Systems and methods for contactless pickup at a vending machine

A vending machine comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more transceivers adapted to communicate with a management server over a one or more communication networks;
• a display unit;
• a reservation database configured to store reservation records of reservations for items available at the vending machine, wherein each reservation record includes a list of reserved items;
• and
• one or more non-transitory memories coupled to the one or more processors, the reservation database, the display unit, and the one or more transceivers, the one or more non-transitory memories storing a set of computer executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the vending machine to:
• configure the display unit to display an indication of the vending machine interpretable by at least one of a user device and a user of the user device;
• receive, from a management server, a request to vend a list of items included in a reservation record corresponding to the user device, wherein the request is received responsive to the user device transmitting, to the management server, a message based on the displayed indication of the vending machine;
• issue a command to vend the list of reserved items for the reservation record.

A computer implemented method implemented at a vending machine that includes (i) one or more processor, (ii) one or more transceivers adapted to communicate with a management server over a one or more communication networks, (iii) a display unit;

• and (iv) a reservation database configured to store reservation records of reservations for items available at the vending machine, wherein each reservation record includes a list of reserved items;
• the method comprising:
• determining, via the one or more processors, that a user device corresponding to a reservation record stored in the reservation database is proximate to the vending machine, wherein the determination occurs without the user touching the display unit;
• obtaining, via the one or more processors, a reservation identifier corresponding to the reservation record stored in the reservation database;
• transmitting, to the management server, a request to vend items included in the list of reserved items for the reservation record corresponding to the reservation identifier;
• receiving, from the management server, a vending instruction to vend the items included in the list of reserved items for the reservation record;
• issuing, via the one or more processors, a command to vend the list of reserved items for the reservation record.