# US 2013/0158688 A1 · Systems and methods for using an interactive television program guide to access fantasy sports contests > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0158688 A1 - Document ID: US20130158688A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/763,897 - Filed: 2013-02-11 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2002-08-30 - Assignees: United Video Properties, Inc. - Inventors: Dave Barber - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130158688A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/4334: {Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27)} - A63F 13/828: Managing virtual sport teams - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06T 11/60: Creating or editing images; Combining images with text - H04N 21/4532: {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)} - H04N 21/458: Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules {; time-related management operations (arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10)} - H04N 21/4622: {Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859)} - H04N 21/4755: {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)} - H04N 21/4781: {Games} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract 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. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-132. (canceled) ### Claim 133 A method for using an interactive media guidance application to generate media listings, the method comprising: detecting media assets that include a real-life sports player included in a user's fantasy sports contest team roster by comparing data associated with real-life sports players in the media assets to data associated with the user's fantasy team roster; and generating, for display on a display device, listings for the media assets in response to determining that the media assets include the real-life sports player. ### Claim 134 (depends on 1) 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 ### Claim 135 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a number of real-life sports players included in the each of the media assets that are also included in the user's fantasy team roster; and determining whether to schedule each of the media assets for automatic recording based on the number. ### Claim 136 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining that an event has occurred in each of the media assets if it is determined that the media assets include the real-life sports player; and generating, for display on the display device, an overlay on top of each of the media assets, wherein the overlay includes fantasy sports contest information associated with the event in response to the determination that the event has occurred. ### Claim 137 (depends on 4) 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. ### Claim 138 (depends on 4) 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. ### Claim 139 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 140 (depends on 7) 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. ### Claim 141 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: generating, for display on the display device, fantasy sports contest information associated with the real-life sports player in conjunction with video for the media assets in response to determining that the media includes the real-life sports player. ### Claim 142 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a user selection of the real-life sports player associated the real-life sports team in the fantasy sports contest in which the user participates; and adding the real-life sports player to the user's fantasy team roster. ### Claim 143 A system for using an interactive media guidance application to generate media listings, the system comprising control circuitry configured to: detect media assets that include a real-life sports player included in a user's fantasy sports contest team roster by comparing data associated with real-life sports players in the media assets to data associated with the user's fantasy team roster; and generate, for display on a display device, listings for the media assets in response to determining that the media assets include the real-life sports player. ### Claim 144 (depends on 11) 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 ### Claim 145 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising control circuitry configured to: determine a number of real-life sports players included in the each of the media assets that are also included in the user's fantasy team roster; and determine whether to schedule each of the media assets for automatic recording based on the number. ### Claim 146 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising control circuitry configured to: determine that an event has occurred in each of the media assets if it is determined that the media assets include the real-life sports player; and generate, for display on the display device, an overlay on top of each of the media assets, wherein the overlay includes fantasy sports contest information associated with the event in response to the determination that the event has occurred. ### Claim 147 (depends on 14) 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. ### Claim 148 (depends on 14) 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. ### Claim 149 (depends on 11) 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. ### Claim 150 (depends on 17) 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. ### Claim 151 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising control circuitry configured to: generate, for display on the display device, fantasy sports contest information associated with the real-life sports player in conjunction with video for the media assets in response to determining that the media includes the real-life sports player. ### Claim 152 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising control circuitry configured to: receive a user selection of the real-life sports player associated the real-life sports team in the fantasy sports contest in which the user participates; and add the real-life sports player to the user's fantasy team roster.