| 摘要 |
Systems and methods are provided for an inter-sport fantasy sports challenge. According to one aspect, a set of players is provided to each user, where each player competes in one of a plurality of sports. A roster selected from the set of players is received from each user. Rosters include players selected without regard to a respective sport and a respective position, and can include players from multiple sports. In another aspect, rosters include prescribed numbers of players and positions, and the respective rosters as between at least two users include players from multiple sports. Performance data for each player is received. A player point value for each player is calculated and converted into normalized values using one or more piecewise-defined non-linear functions for each sport. A roster score is calculated by aggregating normalized values for each player on the roster, and users are ranked based on roster scores. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for providing a fantasy sports challenge to a plurality of users in which a performance of respective players is assessed in respective sports among a plurality of different sports, the method comprising:
commencing, with a processor, the fantasy sports challenge by permitting the plurality of users using respective user computing devices to join the challenge; providing over a communication network to each of the plurality of users, a set of players, wherein each of the players in the set competes in a respective sport among the plurality of different sports; receiving from each of the users over the communication network, a respective roster comprising a selection of players among the set of players, wherein each roster includes a prescribed number of players selected without regard to the respective sport and a respective position, and wherein the respective rosters as between at least two of the users includes players from one or more of the plurality of the different sports; receiving performance data relating to each one of the players during a preceding event interval; calculating, with the processor, a respective player point value for each of the players based on the received performance data using a fantasy scoring methodology for the respective sport in which the player competes; converting, with the processor, each calculated player point value into a normalized value on a common point value scale by inputting each said calculated player point value into a plurality of piecewise-defined non-linear functions, wherein each of the piecewise defined non-linear functions is defined for a respective one of the plurality of sports; calculating, with the processor, a respective roster score for each user by aggregating the normalized values for each of the players on the roster of each user; ranking, with the processor, the plurality of users based on the calculated roster scores; and concluding the challenge by recording, with the processor in memory, one or more winners of the challenge based on the ranking; and providing the ranking to the plurality of users by the processor over a network. |
