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Your Call Football Awarded U.S. Patent for Technology Powering Fan Play-Calling During a Live Sporting EventYour Call Football (YCF), the technology startup behind the groundbreaking play-calling game that's set to launch in spring 2018, today announced that it has been granted a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Designated No. 9,751,018, the patent addresses the method of fans calling plays in real, live football games. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170912005090/en/ Launching in spring 2018, Your Call Football (YCF) is a groundbreaking platform that lets fans call plays in real, live football games. (Photo: Business Wire) YCF is completely changing how fans enjoy football by making it a real-time, immersive social experience. When YCF launches in 2018, fans will control the action on the field of a live football game in real time, by voting on a selection of plays chosen by coaches and having those plays executed within the game by professional players. Fans then will accumulate points based on their play-calling skills, and compete among other fans and friends to prove who is a more skilled lay-caller. In addition to bragging rights, fans will be competing for cash prizes and perks provided by YCF. "We are thrilled that Your Call Football's unique technology has been officially validated - before ever launching - in a space where fan interest continues to surge," said Julie Meringer, president of Your Call, Inc. "We believe this technology will revolutionize the fan experience, providing fans with an opportunity to evolve from Monday Morning quarterbacking to control of a real, live game - and on a platform where you can measure yourself against anyone else." The patent covers the engine that will power the YCF experience, including the method of receiving a set of plays from a coach, voting on plays, determination of a winning play and the implementation - in a real football game - of a play that is chosen virtually. Available on iOS and Android (News - Alert) devices, YCF will offer:
As a special advanced look at the future of fan-driven football prior to YCF's launch next spring, fans will be able to demo the platform for the first time in November at Fenway Park as part of a sponsorship of "Fenway Gridiron Series 2017."
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