scope:

Defines the data elements to be stored within an integrated circuit(s) card and exchanged in order to enable integrated circuit(s) card accepting terminals to identify specific user interface preferences. The preference information may be used by terminals to configure appropriate methods of communicating with the user during a transaction process. This standard also specifies a mechanism for the retrieval of the user preference information from an integrated circuit(s) card and for the combination of data elements to form particular user profiles, through the assignment of unique tags.