Television Service Provider Augmented with Wagering Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Sports fans face the inconvenience of having to juggle multiple devices or applications to watch live sporting events and monitor their wagers due to technical limitations in sportsbook systems and television service provider systems.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that integrates a television service provider system with an electronic sportsbook provider system, allowing users to receive user account credentials, active wager information, and historical viewing data to generate and display a listing of wagers alongside live sports events, using a scrolling interface or other visual mechanisms, enabling seamless integration of sports wagering information with live television content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users use multiple devices or applications to watch live sports events and monitor wagers, then they can access both services, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to both live sports and wagering servicesVSAvoidnumber of devices or applications required

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the television service provider system and the electronic sportsbook provider system into a single integrated system. The television service provider system receives active wager information from the sportsbook system and generates a listing of wagers that is displayed alongside the live sports event on the same television screen, eliminating the need for users to switch between multiple devices or applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The television service provider system is enhanced to perform multiple functions: it not only delivers live sports event content but also receives, processes, and displays wagering information. This multi-functional approach allows a single system to provide both entertainment and betting monitoring services, reducing the need for separate dedicated devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If users switch between multiple applications to monitor wagers, then they can track betting information, but the ease of operation and time efficiency worsen

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of wager informationVSAvoidconvenience of monitoring wagers

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The wager information listing is merged with the live sports event display on the same television screen. The system generates a scrolling or static listing that shows active wagers, bet amounts, and outcomes alongside the sports broadcast, allowing users to monitor all wager information without leaving the live event view or switching applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The wager information is displayed continuously alongside the live sports event throughout the broadcast. The listing updates in real-time or near-real-time to reflect current wager status, maintaining continuous visibility of betting information without requiring intermittent user action to refresh or switch views.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Quantity of substance

If generic wager information is displayed, then all users can see available bets, but the adaptability to individual user needs and viewing habits worsens

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveamount of wager information availableVSAvoidcustomization to user preferences

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system customizes the wager information display based on individual user characteristics. It determines the current live sports event being watched by each user and generates a tailored listing that highlights wagers relevant to that specific event and user's viewing history. Different users receive different customized listings even when watching the same event.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system determines and prepares customized wager listings in advance based on user profiles, viewing history, and betting patterns. By analyzing user preferences beforehand, the system pre-configures the wager information display to show the most relevant bets for each user, reducing the need for manual filtering or searching during live viewing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11843835B2Live television augmented with account-specific data

Publication Date: 2023.12.12 DISH NETWORK LLC

AI summary

Various arrangements for augmenting live television are presented herein. Active wager information mapped to user account credentials can be received. The active wager information can indicate a wager that have been made with a separate electronic sportsbook provider system. A current live sports event being output for presentation at a content output device can be identified. A listing of wagers to be output for presentation at least partially based on the current live sports event being output for presentation at the content output device and the active wager information can be generated. Presentation of the current live sports event being output for presentation at the content output device can be augmented based on the listing of the wagers.