Fantasy sports trade evaluator system and method
US8340794B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/8052
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed is a trade evaluator for evaluating trades based on statistics of players to be traded, statistics of other players on each fantasy team, and settings of a fantasy league. A computer receives a request to analyze a trade of one or more players for one or more other players. The computer determines league settings and player statistics. For each player on the teams, the computer determines a position in a roster. The computer determines a highest value player for each position. If there is only one slot that can hold the highest ranked player still available to place, the computer fills the slot with that player. If there are multiple slots left, and each of those slots can also hold other player positions, the computer places the player in a slot with a lowest opportunity cost. The computer determines a point total for the teams with and without execution of the trade.
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