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Fantasy sports league pre-draft logic method

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-02-23
MOCK DRAFT CENT
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[0009] From the foregoing disclosure and the following more detailed description of various preferred embodiments it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention provides a significant advance in the technology and art of player selection in fantasy sports leagues. Particula

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Generally, fantasy drafts can last for several hours, and for many rounds, and it can be quite tedious to re-rank players the way Antsports requires it to be done.
Moreover, using ranked lists can be disadvantageous for several additional reasons.

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[0020] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, that is, to those who have knowledge or experience in this area of technology, that many uses and design variations are possible for the method of selecting players for a fantasy draft disclosed here. The following detailed discussion of various alternative and preferred features and embodiments will illustrate the general principles of the invention with reference to a fantasy draft for a professional sports team, such as a professional football team. Other embodiments suitable for other applications, including fantasy drafts for other professional and amateur sports teams, will be apparent to those skilled in the art given the benefit of this disclosure.

[0021] The present method is used for selecting and managing players for a fantasy sports league team before and during a fantasy sport league draft. Fantasy sports leagues are simulated leagues in which participants draft players for their simulated team. Typically the playe...

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Abstract

A method of selecting players for a fantasy sports league team before and during a fantasy sport league draft, comprising the steps of selecting a player, assigning a logic rule to the player, the logic rule defining at least one condition that governs if and when the player will be drafted during the fantasy sports league draft; and repeating the steps of selecting a player and assigning a logic rule for additional players.

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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60 / 603,035 filed on Aug. 20, 2004.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present disclosure relates to a fantasy sports league game in which participants act as “coaches” or “owners” to form their own clubs or teams from active league professional sports and in which participant coaches are rewarded based upon the actual performance of the players on their teams in real life games. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to the player selection aspect of fielding a fantasy sports team. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Fantasy sports league games are well known. Generally, in such games, participants select, or “draft” currently active real-life athletes to form fantasy teams. A participant's success or failure in the game corresponds to the performance of the players in real-life games. Such games are often referred to as “rotisserie leagues.” Owners of such fantasy ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24
CPCG07F17/32
Inventor PLIMI, JASON
Owner MOCK DRAFT CENT
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