Fantasy sports contest highlight segments systems and methods
AssigneeRovi Technologies Corporation
InventorsPatrick J. Hughes, David Barber
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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.
Claims21
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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.
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;
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- 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;
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- generate for display the newly available highlight segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.