Fantasy Sport Lineup Builder Single-Screen Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fantasy sports team creation programs are cumbersome, requiring users to navigate multiple screens, increasing processing power and leading to user attrition due to complexity.
Innovation Solution
A streamlined method and system for creating fantasy sports teams that automatically displays selectable athletes based on user input, allowing efficient team selection and operation on mobile platforms, with features like contest value information and eligibility enforcement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple screens and options are required for each fantasy team selection, then comprehensive team creation functionality is achieved, but device complexity and processing power requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple selection screens into a single integrated interface where users can select multiple players and positions simultaneously. The system combines player selection, position assignment, and team composition into one unified screen, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple separate screens while maintaining comprehensive team creation functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The single screen interface is designed to handle multiple functions: selecting players from different positions, assigning positions, validating eligibility, and building the complete team roster. This universal interface performs what previously required multiple specialized screens, reducing complexity while preserving adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple screens are required for fantasy team selection, then comprehensive options are provided, but time required for team selection increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple selection steps into a single screen, users can complete team selection faster. The interface allows simultaneous selection of multiple players and positions in one action, eliminating the time required to navigate between multiple screens while preserving all necessary selection options.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-organizes players by position and pre-validates eligibility criteria before the user makes selections. This preliminary organization of data and logic reduces the cognitive load and time required for users to make informed selections while maintaining comprehensive options.
3Reliability
If multiple screens and options are required for fantasy team selection, then comprehensive validation is achieved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines eligibility validation with the player selection process itself on a single screen. As users select players and positions, the system automatically validates eligibility and provides real-time feedback, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple validation screens while maintaining comprehensive validation coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface provides immediate feedback to users about eligibility status, available players, and team composition requirements. This real-time feedback mechanism guides users through the selection process intuitively, making the system easier to operate while ensuring reliable validation of all team composition rules.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a method for creating a fantasy sport team. The method may include receiving a user input for a fantasy sport contest that is associated with one or more real-life sporting events that are scheduled to occur, in which a plurality of athletes are scheduled to play in first and second player positions, and displaying athletes that are scheduled to play in the first player position in the scheduled sporting events based on the selected contest. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a first athlete, and upon the receiving the user input selecting the first athlete, automatically displaying a plurality of selectable second athletes that are scheduled to play in the second player position in the scheduled sporting events. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a second athlete, and displaying a fantasy user team that includes the selected first and second athletes.