Patent ID: 8838455

Claim:
A mobile device, comprising: a VoiceXML browser executing locally on the mobile device; components supporting the VoiceXML browser, the components resident and executing on the mobile device and comprising: a Resource Manager operable to serve one of locally stored files and files accessible via a network connection utilizing at least one of wireless and mobile broadband capabilities of the mobile device, a Call Data Manager operable to communicate call-specific data to at least one of an application's system of origin and another configured target system, a MRCP Gateway Client operable to provide the VoiceXML browser with access to media resources via a MRCP Gateway Server; and a mobile voice self service (MVSS) bootstrap application and an XML-based MVSS configuration file, both resident and executing on the mobile device and both separate from the VoiceXML browser, wherein the bootstrap application reads the configuration file to configure at least one of the supporting components and launch a voice application on at least one of the components wherein the configuration file contains configuration settings for the supporting components, defines session data and credentials for the voice application accessing remote resources, and provides an initial URI to access the voice application.