Abstract:
Provided herein is an inventory management system for dispensing products from an enclosure, methods of securing products within the enclosure, use of the enclosure and for maintaining inventory. The inventory management system may include an enclosure having a self-locking door. The self locking door may include a door, a lock located on the door, a strike plate, wherein the strike plate controls the lock, and a sensor configured to detect the presence of a user and wherein the sensor controls the lock.
Abstract:
Provided is a computer-implemented method for product management The method can include obtaining user Identification information from a user, wherein the identification code is associated with a financial account, of the user; validating, by a processor, that the identification information is authentic based on registration information that was previously received; providing first access signal to a locking mechanism of a locking enclosure to unlock the locking mechanism based on the validating, wherein the locking enclosure securely stores a purchasable product; obtaining product identification information from a scan of a bar code associated with the product providing the product information that was obtained to be rendered on a display; receiving an indication from the user that the product information is correct; and providing a second access signal to the locking mechanism to lock the locking mechanism based on the indication that was received.