Search with autosuggest and refinements

1. A system for search with autosuggest, comprising:

a processor configured to:

determine a plurality of potential query suggestions for a partially entered query string;

automatically suggest a plurality of queries based on a query count for each of the queries, comprising to:

determine a weight for each of the plurality of potential search query suggestions, comprising to:

determine a first weight of a first potential search query suggestion based on a first query count;

determine a first position weight based on a position of a first matching word in the first potential search query suggestion;

adjust the first weight of the first potential search query suggestion based on the first position weight to obtain a first adjusted weight for the first potential search query suggestion, comprising to:

 determine whether a portion of the query string matches a field in a document associated with the first potential search query suggestion; and

 in the event that the portion of the query string matches the field in the document:

 adjust the first adjusted weight by a first value in the event that the field corresponds to a first type; and

 adjust the first adjusted weight by a second value in the event that the field corresponds to a second type, the first value being different from the second value; and

a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

2. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the query count corresponds to a popularity of the query.

3. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the query count corresponds to a popularity of the query, and wherein the query count is determined based on a number of times that the query was received.

4. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the query count corresponds to a popularity of the query, and wherein the plurality of queries are listed based on a popularity of each of the plurality of queries.

5. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

dynamically optimize search results for a merchant web site based on user demand for automatically suggesting the plurality of queries.

6. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that the partially entered query string is associated with product or category of a merchant web site.

7. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

merge a plurality of categories associated with a merchant web site.

8. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

merge a plurality of categories associated with a merchant web site, wherein at least one of the automatically suggested plurality of queries corresponds to a merged category.

9. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a number of automatically suggested plurality of queries to return based on a device platform.

10. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein a match starting at a position at a beginning of the potential search query suggestion is weighted higher than a match starting at a position other than a beginning of the potential search query suggestion.

11. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

merge more than one potential search query suggestions into a single suggested search query, the more than one potential search query suggestions being selected based on their associated weights.

12. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the field includes title of the document, description of the document, color of a product item, name of a product, product brand, keywords, or any combination thereof.

13. A method of search with autosuggest, comprising:

determining a plurality of potential query suggestions for a partially entered query string; and

automatically suggesting a plurality of queries based on a query count for each of the queries, comprising:

determining a weight for each of the plurality of potential search query suggestions, comprising:

determining a first weight of a first potential search query suggestion based on a first query count;

determining a first position weight based on a position of a first matching word in the first potential search query suggestion;

adjusting the first weight of the first potential search query suggestion based on the first position weight to obtain a first adjusted weight for the first potential search query suggestion, comprising:

determining whether a portion of the query string matches a field in a document associated with the first potential search query suggestion; and

in the event that the portion of the query string matches the field in the document:

 adjusting the first adjusted weight by a first value in the event that the field corresponds to a first type; and

 adjusting the first adjusted weight by a second value in the event that the field corresponds to a second type, the first value being different from the second value.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the query count corresponds to a popularity of the query.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the query count corresponds to a popularity of the query, and wherein the query count is determined based on a number of times that the query was received.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the query count corresponds to a popularity of the query, and wherein the plurality of queries are listed based on a popularity of each of the plurality of queries.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

determining a number of automatically suggested plurality of queries to return based on a device platform.

18. A computer program product for search with autosuggest, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

determining a plurality of potential query suggestions for a partially entered query string; and

automatically suggesting a plurality of queries based on a query count for each of the queries, comprising:

determining a weight for each of the plurality of potential search query suggestions, comprising:

determining a first weight of a first potential search query suggestion based on a first query count;

determining a first position weight based on a position of a first matching word in the first potential search query suggestion;

adjusting the first weight of the first potential search query suggestion based on the first position weight to obtain a first adjusted weight for the first potential search query suggestion, comprising:

determining whether a portion of the query string matches a field in a document associated with the first potential search query suggestion; and

in the event that the portion of the query string matches the field in the document:

 adjusting the first adjusted weight by a first value in the event that the field corresponds to a first type; and

 adjusting the first adjusted weight by a second value in the event that the field corresponds to a second type, the first value being different from the second value.

19. The computer program product recited in claim 18 , wherein the query count corresponds to a popularity of the query.

20. The computer program product recited in claim 18 , wherein the query count corresponds to a popularity of the query, and wherein the query count is determined based on a number of times that the query was received.

21. The computer program product recited in claim 18 , wherein the query count corresponds to a popularity of the query, and wherein the plurality of queries are listed based on a popularity of each of the plurality of queries.

22. The computer program product recited in claim 18 , further comprising computer instructions for:

determining a number of automatically suggested plurality of queries to return based on a device platform.