Patent Document ID: 7809578
Application ID: 10521626

Base Claim:
1. A method performed by an apparatus, the method comprising: maintaining a profile of voice user interface capabilities associated with the apparatus, wherein the profile includes at least one setting related to voice interaction dialogue with a user, said at least one voice interaction dialogue setting including at least a speech recognition verification-related setting; storing an application having voice user interface features on the apparatus or downloading an application having voice user interface features from a server in communication with the apparatus; examining at least part of the profile; and using voice user interface features of the application which are appropriate to the profile and refraining from using inappropriate features; in which the stored application when executed responds to at least one user voice input with a query or a statement in dependence on the speech recognition verification-related setting.

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Claim 2:
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising prior to the using step: initializing the application using information included in the profile.