Systems and methods for using an interactive television program guide to access fantasy sports contests
First Claim
1. A method for providing fantasy sports contest information, the method comprising:
- receiving, using input circuitry, a data stream comprising fantasy sports contest information, wherein the fantasy sports contest information includes a real-life sports player associated with media;
parsing the data stream, using control circuitry, to identify the real-life sports player associated with the media;
determining, using the control circuitry, that the real-life sports player is included in a user'"'"'s fantasy sports contest team roster by comparing the real-life sports player to a database listing a plurality of real-life sports players included in the user'"'"'s fantasy team roster;
in response to determining that the real-life sports player is included in the user'"'"'s fantasy team roster, retrieving from memory a display position of a cell corresponding to the media; and
generating for display on a display device, at the display position, information indicating to the user that the media is related to the fantasy sports contest in which the user participates.
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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.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing fantasy sports contest information, the method comprising:
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receiving, using input circuitry, a data stream comprising fantasy sports contest information, wherein the fantasy sports contest information includes a real-life sports player associated with media; parsing the data stream, using control circuitry, to identify the real-life sports player associated with the media; determining, using the control circuitry, that the real-life sports player is included in a user'"'"'s fantasy sports contest team roster by comparing the real-life sports player to a database listing a plurality of real-life sports players included in the user'"'"'s fantasy team roster; in response to determining that the real-life sports player is included in the user'"'"'s fantasy team roster, retrieving from memory a display position of a cell corresponding to the media; and generating for display on a display device, at the display position, information indicating to the user that the media is related to the fantasy sports contest in which the user participates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, for providing fantasy sports contest information, the system comprising:
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input circuitry configured to; receive a data stream comprising fantasy sports contest information, wherein the fantasy sports contest information includes a real-life sports player associated with media; memory configured to; store a display position of a cell corresponding to the media; control circuitry configured to; parse the data stream, received by the input circuitry, to identify the real-life sports player associated with the media; determine that the real-life sports player is included in a user'"'"'s fantasy sports contest team roster by comparing the real-life sports player to a database listing a plurality of real-life sports players included in the user'"'"'s fantasy team roster; in response to determining that the real-life sports player is included in the user'"'"'s fantasy team roster, retrieve, from the memory, the display position of the cell corresponding to the media; and generate for display on a display device, at the display position, an indicator that the media is related to the fantasy sports contest in which the user participates. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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