Xi Yun

Title: Xi Yun: Inventor Advancing Privacy-Preserving Search Quality

Introduction

Xi Yun is an inventor associated with Redmond, Washington, and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. Her patent work addresses how search systems can improve result quality while protecting the privacy of user data.

Latest Patents

The provided information identifies one patent associated with Xi Yun: “Eyes-on Analysis Results for Improving Search Quality.” The invention describes systems that generate training data for learn-to-rank models without tracking, storing, or transmitting the underlying values of users’ data. Instead, the systems extract features and patterns from queries, search results, and user interactions. They use behavioral data, and optionally inferred query intentions, to estimate result quality and label training examples. The resulting data trains ranking models to improve search results for future queries with similar features and patterns.

Career Highlights

Yun’s listed patent work focuses on combining search-quality improvements with privacy-conscious training methods. The provided information associates her with Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, and lists 1 patent.

Collaborations

The provided information names Jiantao Sun and Zheng Chen as Yun’s coworkers. Their inclusion indicates professional connections, but no specific roles in the patent or invention are provided.

Conclusion

Xi Yun’s identified invention presents a privacy-preserving approach to training search-ranking models, using patterns in user interactions to help improve the relevance of future search results.