IP Library Granted Patent US 8,622,835
Granted Patent B2
US 8,622,835 · App. 13/093,841 · Granted Jan 7, 2014

Interactive broadcast sports gaming

Inventors: James Bernard (Thousand Oaks, CA); Matthew Calos (Marina Del Rey, CA); Keith Dobkowski (Manhattan Beach, CA); Kevin Goldner (Lebanon, OH); Edward Goren (Rolling Hills, CA); Ryan Kuttler (Playa Del Rey, CA); Patrick Miller (Cincinnati, OH); Adam Slotnick (Studio City, CA); Darrin Vaniglia (Mason, OH); Thomas Zentmeyer (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: Fox Interactive Media, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,622,835
App. No.
13/093,841
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of interactive gaming includes identifying a broadcast event, generating interactive questions for the broadcast event based upon a subject of the broadcast event, organizing the generated questions based on a structure of the broadcast event, and providing the organized questions to a user during a broadcast of the broadcast event through an interactive gaming interface based on the structure of the broadcast event.

Claims (59)

1. A method of interactive gaming, comprising:

identifying a broadcast event;

prior to the broadcast event generating an initial set of interactive questions for the broadcast event based upon a subject of the broadcast event;

organizing the generated questions based on a structure of the broadcast event; and

providing the organized questions to a user before or during a broadcast of the broadcast event through an interactive gaming interface based on the structure of the broadcast event; wherein said initial set of interactive questions are presented to a user and are available for answer only during a predetermined broadcast event window that excludes at least a later portion of the broadcast event.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a set of user credentials from the user, wherein identifying the broadcast event includes selecting the broadcast event from a pool of available events based upon the set of user credentials.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a set of user credentials;

identifying a plurality of available broadcast events based on the set of user credentials; and

providing a listing of the available broadcast events.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of at least one broadcast event of the plurality of available broadcast events;

generating the interactive questions for the selected broadcast event;

organizing the generated questions based on the structure of the selected broadcast event; and

providing the organized questions to the user during a broadcast of the selected broadcast event through the interactive gaming interface based on the structure of the selected broadcast event.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the organized questions to a plurality of users during the broadcast of the broadcast event through the interactive gaming interface.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising receiving a set of answers for the organized question from each user of the plurality of users.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

tallying correct answers of the sets of answers for each user of the plurality of users;

ranking each user based on the tally; and

displaying ranking results of the ranking for the plurality of users through the interactive gaming interface.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the interactive questions for the broadcast event includes generating a set of questions about the broadcast event based on at least one of the type of event and participants in the event.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein organizing the generated questions includes ordering the generated questions based on a level of difficulty.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein organizing the generated questions includes ordering the generated questions based on predetermined segments of the broadcast event.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said initial set of interactive questions are selected from a plurality of categories.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein said broadcast event is a sporting event, and wherein said plurality of categories include two or more of: best fantasy day; player specific props, team specific props and statistical facts.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein said questions are presented to a user along with possible answers and an indication as to the respective popularity of said answers.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one subsequent question is presented to a user during the broadcast event.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein said at least one subsequent question comprises a bonus question that is presented at a predetermined time subsequent to said predetermined broadcast event window.

16. A system for interactive gaming, comprising:

a broadcast event server configured to provide a televised feed of broadcast events;

and an interactive gaming web server in communication with the broadcast event server, wherein the interactive gaming server is configured to perform a method of interactive gaming, the method comprising:

identifying a broadcast event available through the broadcast event server;

prior to the broadcast event generating an initial set of interactive questions for the broadcast event based upon a subject of the broadcast event; organizing the generated questions based on a structure of the broadcast event; and providing the organized questions to a user before or during a broadcast of the broadcast event through an interactive gaming interface based on the structure of the broadcast event;

wherein said initial set of interactive questions are presented to a user and are available for answer only during a predetermined broadcast event window that excludes at least a later portion of the broadcast event.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises receiving a set of user credentials from the user, wherein identifying the broadcast event includes selecting the broadcast event from a pool of available events based upon the set of user credentials.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a set of user credentials;

identifying a plurality of available broadcast events based on the set of user credentials; and

providing a listing of the available broadcast events.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a selection of at least one broadcast event of the plurality of available broadcast events;

generating the interactive questions for the selected broadcast event;

organizing the generated questions based on the structure of the selected broadcast event; and

providing the organized questions to the user during a broadcast of the selected broadcast event through the interactive gaming interface based on the structure of the selected broadcast event.

20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the interactive gaming server is further configured to provide the organized questions to a plurality of users during the broadcast of the broadcast event through the interactive gaming interface.

21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the method further comprises receiving a set of answers for the organized question from each user of the plurality of users.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises:

tallying correct answers of the sets of answers for each user of the plurality of users;

ranking each user based on the tally; and

displaying ranking results for the plurality of users through the interactive gaming interface.

23. The system of claim 16 , wherein generating the interactive questions for the broadcast event includes generating a set of questions about the broadcast event based on at least one of the type of event and participants in the event.

24. The system of claim 16 , wherein organizing the generated questions includes ordering the generated questions based on a level of difficulty.

25. The system of claim 16 , wherein organizing the generated questions includes ordering the generated questions based on predetermined segments of the broadcast event.

26. The system of claim 16 , wherein said initial set of interactive questions are selected from a plurality of categories.

27. The system of claim 26 , wherein said broadcast event is a sporting event, and wherein said plurality of categories include two or more of: best fantasy day; player specific props, team specific props and statistical facts.

28. The system of claim 16 , wherein said questions are presented to a user along with possible answers and an indication as to the respective popularity of said answers.

29. The system of claim 16 , wherein at least one subsequent question is presented to a user during the broadcast event.

30. The system of claim 29 , wherein said at least one subsequent question comprises a bonus question that is presented at a predetermined time subsequent to said predetermined broadcast event window.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2020
From: FOX INTERACTIVE MEDIA LLC
To: FOX MEDIA LLC
Reel/Frame 053855/0331 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 23, 2020
From: FOX INTERACTIVE MEDIA, INC.
To: FOX INTERACTIVE MEDIA LLC
Reel/Frame 053855/0577 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2011
From: BERNARD, JAMES; CALOS, MATTHEW; DOBKOWSKI, KEITH; GOLDNER, KEVIN; MILLER, PATRICK; VANIGLIA, DARRIN; ZENTMEYER, THOMAS; GOREN, EDWARD; KUTTLER, RYAN; SLOTNICK, ADAM
To: FOX INTERACTIVE MEDIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 026680/0326 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61327671 · Apr 24, 2010
Related Publication 20110281653A1 · Nov 17, 2011