公开(公告)号：US20170095739A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US14876101

申请日：2015-10-06

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Justin Thaler ,  Maxim Sviridenko ,  Edo Liberty ,  Prerit Uppal ,  Ron Belmarch ,  Jerry Shen

IPC: A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/46 ,  A63F13/798 ,  G07F17/32

CPC classification number: A63F13/65 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3276 ,  G07F17/3288

Abstract: In an aspect, fantasy sports data is analyzed to generate and/or manage the delivery of and user experience of fantasy sports games and contests, including timing and payout structure(s) for short-term fantasy contests, such as daily, weekly, etc. fantasy sports contests, that motivate and appeal to contestants and is/are reasonably structured and concisely represented. In yet another aspect, a daily fantasy contest system is provided to automatically adjust to user demand without overshooting profitable levels and offer a variety of different contests, as well as offer contests with guaranteed and non-guaranteed payouts.