Patents by Inventor Michael P. Szahaj

Michael P. Szahaj has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9358469
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an inter-sport fantasy sports challenge. According to one aspect, a set of players is provided to each user, where each player competes in one of a plurality of sports. A roster selected from the set of players is received from each user. Rosters include players selected without regard to a respective sport and a respective position, and can include players from multiple sports. In another aspect, rosters include prescribed numbers of players and positions, and the respective rosters as between at least two users include players from multiple sports. Performance data for each player is received. A player point value for each player is calculated and converted into normalized values using one or more piecewise-defined non-linear functions for each sport. A roster score is calculated by aggregating normalized values for each player on the roster, and users are ranked based on roster scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Nicholas, Michael P. Szahaj, Aaron Whitlock