Method and System For Virtual Competition

Abstract

A method and system for virtual competition is presented. The method and system determine a plurality of competitors and generate at least one matchup between a selected two of the competitors. A plurality of judges is then determined and the judges are notified of the matchups. At least one vote is then received from at least one of the judges in response to the notification. Each vote is associated with a one of the matchups and at least one result for the matchups are generated based on the votes.

1 . A method for virtual competition comprising:
 determining a plurality of competitors;   generating at least one matchup between a selected two of the competitors;   determining a plurality of judges;   notifying the judges of the matchups;   receiving at least one vote from at least one of the judges in response to the notification, each vote being associated with a one of the matchups; and   generating at least one result based on the votes.   
   
   
       2 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 1  and further comprising:
 wherein determining the plurality of competitors comprises associating a first group indicator with competitors associated with a first group and associating a second group indicator with competitors associated with a second group, the second group being distinct from the first group; and   wherein generating the at least one matchup comprises automatically determining a first set of matchups having a first competitor from the competitors having the first group indicator and a second competitor from the from the competitors having the second group indicator for each of the matchups in the first set.   
   
   
       3 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 2  and further comprising:
 wherein receiving the votes further comprises receiving votes for each matchup in the first set;   wherein generating the results further comprises determining a winner and a loser between the first and second competitor for each matchup based on the votes; and   notifying the first and second competitors of the winner and the loser of the matchups.   
   
   
       4 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 3  and further comprising:
 automatically generating a second set of matchups based on the results and the first and second indicators, wherein the matchups within the second set are between the winners of the first set of matchups having first indicators and the winners of the first set of matchups having the second indicators.   
   
   
       5 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 1  and further comprising:
 wherein determining the judges comprises associating a respective voting weight with each judge; and   wherein determining the results comprises determining a winner and a loser between the selected two of the competitors based on votes and the voting weight associated with each judge.   
   
   
       6 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein generating the matchup comprises receiving a first selected one of the competitors and a second selected one of the competitors from a user and generating the matchup between the first and second selected ones of the competitors; and   wherein determining the judges comprises receiving an indication of at least one judge from the user.   
   
   
       7 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 1 , wherein receiving the at least one vote comprises receiving the votes from a world wide web page and notifying the judges comprises communicating a respective electronic mail message to each of the judges. 
   
   
       8 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 1 , wherein generating the at least one result comprises determining the winner based on which of the two selected competitors received the most votes. 
   
   
       9 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 1  and further comprising:
 receiving at least one fee associated with the virtual competition based on at least one of the votes; and   donating the fees to a charity based on the results.   
   
   
       10 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 1  and further comprising updating at least one characteristic associated with the competitor based on the result. 
   
   
       11 . The method for virtual competition according to  claim 1 , wherein the competitors are determined based on at least one characteristic associated with the competitors. 
   
   
       12 . A system for virtual competition comprising:
 a computer readable medium; and   software stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to be executed by a processor to:
 determine a plurality of competitors; 
 generate at least one matchup between a selected two of the competitors; 
 determine a plurality of judges; 
 notify the judges of the matchups; 
 receive at least one vote from at least one of the judges in response to the notification, each vote being associated with a one of the matchups; and 
 generate at least one result based on the votes. 
   
   
   
       13 . A method for virtual competition comprising:
 determining a plurality of competitors, the competitors being associated with a virtual competition to demonstrate physical ability;   associating a first group indicator with at least one of the competitors associated with a first group;   associating a second group indicator with at least one of the competitors associated with a second group, the second group being distinct from the first group;   generating a first set of matchups between a plurality of selected twos of the competitors, wherein a first one of the selected two of the competitors has the first group indicator and a second one of the selected two of the competitors has the second group indicator;   determining a plurality of judges associated with the matchups;   notifying the judges of the matchups;   receiving at least one vote from at least one of the judges in response to the notification, each vote being associated with a one of the matchups;   generating at least one result based on the votes, wherein the result determines a winner and a loser between the selected two of the competitors based on the votes;   notifying the first and second competitors of the winner and the loser of the matchups; and   automatically generating a second set of matchups based on the results and the first and second indicators, wherein the matchups within the second set are between the winners of the first set of matchups having first indicators and the winners of the first set of matchups having the second indicators.