Patents by Inventor Thomas A. McAuley

Thomas A. McAuley 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 and methods for administering a prediction game
    Patent number: 11707687
    Abstract: In a prediction game, the potential value of a participant’s prediction depends on the time when the prediction is submitted. The prediction may pertain to the outcome of a competition in a bracket-style tournament (e.g., the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, or “March Madness”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Hubstar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. McAuley, Darren M. Kimura, Benjamin Yenter, Jason R. Nako, Mark Brenner
  • Systems and methods for administering a prediction game
    Patent number: 9908055
    Abstract: In a prediction game, the potential value of a participant's prediction depends on the time when the prediction is submitted. The prediction may pertain to the outcome of a competition in a bracket-style tournament (e.g., the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, or “March Madness”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Hubstar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. McAuley, Darren M. Kimura, Benjamin Yenter, Jason R. Nako, Mark Brenner
  • FANTASY SPORTS TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170165581
    Abstract: A method of administering a fantasy sports contest may include steps of: obtaining a target score for the fantasy sports contest; identifying a prize corresponding to the target score; receiving input specifying a lineup of a fantasy sports team of a participant in the fantasy sports contest; determining an actual score of the lineup of the participant's team; and determining whether the actual score of the participant's lineup exceeds the target score, and if the actual score of the participant's lineup exceeds the target score, providing an indication that the prize has been awarded to the participant. The target score may depend on statistical measures and/or probability distributions of predicted scores of one or more lineups eligible for the fantasy sports contest, or a value of the prize may depend on statistical measures and/or a probability distribution of a predicted score of the lineup of the participant's team.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Hubstar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. McAuley, Andrew K. Baldacci, Julien Collard-Seguin, Mark Brenner
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING A PREDICTION GAME
    Publication number: 20160296845
    Abstract: In a prediction game, the potential value of a participant's prediction depends on the time when the prediction is submitted. The prediction may pertain to the outcome of a competition in a bracket-style tournament (e.g., the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, or “March Madness”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Hubstar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. McAuley, Darren M. Kimura, Benjamin Yenter, Jason R. Nako, Mark Brenner
  • Systems and methods for administering a prediction game
    Patent number: 9399173
    Abstract: In a prediction game, the potential value of a participant's prediction depends on the time when the prediction is submitted. The prediction may pertain to the outcome of a competition in a bracket-style tournament (e.g., the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, or “March Madness”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hubstar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. McAuley, Darren M. Kimura, Benjamin Yenter, Jason R. Nako, Mark Brenner
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING A PREDICTION GAME
    Publication number: 20150258443
    Abstract: In a prediction game, the potential value of a participant's prediction depends on the time when the prediction is submitted. The prediction may pertain to the outcome of a competition in a bracket-style tournament (e.g., the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, or “March Madness”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas A. McAuley, Darren M. Kimura, Benjamin Yenter, Jason R. Nako, Mark Brenner