Fantasy sports contest highlight segments systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10877644-B2
Application number	US-201816169091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2018
Priority date	Nov 5, 2001
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for providing a highlight segment to a user participating in a fantasy sports contest, 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 is associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user;
in response to determining that the event from the media asset is associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user generating, using the control circuitry, a footage portion from the media asset as a newly available highlight segment depicting the event;
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 the event 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 participating in fantasy sports contest, 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 is associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user;
in response to determining that the event from the media asset is associated with at least one of the real-life athletes selected by the user, generate a footage portion from the media asset as a newly available highlight segment depicting the event;
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 the event 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.

Assignees

• Rovi Tech Corp

Inventors

• Hughes Patrick J
• Barber David

Classifications

• A63F13/828 Primary

  Managing virtual sport teams · CPC title

• H04N21/4532

  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 title

• H04N21/25891

  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 title

• H04N21/4755

  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 title

• H04N21/4781

  Games · CPC title