Patent attributes
A system, method and computer program product offers vending machine merchandise located within a vending machine network by performing the following process: a host server of the vending machine network receiving from a first user, located at a primary keen merchandise vending machine, a request to purchase a merchandise; in response to receiving the request, the host server locating the merchandise at a secondary keen merchandise vending machine remotely located from the primary keen merchandise vending machine; the host server communicating the request to a second user belonging to a friendship network of the first user; upon receiving from the second user an acceptance to the offer, the host server notifying the first user that the acceptance of the offer was received; and the host server receiving confirmation that the second user delivered the merchandise to the first user at the pre-defined location.
