PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS FOR AN UNATTENDED SELF-SERVICE VENDING KIOSK

1 . A method, comprising:

receiving transaction information associated with a first vending kiosk;

in response to receiving the transaction information, causing a first locking mechanism associated with a first door of the first vending kiosk to be unlocked;

detecting, using a first sensor associated with the first vending kiosk, removal of a first physical item from the first vending kiosk;

adding information associated with the first physical item to a virtual list of items;

determining, using sensor information obtained from a second sensor associated with a second vending kiosk, that a second locking mechanism associated with a second door of the second vending kiosk is to be unlocked;

causing the second locking mechanism associated with the second door of the second vending kiosk to be unlocked;

detecting, using a third sensor associated with the second vending kiosk, removal of a second physical item from the second vending kiosk; and

adding information associated with the second physical item to the virtual list of items.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating an identifier associated with an individual that provided the transaction information.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising verifying an identity of the individual at the second vending kiosk using the identifier.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising associating a timer with the identifier, the timer specifying an amount of time the identifier is associated with the individual.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the first physical item is pricing information for the first physical item.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual list of items is a virtual shopping cart.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising completing a single transaction using the transaction information, the single transaction comprising a purchase of the first physical item and the second physical item.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, using sensor information provided by the first sensor, that the first physical item has been returned to the first vending kiosk.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising removing the information associated with the first physical item from the virtual list of items in response to determining that the first physical item has been returned to the first vending kiosk.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first vending kiosk and the second vending kiosk are physically separate vending kiosks.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating a timer with the transaction information.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising locking the locking mechanism associated with the first door of the first vending kiosk based, at least in part, on sensor information provided by a fourth sensor associated with the first vending kiosk.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the sensor information provided by the fourth sensor indicates that an individual associated with the transaction information has moved over a threshold distance away from the first vending kiosk.

14 . A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform operations, comprising:

receiving transaction information associated with a first vending kiosk;

in response to receiving the transaction information, causing a first locking mechanism associated with a first door of the first vending kiosk to be unlocked;

detecting, using a first sensor associated with the first vending kiosk, removal of a first physical item from the first vending kiosk when the first door is open;

adding information associated with the first physical item to a virtual list of items;

determining, using sensor information obtained from a second sensor associated with a second vending kiosk, that a second locking mechanism associated with a second door of the second vending kiosk is to be unlocked;

causing the second locking mechanism associated with the second door of the second vending kiosk to be unlocked;

detecting, using a third sensor associated with the second vending kiosk, removal of a second physical item from the second vending kiosk when the second door is open;

adding information associated with the second physical item to the virtual list of items; and

completing a single transaction for the first physical item and the second physical item using the transaction information when a timer associated with the transaction information has expired.

15 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for resetting the timer in response to detecting the second door is open.

16 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for receiving an identifier associated with an individual that provided the transaction information.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the identifier is used to cause the second locking mechanism associated with the second door of the second vending kiosk to be unlocked.

18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the identifier comprises biometric information of the individual.

19 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the identifier is associated with a computing device associated with the individual.

20 . A method, comprising:

receiving identification information from a computing device associated with an individual;

in response to receiving the identification information, causing a first locking mechanism associated with a first door of a first vending kiosk to be unlocked;

detecting, using a first sensor associated with the first vending kiosk, removal of a first physical item from the first vending kiosk when the first door is open;

adding information associated with the first physical item to a virtual list of items;

using the identification information to unlock a second locking mechanism associated with a second door of a second vending kiosk, the identification information indicating the computing device is within a threshold distance from the second vending kiosk;

detecting, using a second sensor associated with the second vending kiosk, removal of a second physical item from the second vending kiosk when the second door is open;

adding information associated with the second physical item to the virtual list of items; and

completing a single transaction for the first physical item and the second physical item.