US 12,444,274 B2
Virtual sports book systems and methods
Eric Pleiman, Centennial, CO (US); and Jesus Flores Guerra, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/091,876.
Prior Publication US 2024/0221468 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06Q 50/34 (2012.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01)
CPC G07F 17/3288 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06Q 50/34 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A virtual sports betting system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memory devices having stored thereon instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
receive a sports category selection;
determine a set of live broadcast events corresponding to the selected sports category;
receive one or more data streams corresponding to each live broadcast event;
display each of the one or more data streams in a virtual environment on a head mounted display (HMD);
detect a gaze direction of a user avatar within the virtual environment is towards a live broadcast event of the set of live broadcast events;
in response to detecting the gaze direction, retrieve available wager information corresponding to the live broadcast event from one or more third-party betting platforms; and
display the retrieved wager information on the HMD adjacent the display of the live broadcast event.