Systems and methods for user control of electronic chairs

A method for providing a vending service, comprising:

• detecting, by a processor, a presence of a person in proximity to a vending machine;
• obtaining, by the processor, a full or partial body heat map for the person that was created based on sensor data generated by at least one sensor of the vending machine or at least one sensor located in proximity to the vending machine, the full or partial heat map showing relative temperatures of different parts of a body of the person;
• selecting, by the processor, at least one vending service parameter for the vending machine using information obtained based on the full or partial body heat map;
• and
• causing, by the processor, the vending machine to provide the person with a vending service in accordance with the at least one vending service parameter that was selected.

A method of providing a vending service, comprising:

• detecting, by a processor of the kiosk, a presence of a person in proximity to a vending machine;
• obtaining, by the processor of the kiosk, a full or partial body heat map for the person that was created based on sensor data generated by at least one sensor of the vending machine or at least one sensor located in proximity to the vending machine, the full or partial heat map showing relative temperatures of different parts of a body of the person;
• selecting, by the processor of the kiosk, at least one vending service parameter for the vending machine using information obtained based on the full or partial body heat map;
• and
• causing, by the processor of the kiosk, the vending machine to provide the person with a vending service in accordance with the at least one vending service parameter that was selected.