User-specific dispensing system

A system to activate at least one user-appropriate type of tool or type of machine, the system comprising:

• a first input device operable to identify a user;
• at least one type of a tool or a machine, the at least one type of a tool or a machine comprising an item;
• a release mechanism to activate the item;
• coded instructions configured to associate user-specific information with the user identification and select the at least one item on the basis of the associated user-specific information, and to activate the release mechanism to activate the at least one item;
• a processor coupled to the first input device and the release mechanism, the processor operable to execute the coded instructions to associate the user-specific information based on the user identification, to select the at least one item based on the user-specific information, and to activate the release mechanism to activate the at least one item;
• wherein the user-specific information comprises at least one of a user location, a biological profile of the user, or a user role within a group;
• and
• wherein the user cannot select a different item for release subsequent to the processor selecting the item.

A system to provide a service as an item appropriate for a user, the system comprising:

• an input device capable of identifying a user;
• a vending machine including at least one type of feature that can be activated to provide a service for the user;
• coded instructions configured to determine user-specific information associated with the identified user, and to determine the at least one type of feature appropriate for the user based on the user-specific information;
• a processor coupled to the input device, the vending machine, and the coded instructions, the processor operable to execute the coded instructions to associate the user-specific information with the identified user, to select the at least one type of feature based on the user-specific information associated with the user, and to send a signal to the vending machine to activate the at least one type of feature based on the user-specific information;
• and
• wherein the user-specific information comprises at least one of a user location, a biological profile of the user, or a user role within a group, and wherein the user cannot select a different type of feature to activate subsequent to the processor selecting the at least one type of feature.

A method of dispensing at least one virtual item, the method comprising:

• identifying a user based on a user identification;
• associating user-specific information with the user identification, wherein the user-specific information includes at least one type of data that is exclusive of a user interaction with a system for dispensing a virtual item;
• determining at least one virtual item appropriate to the user based on the user-specific information associated with the user;
• dispensing the at least one virtual item;
• and
• wherein the dispensation consists of the determined item, and wherein the user cannot select an item for that dispensation that does not include the at least one virtual item.