IP Library Granted Patent US 10,105,607
Granted Patent B2
US 10,105,607 · App. 15/049,206 · Granted Oct 23, 2018

Suicide player pool fantasy sports games

Inventors: James F. Butz, Jr. (Newfield, NJ); Eric L. Butz (Malaga, NJ)
Assignee: Suicide Fantasy Sports, LLC
A63F13/828A63F13/12A63F13/35A63F13/65A63F13/75A63F13/798A63F13/46A63F2300/554A63F2300/69
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,105,607
App. No.
15/049,206
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, articles, and the like related to fantasy sports games are described. In various aspects, a selection of a fantasy roster for a first game period can be received from a fantasy sports participant. The fantasy roster can include one or more selected real players selected by the fantasy sports participant from a pool of eligible real players who are eligible for use by the fantasy sports participant during the first game period. Statistics representative of performance of the selected real players during the first game period can be recorded and a total season score for the fantasy sports participant can be adjusted based on the recorded statistics. The pool of eligible real players for use by the fantasy sports participant during a second game period that follows the first period can be updated by deleting the selected real players from the pool.

Claims (27)

1. A computer program product comprising a non-transient machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at an interactive user interface of a mobile device comprising the at least one programmable processor, a selection by a fantasy sports participant of a fantasy roster for a first scoring period, where the first scoring period occurs on a single day, the fantasy roster comprising one or more selected real players selected by the fantasy sports participant from a pool of eligible real players who are eligible for use by the fantasy sports participant during the first scoring period;

recording statistics representative of performance of the selected real players during the first scoring period;

adjusting a score for the fantasy sports participant based on the recorded statistics for the first scoring period;

displaying the adjusted score associated with the first scoring period on the interactive user interface, the interactive user interface implementing an executable computer language to display the adjusted score associated with the first scoring period in real-time;

automatically populating another fantasy roster for a second scoring period that occurs on a subsequent day following the first scoring period;

recording statistics representative of performance of real players within the other fantasy roster associated with the second scoring period;

adjusting the score for the fantasy sports participant based on the recorded statistics for the second scoring period; and

displaying the adjusted score associated with the second scoring period on the interactive user interface, the executable computer language causing the displaying of the adjusted score associated with the second scoring period in real-time.

2. A computer program product as in claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise initiating the pool of eligible real players for use by the fantasy sports participant during an initial scoring period of a fantasy sports season such that the pool of eligible real players includes a number of real players who play a first sports position in a team sport upon which the fantasy sports season is based, the number of real players being greater than a total number of scoring periods in the fantasy season,

wherein the at least one programmable processor provides the adjusted score associated with the first scoring period to the fantasy sports participant via a tactile feedback, the at least one programmable processor providing the adjusted score associated with the second scoring period to the fantasy sports participant via another tactile feedback.

3. A computer program product as in claim 1 , wherein each scoring period of a total number of scoring periods includes more than one game by a real team.

4. A computer program product as in claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

querying the fantasy sports participant for a verification that the fantasy sports participant agrees to a penalty comprising the deleting of those statistics generated by the real player during the first scoring period; and

receiving the verification before the allowing and the adjusting.

5. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a server comprising at least one programmable processor, a selection by a fantasy sports participant of a fantasy roster for a first scoring period, where the first scoring period occurs on a single day, the fantasy roster comprising one or more selected real players selected by the fantasy sports participant from a pool of eligible real players who are eligible for use by the fantasy sports participant during the first scoring period;

recording, in real time by the at least one programmable processor, statistics representative of performance of the selected real players during the first scoring period;

adjusting, in real time by the at least one programmable processor, a score for the fantasy sports participant based on the recorded statistics for the first scoring period;

automatically populating another fantasy roster for a second scoring period that occurs on a subsequent day following the first scoring period;

recording, in real time by the at least one programmable processor, statistics representative of performance of real players within the other fantasy roster during the second scoring period; and

adjusting, in real time by the at least one programmable processor, the score for the fantasy sports participant based on the recorded statistics for the second scoring period.

6. A computer-implemented method as in claim 5 , further comprising initiating the pool of eligible real players for use by the fantasy sports participant during an initial scoring period of a fantasy sports season such that the pool of eligible real players includes a number of real players who play a first sports position in a team sport upon which the fantasy sports season is based, the number of real players being greater than a total number of scoring periods in the fantasy season.

7. A computer-implemented method as in claim 5 , wherein each scoring period of the total number of scoring periods includes more than one game by each real team.

8. A computer-implemented method as in claim 5 , further comprising:

querying the fantasy sports participant for a verification that the fantasy sports participant agrees to a penalty comprising the deleting of those statistics generated by the real player during the first scoring period; and

receiving the verification before the allowing and the adjusting.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2023
From: SUICIDE FANTASY SPORTS, LLC
To: BUTZ, ERIC L.
Reel/Frame 063305/0983 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2016
From: BUTZ, JAMES F., JR., MR.; BUTZ, ERIC L., MR.
To: SUICIDE FANTASY SPORTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 037783/0800 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 13970512 · Aug 19, 2013
Continuation 12854057 · Aug 10, 2010
Provisional Application 61232746 · Aug 10, 2009
Related Publication 20160166940A1 · Jun 16, 2016