated Rulings and/or one or more User Challenges.

Claims

1. A method for simulating the experience of a coach and/or sports official comprising:

(a) displaying game content on a medium;

(b) receiving and recording information in response to the displayed game content associated with one or more User Generated Rulings and/or one or more User Challenges;

(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until a set time period expires; and

(d) calculating a score based on the information received associated with one or more User Generated Rulings and/or one or more User Challenges.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the game content is from a football game, a basketball game, a baseball game, a hockey game, a game of cricket, a game of rugby or a soccer game.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the recited steps are accomplished using a personal computing device.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the score is generated by comparing the information received by the system against a standard representing “

correct answers”

as determined by an authoritative person or body.