ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,353, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Virtual Draft LLC (Chevy Chase, Md.).
"Auditory representation of virtual fantasy sports" was invented by Michael Joseph Karlin (Bethesda, Md.) and Alberto Murat Croci (Washington).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fantasy sports audio simulation system that provides an audio experience that allows contest participants and spectators to listen to a simulated virtual fantasy sports contest. These simulations can occur at any time between any two or more contest participants, like mini contests within the context of a broader league. Once a league is formed and team rosters are created, numerical c...