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US 7,001,279 · App. 10/234,570 · Granted Feb 21, 2006

Systems and methods for providing multiple user support for shared user equipment in a fantasy sports contest application

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Patent No.: US 7,001,279
App. No.: 10/234,570
Granted: Feb 21, 2006
Kind: B1

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Abstract

This invention provides systems and methods for providing multiple user support for shared user equipment in fantasy sports contest applications. A fantasy sports contest application may allow users to setup unique user accounts, in which user specific information such as, for example, identification information, fantasy sports contest participation information, user preference information, or any other suitable information associated with the user, may be stored. The application may personalize fantasy sports contest information and displays for the user. Local fantasy sports leagues may be created for users of common user equipment so that they may compete against each other.

Claims (54)

1. A method for allowing a user to participate in a fantasy sports contest in which the user's performance is calculated by combining the user's performances in two or more fantasy sports contest leagues, the method comprising:

providing an opportunity to the user to participate in the fantasy sports contest; and

assigning percentage participation to each of the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues, wherein the percentage participation determines the percentage of the user's performance in the each of the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues that will be used to calculate the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues are leagues involving different sports.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing an opportunity to the user to participate in the fantasy sports contest comprises:

determining whether the user currently participates in more than two fantasy sports contest leagues, wherein the more than two fantasy sports contest leagues are league involving different sports;

in response to determining that the user is currently participating in more than two fantasy sports contest leagues, allowing the user to select at least two of the more than two fantasy sports contest leagues to contribute to the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest; and

in response to determining that the user is currently participating in two fantasy sports contest leagues, automatically selecting the two fantasy sports contest leagues to contribute to the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.

4. A method for allowing a user to add a real-life player on the user's team in a first fantasy sports contest to the user's team in a second fantasy sports contest, the method comprising:

providing an opportunity for the user to participate in the second fantasy sports contest;

identifying a real-life player on the user's team in the first fantasy sports contest, wherein the real-life player is no longer available to be drafted in the first fantasy sports contest and the real-life player is now available to be drafted in the second fantasy sports contest; and

providing an opportunity for the user to add the real-life player to the user's team in the second fantasy sports contest.

5. A system for allowing a user to participate in a fantasy sports contest in which the user's performance is calculated by combining the user's performances in two or more fantasy sports contest leagues, the system comprising:

means for providing an opportunity to the user to participate in the fantasy sports contest; and

means for assigning percentage participation to each of the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues, wherein the percentage participation determines the percentage of the user's performance in the each of the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues that will be used to calculate the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues are leagues involving different sports.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the means for providing an opportunity to the user to participate in the fantasy sports contest comprises:

means for determining whether the user currently participates in more than two fantasy sports contest leagues, wherein the more than two fantasy sports contest leagues are league involving different sports;

in response to determining that the user is currently participating in more than two fantasy sports contest leagues, means for allowing the user to select at least two of the more than two fantasy sports contest leagues to contribute to the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest; and

in response to determining that the user is currently participating in two fantasy sports contest leagues, means for automatically selecting the two fantasy sports contest leagues to contribute to the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.

8. A system for allowing a user to add a real-life player on the user's team in a first fantasy sports contest to the user's team in a second fantasy sports contest, the system comprising:

means for providing an opportunity for the user to participate in the second fantasy sports contest;

means for identifying a real-life player on the user's team in the first fantasy sports contest, wherein the real-life player is no longer available to be drafted in the first fantasy sports contest and the real-life player is now available to be drafted in the second fantasy sports contest; and

means for providing an opportunity for the user to add the real-life player to the user's team in the second fantasy sports contest.

9. A system for allowing a user to participate in a fantasy sports contest in which the user's performance is calculated by combining the user's performances in two or more fantasy sports contest leagues, the system comprising:

a user input device;

a user output device comprising a display device; and

server equipment and user equipment configured to:

provide an opportunity to the user to participate in the fantasy sports contest; and

assign percentage participation to each of the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues, wherein the percentage participation determines the percentage of the user's performance in the each of the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues that will be used to calculate the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues are leagues involving different sports.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the server equipment and the user equipment are configured to:

determine whether the user currently participates in more than two fantasy sports contest leagues, wherein the more than two fantasy sports contest leagues are league involving different sports;

in response to determining that the user is currently participating in more than two fantasy sports contest leagues, allow the user to select at least two of the more than two fantasy sports contest leagues to contribute to the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest; and

in response to determining that the user is currently participating in two fantasy sports contest leagues, automatically select the two fantasy sports contest leagues to contribute to the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.

12. A system for allowing a user to add a real-life player on the user's team in a first fantasy sports contest to the user's team in a second fantasy sports contest, the system comprising:

a user input device;

a user output device comprising a display device; and

server equipment and user equipment configured to:

provide an opportunity for the user to participate in the second fantasy sports contest;

identify a real-life player on the user's team in the first fantasy sports contest, wherein the real-life player is no longer available to be drafted in the first fantasy sports contest and the real-life player is now available to be drafted in the second fantasy sports contest; and

provide an opportunity for the user to add the real-life player to the user's team in the second fantasy sports contest.

13. Machine-readable media for allowing a user to participate in a fantasy sports contest in which the user's performance is calculated by combining the user's performances in two or more fantasy sports contest leagues, wherein the machine-readable media is encoded with machine-readable instructions for performing the method comprising:

providing an opportunity to the user to participate in the fantasy sports contest; and

14. The machine-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the two or more fantasy sports contest leagues are leagues involving different sports.

15. The machine-readable media of claim 13 , wherein providing an opportunity to the user to participate in the fantasy sports contest comprises:

determining whether the user currently participates in more than two fantasy sports contest leagues, wherein the more than two fantasy sports contest leagues are league involving different sports;

16. Machine-readable media for allowing a user to add a real-life player on the user's team in a first fantasy sports contest to the user's team in a second fantasy sports contest, wherein the machine-readable media is encoded with machine-readable instructions for performing the method comprising:

providing an opportunity for the user to participate in the second fantasy sports contest;

providing an opportunity for the user to add the real-life player to the user's team in the second fantasy sports contest.

Assignments (14)

CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 25, 2024

From: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

To: ADEIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020

From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.

To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020

From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC

To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.

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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020

From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION

To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 25, 2019

From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.

To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Nov 25, 2019

From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

To: APTIV DIGITAL INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.

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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019

From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.

To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT

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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 24, 2014

From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.

To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

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PATENT RELEASE Recorded Jul 24, 2014

From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

To: ALL MEDIA GUIDE, LLC; APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.

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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2011

From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC, A BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS COMPANY; ROVI CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2010

From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION)

To: ALL MEDIA GUIDE, LLC; APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ODS PROPERTIES, INC.; ROVI DATA SOLUTIONS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TV GUIDE DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.); ROVI GUIDES, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.); ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MACROVISION CORPORATION); ROVI SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MACROVISION EUROPE LIMITED); ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; TV GUIDE, INC.; TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.

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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2009

From: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2009

From: INTERACTIVE SPORTS HOLDINGS, INC.

To: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2002

From: HUGHES, PATRICK J.; BARBER, DAVE

To: INTERACTIVE SPORTS HOLDINGS, INC.

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