Patent Document ID: 7716218
Application ID: 11880149

Base Claim:
1. A method for enhanced tuning of search engine parameters to obtain at least one optimal search result, comprising: receiving a search parameter at a search engine equipped with a plurality of tunable knobs set at an initial setting; generating a search result for the search parameter based on the received search parameter and the initial setting of the plurality of tunable knobs, the search result including a plurality of result objects, each of the plurality of tunable knobs associated with a weighting factor; associating a relevancy score for each of the plurality of result objects generated by the search engine, the relevancy score associated with a tunable knob setting; presenting the result objects from the search result; identifying one or more of the presented result objects not selected over time, the non-selection of the result objects identifying the associated tunable knob settings; dynamically adjusting the relevancy score of the identified one or more result objects not selected over time; tuning the plurality of tunable knobs using one or more search algorithms to obtain an optimal search result, the tuning allowing adjustment of the tunable knobs based on the adjusted relevancy score and the non-selected result objects over time, wherein the relevancy score and the non-selected result objects identify the one or more tunable knob settings to be adjusted for obtaining an optimal search result; and further dynamically adjusting the previously dynamically adjusted one or more result objects not selected.

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Claim 6:
6. The method for enhanced tuning of search engine parameters to obtain optimal search result of claim 1 , wherein presenting the search result is based on the adjusted relevancy score of each of the result objects and the weighting factor associated with each of the tunable knobs such that the most significant result objects are presented at the top of the search result.