Real-Time Search Tuning

A computer system comprising the following:

• one or more processors;
• system memory;
• one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform the following:
• receiving a request for a search from a first user;
• providing one or more search results for the search to the first user, the search results having been generated and ranked using a search ranking model, the search results being ranked according to a search results ranking model, each search result having an associated search result attributes;
• receiving a tuning input from the first user to create a tuning profile that adjusts the search ranking model, the tuning input indicating that the search result ranking model is to be adjusted for one or more specified search result attributes.
• dynamically updating the provided search results according to the updated ranking based on the tuning input, such that the user interface displaying the search results is dynamically updated to reflect the changed search results rankings;
• storing the tuning profile;
• and
• applying the tuning profile to subsequent searches by one or more other users, including users other than the first user, to generate subsequent search results each having a subsequent search result attribute, such that the tuning profile ranks each search result according to the tuned search result ranking model and the specified search result attributes.

At a computer system including at least one processor and a memory, a computer-implemented method for dynamically tuning search result rankings to control how the search results are presented in a user interface, the method comprising:

• requesting a search for a first user;
• receiving one or more search results for the search, the search results having been generated and ranked using a search ranking model, the search results being displayed within a user interface to the first user according to each search result's determined ranking, each search result having an associated search result attribute;
• receiving a tuning input at the user interface from the first user to create a tuning profile that adjusts the search ranking model, the tuning input indicating that the search result ranking model is to be adjusted for one or more specified search result attributes, the search result ranking model determining how each search result is ranked;
• dynamically updating the displayed search results as the search result ranking model is tuned for the specified search result attributes, the dynamic updating including at least one of repositioning, adding or removing search results according to the determined ranking for each search result;
• and
• causing the tuning profile to be stored and applied to subsequent searches by one or more other users, including users other than the first user, to generate subsequent search results each having a subsequent search result attribute, such that the tuning profile ranks each search result according to the tuned search result ranking model and the specified search result attributes.

A computer program product for implementing a method for dynamically updating search result rankings based on tuning inputs, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the computing system, cause the computing system to perform the method, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for a search from a first user;
• providing one or more search results for the search to the first user, the search results having been generated and ranked using a search ranking model, the search results being ranked according to a search results ranking model, each search result having an associated search result attribute;
• receiving a tuning input from the first user to create a tuning profile that adjusts the search ranking model, the tuning input indicating that the search result ranking model is to be adjusted for one or more specified search result attributes, the search result ranking model determining how each search result is ranked;
• dynamically updating the provided search results according to the updated ranking based on the tuning input, such that the user interface displaying the search results is dynamically updated to reflect the changed search results rankings;
• storing the tuning profile;
• and
• applying the tuning profile to subsequent searches by one or more other users, including users other than the first user, to generate subsequent search results each having a subsequent search result attribute, such that the tuning profile ranks each search result according to the tuned search result ranking model and the specified search result attributes.