Method and apparatus for fulfilling and updating an electronic contract

摘要

The invention concerns a method and apparatus arranged for fulfilling and updating an electronic contract. The apparatus comprises a portable device 20 and a contract repository 10. The contract repository 10 houses a repository of available contracts from which the portable device 20 is arranged to receive and load contract details of selected contracts having contract clauses which require that a physical act (such as delivery) be carried out in order to fulfil. The relevant contract details are loaded onto device 20 from the repository 10 and the device 20 taken to the physical location at which a particular clause is to be fulfilled. Interaction between parties to the contract is supported by the portable device 20 and physical transactions documented by upload of information to the contract repository 10.