System and method for identifying and purchasing products for performing a task

A system that enables a user to identify and purchase products required to perform a task, comprising:

• a shopping engine that is configured to:
• maintain a record of products that a user has previously acquired;
• receive an indication of how much remains of each product that the user has previously acquired;
• identify one or more tasks based on at least the indication;
• and
• provide the one or more tasks to a shopping tool for presentation to the user.

A method for enabling a user to identify and purchase products required to perform a task, comprising:

• providing, for presentation to the user, an identification of products required to perform a task;
• in response to an indication of a first input from the user, adding one or more of the identified products to a record of products selected for purchase by the user;
• identifying one or more additional tasks based on the one or more products that have been added to the record of products selected for purchase by the user;
• and
• providing, for presentation to the user, the one or more additional tasks.

A computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions recorded thereon that, when executed, enable a processor-based system to perform a method, the method comprising:

• providing a shopping tool to a user;
• receiving an indication of a task from the user via the shopping tool;
• displaying, via the shopping tool, products associated with performing the task to the user;
• enabling the user to add one or more of the products to a record of products selected for purchase by the user;
• and
• displaying one or more additional tasks to the user, the one or more additional tasks being displayed based on the one or more products that have been added to the record of products selected for purchase by the user.