Identity-based triggers for controlled dispensing

A device comprising:

• a communication interface;
• a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions;
• and
• a processor, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
• store inventory information pertaining to items stored in a dispensary system, wherein the dispensary system includes lockers that store items;
• receive, via the communication interface, a request from a user via a user device to retrieve one of the items from the dispensary system;
• determine whether the dispensary system stores the one of the items based on the inventory information;
• validate an identity of the user, a location of the user, date and time, and a location of the dispensary system in response to a determination that the dispensary system stores the one of the items;
• determine which of the lockers of the dispensary system stores the one of the items based on the inventory information, in response to a successful validation of the identity of the user, the location of the user, date and time, and the location of the dispensary system;
• transmit, via the communication interface and to the user device, a message indicating one of the lockers in which the one of the items is stored;
• and
• transmit, via the communication interface and to the dispensary system, a command to open the one of the lockers.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a computational device, which when executed cause the computational device to:

• store inventory information pertaining to items stored in a dispensary system, wherein the dispensary system includes lockers that store items;
• receive a request from a user via a user device to retrieve one of the items from the dispensary system;
• determine whether the dispensary system stores the one of the items based on the inventory information;
• validate an identity of the user, a location of the user, date and time, and a location of the dispensary system in response to a determination that the dispensary system stores the one of the items;
• determine which of the lockers of the dispensary system stores the one of the items based on the inventory information, in response to a successful validation of the identity of the user, the location of the user, date and time, and the location of the dispensary system;
• transmit to the user via the user device, a message indicating one of the lockers in which the one of the items is stored;
• and
• transmit to the dispensary system, a command to open the one of the lockers.