Extend Products Module Search Functionality

[abrindley]

Hi all,

I'm building an eCommerce site and I need to have a decent search function on it. Now, I have found the innate search functionality in the Products module, but it seems limited (product names need to be complete names, price filters cant be changed etc), so I need ideas on how I can increase the functionality of the search elements.

I need users to be able to select their price ranges, type in parts of the item name they are looking for eg. as its a sports memorabilia site, I need them to be able to search for all items related to their team, so typing in "Chelsea" will bring in anything related to chelsea on the site and within their price range (if specified). There's more too, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of any modules that are already in existence, or of any examples of implementation of something similar?

Thanks in advance

[applejack]

The products module allows for predictive search and you can filter using jQuery.

e.g. http://www.impressionquicksearch.co.uk/app/