Method And Device For Fantasy Sport Player Recommendations

Abstract

A method and device are for fantasy sport applications including receiving a plurality of ranking values associated with a sport player; assigning a corresponding weight value to each ranking value; determining a score value as a function of the ranking value and the corresponding weight value; determining a final ranking value as a function of the score values for the sport player; and generating a recommendation for the sport player as a function of the final ranking value.

1 .- 26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 . A method for a fantasy sport application, comprising:
 by a processor device:
 receiving a plurality of ranking values associated with a sport player; 
 receiving a current draft status; 
 assigning a corresponding weight value to each ranking value; 
 determining a score value as a function of the ranking value and the corresponding weight value; 
 determining an adjusted ranking value as a function of the score values for the sport player; and 
 generating a recommendation for the sport player as a function of a current draft status and the adjusted ranking value. 
   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the method is performed for at least one further sport player and wherein the method further comprises:
 generating a recommendation list for the sport player and the at least one further sport player as a function of the corresponding adjusted ranking values.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the sport players are listed in the recommendation list in an order according to their corresponding adjusted ranking value. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the weight value is assigned as a function of at least one of a first static weighting based upon a category, a second static weighting based upon the category and a number of successful draft picks, a dynamic weighting based upon a behavior of users, a dynamic weighting based upon a past behavior of users, historical data related to one of the plurality of sport players, and the current draft status. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the current draft status includes one of a pre-draft status, an in-process draft status and a post-draft status of a draft in the fantasy sport application. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 determining an adjusted ranking value of a replacement player; and   generating an updated recommendation list including the replacement player when the replacement player has a higher adjusted ranking value than for one of the plurality of sport players already included in the recommendation list.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 receiving a set of filter values to be applied to the recommendation list; and   generating an updated recommendation list as a function of the set of filter values.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 determining a factor affecting a fantasy team as a whole;   determining if the factor has one of a positive effect and a negative effect on the fantasy team; and   generating an updated recommendation list as a function of the positive and negative effects.   
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein, when the fantasy sport application includes an auction draft, the method further comprises:
 determining a factor affecting a fantasy team as a whole;   determining if the factor has one of a positive effect and a negative effect on the fantasy team; and   generating a recommendation for a bid on one of the plurality of sport players.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 adding a backup player to the recommendation list, the backup player being related to a selected one of the plurality of sport players.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 adjusting the adjusted ranking value of one of the plurality of sport players when the one of the plurality of sport players has a common bye-week as a selected one of the plurality of sport players.   
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the method is performed for at least one further sport player and wherein the method further comprises:
 re-determining the adjusted ranking value further as a function of at least one of an average auction value, an average draft position, and a combination thereof.   
     
     
         39 . A device, comprising:
 a communication arrangement configured to communicate via a communication network;   a memory arrangement; and   a processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a plurality of ranking values associated with a sport player, 
 receiving a current draft status, 
 assigning a corresponding weight value to each ranking value, 
 determining a score value as a function of the ranking value and the corresponding weight value, 
 determining an adjusted ranking value as a function of the score values for the sport player, and
 generating a recommendation the sport player as a function of a current draft status and the adjusted ranking value. 
 
   
     
     
         40 . The device of  claim 39 , wherein the operations are performed for at least one further sport player and wherein the operations further comprise:
 generating a recommendation list for the sport player and the at least one further sport player as a function of the corresponding adjusted ranking values.   
     
     
         41 . The device of  claim 40 , wherein the sport players are listed in the recommendation list in an order according to their corresponding adjusted ranking value. 
     
     
         42 . The device of  claim 40 , wherein the weight value is assigned as a function of at least one of a first static weighting based upon a category, a second static weighting based upon the category and a number of successful draft picks, a dynamic weighting based upon a behavior of users, a dynamic weighting based upon a past behavior of users, historical data related to one of the plurality of sport players, and the current draft status. 
     
     
         43 . The device of  claim 39 , wherein the current draft status includes one of a pre-draft status, an in-process draft status and a post-draft status of a draft in the fantasy sport application. 
     
     
         44 . The device of  claim 40 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining an adjusted ranking value of a replacement player and generate an updated recommendation list including the replacement player when the replacement player has a higher adjusted ranking value than for one of the plurality of sport players already included in the recommendation list.   
     
     
         45 . The device of  claim 40 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a set of filter values to be applied to the recommendation list and generate an updated recommendation list as a function of the set of filter values.   
     
     
         46 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions executable by a processor, the set of instructions, when executed, causing the processor to:
 receive a plurality of ranking values associated a plurality of sport players;   receive a current draft status;   assign a weight value to each ranking value;   determine a score value as a function of the ranking value and the respective weight value;   determine an adjusted ranking value as a function of the score values for each of the plurality of sport players; and   generate a recommendation list of the plurality of sport players as a function of a current draft status and the adjusted ranking values.