Patents by Inventor William Junkin
William Junkin 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).
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Publication number: 20210339120Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster. The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Patrick J. Hughes, William Junkin, David Barber
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Patent number: 11040274Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster. The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick J. Hughes, William Junkin, David Barber
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Publication number: 20190336851Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster. The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Patrick J. Hughes, William Junkin, David Barber
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Patent number: 10391389Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster. The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick J. Hughes, William Junkin, David Barber
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Publication number: 20170361214Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster. The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Patrick J. Hughes, William Junkin, David Barber
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Patent number: 9731193Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster. The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick J. Hughes, William Junkin, David Barber
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Publication number: 20160339344Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster. The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Patrick J. Hughes, William Junkin, David Barber
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Patent number: 9358462Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick J. Hughes, William Junkin, David Barber
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Publication number: 20130303291Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster. The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may he predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Patrick J. Hughes, William Junkin, David Barber
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Patent number: 8509929Abstract: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster. The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick J Hughes, William Junkin, Dave Barber
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Publication number: 20120231890Abstract: Fantasy sports contests based on segments of a single sports event. A segment or subevent may be a portion of a single sports event. The users choose a roster of selections to form an fantasy sports contest team roster. Fantasy points are awarded to the user for the real-life performance of the selections on the fantasy sports contest team roster according to rules of the fantasy sports contest. In one embodiment, the user is presented with bonus questions asking for predictions on the outcome of real-life action during a subevent of the a televised competition. Fantasy points may be awarded to users making correct predictions. The bonus questions may supplement fantasy scoring from the users' team rosters, or may be presented as a stand alone interactive sports contest.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: William Junkin, Dave Barber
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Patent number: 8176518Abstract: Fantasy sports contests based on segments of a single sports event. A segment or subevent may be a portion of a single sports event. The users choose a roster of selections to form an fantasy sports contest team roster. Fantasy points are awarded to the user for the real-life performance of the selections on the fantasy sports contest team roster according to rules of the fantasy sports contest. In one embodiment, the user is presented with bonus questions asking for predictions on the outcome of real-life action during a subevent of the a televised competition. Fantasy points may be awarded to users making correct predictions. The bonus questions may supplement fantasy scoring from the users' team rosters, or may be presented as a stand alone interactive sports contest.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: William Junkin, Dave Barber
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Publication number: 20110166939Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for integrating quantitative marketing techniques in fantasy sports contest applications and other contest applications to provide personalized advertisements and other marketing related communications and/or content. The fantasy sports contests application may create user profiles to store various information associated with users. Information associated with users may be provided by the users or automatically gathered by the application through various channels such as external consumer databases. The application may employ tests such as personality tests and other types of predictive games to collect additional user information. The application may also link user profiles to users clusters including other users having similar characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: William Junkin, Dave Barber
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Patent number: 7614944Abstract: Systems and methods for providing multi-level fantasy sports contests in a fantasy sports contest application are provided. The fantasy sports contest application may provide multi-level fantasy sports contest in an award league. The fantasy sports contest application may create award leagues of different levels and focus on various geographical units. In some embodiments of the present invention, the fantasy sports contest application may allow a user to enter the same team to compete in one or more leagues. In these embodiments, the same set of rules may apply to all leagues for a particular sport. In some embodiments of the present invention, the fantasy sports contest application may allow the user to advance from lower level leagues to higher level leagues having the same or cooperating sponsors. In some embodiment of the present invention, the fantasy sports contest application may allow a user to enter a team that was previously drafted for one league to compete in another league.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Interactive Sports Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Patrick J Hughes, William Junkin, Dave Barber
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Publication number: 20050153268Abstract: Skill enhancement tool for assessing and improving an individual's performance in multiple domains including processing of complex audio, visual and tactile perceptual inputs, operation of complex controls via manipulation, enacting complex motor sequences and complex cognitive tasks. The invention presents complex stimuli to an individual, monitors his or her reactions to the stimuli, and, in response to the user's reactions, changes the future stimuli to be presented in such a way as to alter the user's brain entrainment patterns to elicit improvement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2004Publication date: July 14, 2005Inventors: William Junkin, William Harrison