Product Finder Module

Among the things I have to implement for this project where I am using Flexicontent is a "Product Finder".

The product finder is essentially a search module where the user has the ability to restrict the search by category.
This is our product structure:

Products
- Gategory 1
+ SubCat (1,2,3,4,5,etc.)
- Category 2
+ SubCat (1,2,3,4,5,etc.)

- Category 3
+ SubCat (1,2,3,4,5,etc.)

Product can belong to one or more of those categories and subcategories.

Here is a link to a screenshot of the mockup:
docs.google.com/open?id=0B5wnaz ... mpMRzFtOU0
Presumably, a user will first select the category/subcategory they want and then search for a product.

The flexicontent modules seem to be very comprehensive, but the search module didn't look like it had the ability to do this. I am not sure if the other module would do the trick.
Is this "product finder" possible with the Flexicontent system or do we have to build something ourselves?

Thank you

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5wnaz9pg77PeXJHUmpMRzFtOU0

Indeed the search module, currently, does not display any search filters e.g. categories,

so currently i suggest display the FLEXIcontent search view , enable display of category search filters (in menu configuration) and letting your user select categories there ...

Thank you for the replay. The issue I am having is that I need to absolutely make the module look like that and it has to be placed in the left column of the site.

What if I we copy the code in the advanced search and use it in a module? Would that work?

What about a regular advanced search module with the ability to search into Joomla categories?

you can use overridfe technique and css to fake position ?

My biggest problem is that I am really confused on how the "Filters" work.
There are ways to load pages into modules and modules into modules or pages, I am not sure that it would work with Flexicontent items but with joomla pages it would be possible. But first I would need to build a search page resembling my mockup by using filters, but I have no idea where to start.

I think we'll just go ahead and build our own module and see where that takes us, but if anyone has any good idea, I am all ears.

Thanks you for the kind replyes

post your mockup