Wei Li

Title: Wei Li and Privacy-Preserving Search Quality Innovation.

Introduction

Wei Li is an inventor based in Bellevue, Washington, whose patent work addresses ways to improve search quality while protecting user privacy. His listed patent is associated with Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.

Latest Patents

Li’s patent, “Eyes-on Analysis Results for Improving Search Quality,” describes systems for generating training data for learn-to-rank models without tracking, storing, or transmitting the underlying values of users’ data. The systems analyze features and patterns in queries, search results, and user interactions, then use behavioral signals—and, optionally, inferred query intent—to estimate result quality and label training examples. The resulting data can train ranking models to improve results for future queries with similar features and patterns. Li is credited with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

The available information connects Li’s patent to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. The invention highlights an approach to balancing search-ranking improvements with privacy protections for user data.

Collaborations

Li’s listed coworkers include Xi Yun and Jiantao Sun. The provided information does not specify their roles or the nature of their collaboration on this patent.

Conclusion

Wei Li’s patent presents a privacy-conscious method for training search-ranking systems, combining analysis of user interaction patterns with safeguards against exposing underlying user data.