Fantasy sport talent scout system and method therefore

Abstract

Methods for a computer implemented fantasy sports game are described. A computer-implement fantasy sports game method provides data from a plurality of information sources related to one or more fantasy sports players. The data is weighted based on predetermined logic rules to produce a value associated therewith. The values are aggregated to provide a ranking of the one or more fantasy sports players. The ranked players are compared to players on a participant's roster and recommendations are made to the participant.

1 . A computer-implement fantasy sports game method comprising:
 providing data from a plurality of information sources related to one or more fantasy sports players;   weighing a set of data from the plurality of information sources to provide a value associated with said one or more fantasy sports players;   aggregating the values associated with said one or more fantasy sports players;   ranking the one or more fantasy sports players based on the associated aggregated values;   comparing the ranked players to a participants player roster; and   determining if one or more of the ranked players has a higher ranking than a corresponding player on a participants roster at a particular position.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein if the ranked player has a higher ranking than the corresponding player on a participant's roster, then the method further comprising recommending the ranked player to the participant. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein the weighing of the set of data from the plurality of information sources is customizable by a participant. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein the information sources are associated with fantasy sports players. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein the information sources are associated with real-life sports players. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein the weighing of the set of data from the plurality of information sources is based on rules associated with a particular fantasy sports league. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein the information sources are provided based on rules associated with a particular fantasy sports league. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein the information sources are provided based on selection by a participant. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein the ranking the one or more fantasy sports players is based on player position. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein the recommending of the ranked player to the participant further includes determining if the ranked player is part of another fantasy team and if so, providing a recommendation to the participant to trade for the ranked player. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented fantasy sports game method of  claim 1  wherein the recommending of the ranked player to the participant further includes determining if the ranked player is a bench player associated with the participant's player roster, and if so, providing a recommendation to the participant to play the bench player. 
     
     
         12 . An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium containing instructions that when executed enable a system to:
 provide data from a plurality of information sources related to one or more fantasy sports players;   weigh the information sources based on user input to output a value associated with the one or more fantasy sports players;   aggregate the weighted values; and   rank the one or more fantasy sports players based on the associated aggregated weighted values.   
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 12 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to display N number of fantasy sports players from the one or more fantasy sports players based on the aggregated weighted values. 
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 12 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to compare the ranking of the one or more fantasy sports players to corresponding players on a roster of a participant at a same position. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 14 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to recommend a particular one of the one or more fantasy sports players to a fantasy sports game participant having a higher ranking than a player on the roster of the participant at the same position. 
     
     
         16 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory to store a fantasy sports game system for execution by the processor, the fantasy sports game system comprising:
 an information sourcing module operative to receive or supply information from a plurality of sources associated with one or more fantasy sports players; 
 a weighting module operative to weight the information from the plurality of sources of information and provide a value associated therewith; 
 an aggregation module operative to aggregate the corresponding values of the weighted information from the plurality of sources; 
 a ranking module operative to determine the ranking of the one or more fantasy sports players based on the corresponding values; and 
 a recommendation module operative to compare the one or more ranked fantasy sports players with one or more players on a participant roster at the same position and if the ranked fantasy sports players have a higher ranking than the one or more players on a participant roster, then recommending the ranked player at the same position. 
   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16  further comprising a display configured to provide a recommendation of the one or more fantasy sports players. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the weighting module is operative to weight the aggregated data based on rules associated with a particular fantasy sports league. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the weighting module is operative to weight the aggregated data based on participant input. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the aggregation module is operative to aggregate the data from the plurality of information sources based on participant input.