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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2002
William Junkin, Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Dave Barber, Tulsa, OK (US);
William Junkin, Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Dave Barber, Tulsa, OK (US);
Rovi Technologies Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Fantasy sports contests based on segments of a single sports event. A segment or subevent may be a portion of a single sports event. The users choose a roster of selections to form an fantasy sports contest team roster. Fantasy points are awarded to the user for the real-life performance of the selections on the fantasy sports contest team roster according to rules of the fantasy sports contest. In one embodiment, the user is presented with bonus questions asking for predictions on the outcome of real-life action during a subevent of the a televised competition. Fantasy points may be awarded to users making correct predictions. The bonus questions may supplement fantasy scoring from the users' team rosters, or may be presented as a stand alone interactive sports contest.