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AssigneeUnited Video Properties, Inc.
InventorDave Barber
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Systems and methods for using an interactive television program guide application to access fantasy sports contests are presented. In some embodiments of the present invention, the interactive television program guide application may display information indicating to a user that one or more programs is related to a fantasy sports contest. In some embodiments of the present invention, the application may provide to the user a schedule of programs related to one or more fantasy sports contests in which the user participates. The application may provide additional features to fantasy sports contestants including automatic recording of programs related to a user's fantasy sports contest, playback of highlight video clips for events that affect a user's fantasy sports contest standing, and targeted advertisements for fantasy sports contests.
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A method for using an interactive media guidance application to generate media listings, the method comprising:
The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically recording the media assets in response to determining that the media assets include the real-life sports player
The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The method of claim 4, wherein the event corresponds to an accumulation of a statistic by the real-life player, wherein the statistic affects the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.
The method of claim 4, wherein information associated with the event comprises displaying information that indicates a number of fantasy sports points that the user has received as a result of the event.
The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the media assets include the real-life sports player comprises determining that the media assets relate to a real-life competition in which the real-life sports player participates.
The method of claim 7 further comprising generating, for display on the display device, performance information that indicates the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.
The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The method of claim 1, further comprising:
A system for using an interactive media guidance application to generate media listings, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:
The system of claim 11, further comprising control circuitry configured to automatically record the media assets in response to determining that the media assets include the real-life sports player
The system of claim 11, further comprising control circuitry configured to:
The system of claim 11, further comprising control circuitry configured to:
The system of claim 14, wherein the event corresponds to an accumulation of a statistic by the real-life player, wherein the statistic affects the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.
The system of claim 14, wherein information associated with the event comprises displaying information that indicates a number of fantasy sports points that the user has received as a result of the event.
The system of claim 11, wherein determining that the media assets include the real-life sports player comprises determining that the media assets relate to a real-life competition in which the real-life sports player participates.
The system of claim 17 further comprising control circuitry configured to generate, for display on the display device, performance information that indicates the user's performance in the fantasy sports contest.
The system of claim 11, further comprising control circuitry configured to:
The system of claim 11, further comprising control circuitry configured to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.