Systems and methods for facilitating self-serve transactions with a freezer

A method performed by a computing system for conducting a transaction at a freezer, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal to unlock a door of the freezer from a server in communication with a purchaser;
• directing the unlocking of the door of the freezer;
• receiving an indication that the door of the freezer is closed;
• directing one or more scanners to conduct a scan of the freezer to generate an inventory of items contained in the freezer;
• receiving the inventory from the one or more scanners;
• and
• sending the inventory to the server so that the server can determine whether an item was removed from the freezer while the door was unlocked.

A computing system for authorizing a transaction at a freezer containing items, the computing system comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage mediums storing computer-executable instructions for controlling the computing system to:
• receive a freezer identifier and a purchaser identifier from a computer device controlled by a purchaser, the freezer identifier specifying which freezer the purchaser is interacting with and the purchaser identifier specifying which purchaser is interacting with the freezer;
• verify the freezer identifier to ensure that the purchaser is interacting with a valid freezer;
• verify the purchaser identifier to ensure that the purchaser is authorized for transactions with the freezer;
• send an unlock signal to the freezer so that the freezer will unlock a door so that the purchaser can remove items for purchase;
• and
• receive a message from the freezer specifying an inventory in the freezer after the door was shut;
• and
• a processor for executing the computer-executable instructions stored in the one or more computer-readable storage mediums.

A method performed by a computing system for authorizing a transaction at a freezer, the method comprising:

• receiving a freezer identifier and a purchaser identifier from a computer device controlled by a purchaser, the freezer identifier specifying which freezer the purchaser is interacting with and the purchaser identifier specifying which purchaser is interacting with the freezer;
• verifying the freezer identifier to ensure that the purchaser is interacting with a known freezer;
• verifying the purchaser identifier to ensure that the purchaser is authorized for transactions with the freezer;
• and
• sending an unlock signal to the freezer so that the freezer will unlock a door so that the purchaser can open the door and remove items for purchase.