Patent ID: 9427669
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A63F,G07F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a processor configured to execute a plurality of instructions; and a memory on which the plurality of instructions are stored, in which the instructions, when execute, cause the processor to: receive an indication of a first fantasy team for a sport from a first user, in which the first fantasy team includes a first plurality of members that each correspond to a respective player of the sport, determine, based on at least a first part of received statistics and the first fantasy team, a first expected performance value for the first fantasy team; present the first user with an indication of the first expected performance value; after presenting the first user with the indication of the first expected performance value, receive an indication of an alteration to the first fantasy team that results in a second fantasy team, in which the second fantasy team includes a second plurality of members that each correspond to a respective player of the sport; determine, based on at least a second part of the received statistics and the second fantasy team, a second expected performance value of the second fantasy team; present the first user with an indication of the second expected performance value; after presenting the first user with the indication of the second expected performance value, receive a third fantasy team from a second user, in which the third fantasy team includes third plurality of members that each correspond to a respective player of the sport chosen by the second user; in response to receiving the third fantasy team, determine, based on at least a third part of received statistics and the third fantasy team, a third expected performance value for the third fantasy team; determine a characteristic for a fantasy game involving the second fantasy team and the third fantasy team defined by the second expected performance value and the third expected performance value; form the fantasy game defined by the characteristic and involving the second fantasy team and third fantasy team between the first user and the second user; and determine an outcome of the fantasy game based on the characteristic and performance of the second and third pluralities of members.