Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Luke Evans Simon

Ran Gilad-Bachrach

Kuansan Wang

Christopher A Meyers

Kumaresh Pattabiraman

Kieran Richard McDonald

Tapas Kanungo

Aparna Rajaraman

Ashok Ponnuswami

Search model updates are described. In one or more implementations, a search service uses a model to rank items in a search result, the model formed using an initial set of data. An update is generated using a subsequent set of data, which is formed after the initial set of data, that provides feedback describing user interaction with one or more items in the search result formed using the model, the generating of the update performed without use of at least a portion of the initial set of data. The model and the update are employed to rank items in a search result for a subsequent search.

Search model updates

This patent application pertains to answer model comparison. One implementation can determine a first frequency at which an individual answer category appears in an individual slot on a query results page when utilizing a first model. The method can ascertain a second frequency at which the individual answer category appears in the individual slot on the query results page when utilizing a second model. The method can calibrate the second model so that the second frequency approaches the first frequency.

Answer model comparison

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