Patent · US Expired

Computerized statistical football game

US4918603A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 1988
Grant dateApr 17, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B19/00
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for playing football. The football game is played on a computer system and is based upon actual football performances by a database of football players. The computer football game is played by a league of individuals, each of whom can individually, or in groups, own a franchise. Franchises select their players from an initial draft. The starting players are then selected by individual franchise owners. Wins and losses for the computer football games occur by calculating a total of each individual player's points who make up a team. The calculation of points is done automatically either manually or using actual weekly performance by individual NFL players as the basis for determining points.

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