Fantasy sports contest highlight segments systems and methods

• US 10,139,999 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2017
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Hughes, Patrick J., Barber, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce, Damon
• Application Number:
  US15/399,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20170115857A1
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 21/4532 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 21/4755 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 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing multimedia highlight segments featuring real-life action related to fantasy sports competition. Links to highlight segments are provided in conjunction with fantasy sports contest information. A Highlight Center is provided with links to compilations of highlight segments featuring the best action culled from a pool of highlight segments. The user may be alerted of newly available highlight segments affecting fantasy scoring while the user watches a fantasy sports related television broadcast.

Claims

1. A method for providing a highlight segment to a user of a fantasy sports contest application, the method comprising:

accessing, using control circuitry, fantasy sports contest information associated with a user from a database, wherein the fantasy sports contest information comprises a fantasy roster containing names of real-life athletes selected by the user;

obtaining, via a network, media content of a media asset relating to a fantasy sports contest from a content provider;

determining, in real time, whether an event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score;

in response to determining that the event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score, generating, using the control circuitry, a footage portion from the media asset as a newly available highlight segment depicting the event that contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score and associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user;

alerting the user, using the control circuitry, that the newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing;

receiving, using the control circuitry, a user input to view the newly available highlight segment; and

generating for display, using the control circuitry, the newly available highlight segment.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting an alert type, from a plurality of alert types, based on the at least one of the real-life athletes with which the newly available highlight segment is associated.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating for display an option to receive an alert when the newly available highlight segment depicting an event that contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score and associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user is available for viewing; and

receiving a user selection of the option.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing a number of points scored by the at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user in the depicted event to a threshold number of points; and

determining to alert the user based on the number of points scored being higher than the threshold number of points.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a type of play performed by the at least one of the real-life athletes in the depicted event; and

determining to alert the user based on the type of play.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a second newly available highlight segment associated with a favorite team of the user; and

alerting the user that the second newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a second newly available highlight segment associated with a team that is local to the user; and

alerting the user that the second newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating for display an identification of the at least one of the real-life athletes in the newly available highlight segment with the newly available highlight segment.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying of the newly available highlight segment is based on preference information associated with the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry alerts the user that the newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing while concurrently generating for display a real-time sports game.

11. A system for providing a highlight segment to a user of a fantasy sports contest application, the system comprising:

a memory configured to store fantasy sports contest information associated with a user from a database, wherein the fantasy sports contest information comprises a fantasy roster containing names of real-life athletes selected by the user;

communication circuitry configured to obtain media content of a media asset relating to a fantasy sports contest from a content provider; and

control circuitry configured to;

determine, in real time, whether an event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score;

in response to determining that the event from the media asset relating to the fantasy sports contest contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score, generate a footage portion from the media asset as a newly available highlight segment depicting the event that contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score and associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user;

alert the user that the newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing;

receive a user input to view the newly available highlight segment; and

generate for display the newly available highlight segment.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

select an alert type, from a plurality of alert types, based on the at least one of the real-life athletes with which the newly available highlight segment is associated.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

generate for display an option to receive an alert when the newly available highlight segment depicting an event that contributed to the user'"'"'s fantasy sports score and associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user is available for viewing; and

receive a user selection of the option.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

compare a number of points scored by the at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user in the depicted event to a threshold number of points; and

determine to alert the user based on the number of points scored being higher than the threshold number of points.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine a type of play performed by the at least one of the real-life athletes in the depicted event; and

determine to alert the user based on the type of play.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

identify a second newly available highlight segment associated with a favorite team of the user; and

alert the user that the second newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

identify a second newly available highlight segment associated with a team that is local to the user; and

alert the user that the second newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

generate for display an identification of the at least one of the real-life athletes in the newly available highlight segment with the newly available highlight segment.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the identifying of the newly available highlight segment is based on preference information associated with the user.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry alerts the user that the newly available highlight segment has become available for viewing while generating for display a real-time sports game.