3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising annotating the query to generate an annotated query, wherein determining the one or more potential intents of the user is based on the annotated query.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein annotating the query is based on one or more of the following: information about the user, time of day when the query was submitted by the user, geographical location of the user, and a history of web use of the user.