Patent ID: 8904468

Claim:
A method, comprising: associating an subscriber account with a set-top box through a network, wherein the set-top box is coupled to a television monitor, wherein the set-top box communicates with a computer device associated with the subscriber account through the network; receiving viewing preferences for the set-top box from the subscriber account; receiving first information associated with a first web page content, wherein the first information is received at the set-top box according to the viewing preferences associated with the television monitor, wherein the first web page content is displayed on the television monitor with other media content from the set-top box; receiving instructions based user interaction with the first web page content, wherein the instructions comprise one of a selected link, an subscriber address, a request to access to second web page content, a selection of a portion of the first information, or any combination thereof to create second web page content; receiving a request to print associated with the second web page content; receiving a printer driver from the network; storing the printer driver on the set-top box; providing second information from the set-top box for display at the television monitor, wherein the second information comprises a list of a plurality of print format options comprising print resolution, paper selection, printing orientation, and paper tray selection; receiving a selection of a first print format option from the list of the plurality of print format options; and sending instructions from the set-top box to a printer via the network, wherein the instructions comprise the second web page content and an identification of the first print format option and wherein sending the instructions comprises invoking the printer driver; receiving a request to save associated with the second web page content; responsive to receiving the request to save, saving second web page content to the computer device associated with the subscriber account through the network; receiving at the set-top box print status information from the computer device; displaying the print status information as an overlay on the television monitor; and providing the media content from the set-top box to the television monitor while displaying the print status information, sending a representation of the second web page content to the printer for printing, wherein the printer communicates with the set-top box through the network.