System and method for online fantasy sports management

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-12-29
AMIRI BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
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[0010]A system and method for online fantasy sports management enables a more accurate simulation of real-life sports management. Fantasy managers focus on building and managing their fantasy teams; fantasy agents focus on maximizing contract value on behalf of their “clients.” The online game includes b

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However, the traditional fantasy sports league model is limited in its ability to simulate the experience of managing an actual professional sports franchise.
Player valuation is further complicated by the salary rules and regulations adopted by each professional league; for example, the National Basketball Association has enacted a series of rules, salary caps, and fees as part of its Collective Bargaining Agreement with the National Basketball Player's Association.
Traditional fantasy sports leagues lack the functionality to allow fantasy managers to factor in salary considerations and/or league regulations into player evaluation.
In addition, traditional fantasy sports leagues fail to accurately simulate negotiations with free agent players.
Traditional fantasy leagues lack any analogue for agents, and therefore provide an inaccurate simulation of free agent negotiation.
Moreover, the traditional fantasy sports league structure creates disincentives for player movement and trading activities.
As a result, fantasy manager interest decreases over the course of a season due to the lack of movement and cre

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[0023]FIG. 1 depicts an overview of an embodiment of a system for online fantasy sports management. In this embodiment, multiple users 4 connect to the game server 1 via a network 2, such as the internet. According to one aspect, the game server 1 receives sports statistics from third party data feeds 3. According to another aspect, the game server 1 receives sports financial information, such as contract data for players in the league from third party data feeds 3.

[0024]FIG. 2 depicts an embodiment of a process for assigning teams to fantasy managers. The process in this embodiment starts with the initial step 5 of a participant assuming the role of fantasy commissioner by creating a new league. According to one aspect, the fantasy commissioner can select various options and adjust various settings to customize the structure of the fantasy league, e.g., league start time, draft type, and scoring format. In one embodiment, leagues can start at any time, without consideration for the...

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A system and method for online fantasy sports management enables users to negotiate and conduct sports transactions, such as trading players, signing free agent players to a contract, and waiving players from their contract, in accordance with the actual rules and regulations of the professional sports league being simulated. Users can participate as fantasy managers of sports teams, or as fantasy agents with a stable of players as clients.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]Aspects described herein relate to the field of online fantasy sports management.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Online fantasy sports leagues are a popular diversion for fans of all sports. In fantasy sports, participants act as “fantasy managers” to build a team that competes against other fantasy managers based on the statistics generated by the real individual players of a professional sport. Typically, fantasy sports leagues start out with an initial draft process in which each fantasy manager in a given fantasy league selects one or more actual players from actual sports league. The draft ends with each fantasy manager controlling a “fantasy team” of players who, in reality, are affiliated with different actual teams in their sport. The fantasy sports league provides an environment where each fantasy manager can simulate the experience of managing a team of professional athletes.[0003]However, the traditional fantasy sports league model is limited in its ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24
CPCA63F13/12A63F2300/575A63F2300/558A63F13/798A63F13/828A63F13/85A63F13/79
Inventor NGOZIKA, NWANERI
Owner AMIRI BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
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