Patents by Inventor Sean Paul Murphy

Sean Paul Murphy 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).

  • Systems, methods, and computer program products for objective fantasy sporting contests
    Patent number: 9399170
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing a fantasy sports game that shares the same objective as an actual sporting contest and that is played in real-time during the actual sporting contest. A method of the present invention comprises displaying an indication of an option to start the game and receiving an input indicating to start the game. The method includes displaying a list of players intended to participate in an actual event to occur in the actual sporting contest and receiving an input indicating a first selection of at least one of the players. The method includes receiving real-time data from the actual sporting contest including a first actual result for the first actual event. The method includes displaying an indication of the first actual result and determining a virtual result in the game based on the first actual result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: FANAMANA, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Olin Cook, Sean Paul Murphy
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OBJECTIVE FANTASY SPORTING CONTESTS
    Publication number: 20140200076
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing a fantasy sports game that shares the same objective as an actual sporting contest and that is played in real-time during the actual sporting contest. A method of the present invention comprises displaying an indication of an option to start the game and receiving an input indicating to start the game. The method includes displaying a list of players intended to participate in an actual event to occur in the actual sporting contest and receiving an input indicating a first selection of at least one of the players. The method includes receiving real-time data from the actual sporting contest including a first actual result for the first actual event. The method includes displaying an indication of the first actual result and determining a virtual result in the game based on the first actual result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Olin COOK, Sean Paul Murphy