Integration of client side applications into a fantasy open platform environment

• US 9,495,226 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2012
• Issued: 11/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc. (Paramount Global (f/k/a ViacomCBS Inc.))
• Original Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc. (Paramount Global (f/k/a ViacomCBS Inc.))
• Inventors: Fernandez, Antonio L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wasel, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US13/691,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20130167162A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,446 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/77 involving data related to game devices or game servers, e.g. configuration data, software version or amount of memory
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/828 Managing virtual sport teams
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

Techniques to integrate client side applications into a fantasy open platform environment include a server processor component operating within the fantasy open platform environment and operative to provide application programming interface (API) data of the client side application code to the fantasy open platform environment. The client side application may be independent from the fantasy open platform environment. Hooks may be created to allow embedding of the client side application code on the fantasy open platform environment web pages wherein the client side application code identifies on which of the fantasy open platform environment web pages the client side application code runs. A client side application executing on a client browser may be allowed to access resources of the fantasy open platform environment over a network connection.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor circuit and a server processor component operative on the processor circuit to;

receive application programming interface (API) data of client side application code at a fantasy open platform environment having one or more web pages, the client side application operative to run on the fantasy open platform environment and being third party to the fantasy open platform environment;

create hooks on the one or more web pages to allow embedding of the client side application code on the fantasy open platform environment web pages;

receive an identification from the client side application code specifying on which of the fantasy open platform environment web pages the client side application code runs;

and

allow a client side application executing on a client browser to access resources of the fantasy open platform environment over a network connection.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, the resources including fantasy core objects and fantasy core data.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, the fantasy core objects including one or more of league objects, team objects, owner objects, standings objects, schedule objects, game objects, draft objects, transactions objects, pending transaction objects, player objects, columns objects messages objects, and league news objects.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the hooks are predetermined.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the hooks include links to fantasy core objects.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the hooks include links to fantasy core data via a fantasy core component.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the hooks include links to user interface elements on the fantasy open platform environment web pages.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, the processor circuit and the server processor component operative to create a site map to identify on which of the fantasy open platform environment web pages the client side application code runs.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, the processor circuit and the server processor component operative to create a document tree to allow client side application code to clearly locate a place on a web page where particular content should be placed.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, the client side application operative to augment a fantasy core operation.

11. A computer-implemented method for incorporating client side application code within a web-based fantasy open platform environment, comprising:

receiving application programming interface (API) data of the client side application code at the fantasy open platform environment having one or more web pages, the client side application operative to run on the fantasy open platform environment and being third party to the fantasy open platform environment;

creating hooks on the one or more web pages to allow embedding of the client side application code on the fantasy open platform environment web pages;

receiving an identification from the client side application code specifying on which of the fantasy open platform environment web pages the client side application code runs; and

allowing a client side application executing on a client browser to access resources of the fantasy open platform environment over a network connection.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, the resources including fantasy core objects and fantasy core data.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, the fantasy core objects including one or more of league objects, team objects, owner objects, standings objects, schedule objects, game objects, draft objects, transactions objects, pending transaction objects, player objects, columns objects messages objects, and league news objects.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the hooks are predetermined.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the hooks include links to fantasy core objects.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the hooks include links to fantasy core data via a fantasy core component.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the hooks include links to user interface elements on the fantasy open platform environment web pages.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising creating a site map to identify on which of the fantasy open platform environment web pages the client side application code runs.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising creating a document tree to allow client side application code to clearly locate a place on a web page where particular content should be placed.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, the client side application operative to augment a fantasy core operation.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

receive application programming interface (API) data of client side application code at a fantasy open platform environment having one or more web pages, the client side application operative to run on the fantasy open platform environment and being third party to the fantasy open platform environment;

create hooks on the one or more web pages to allow embedding of the client side application code on the fantasy open platform environment web pages;

receive an identification from the client side application code specifying on which of the fantasy open platform environment web pages the client side application code runs; and

allow a client side application executing on a client browser to access resources of the fantasy open platform environment over a network connection.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 21, the resources including fantasy core objects and fantasy core data.

23. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 22, the fantasy core objects including one or more of league objects, team objects, owner objects, standings objects, schedule objects, game objects, draft objects, transactions objects, pending transaction objects, player objects, columns objects messages objects, and league news objects.

24. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the hooks are predetermined.

25. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein the hooks include links to fantasy core objects.

26. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein the hooks include links to fantasy core data via a fantasy core component.

27. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein the hooks include links to user interface elements on the fantasy open platform environment web pages.

28. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 21, comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to create a site map to identify on which of the fantasy open platform environment web pages the client side application code runs.

29. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 21, comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to create a document tree to allow client side application code to clearly locate a place on a web page where particular content should be placed.

30. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 21, the client side application operative to augment a fantasy core operation.