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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Ahmad C. Ansari, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Pierre Costa, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ahmad C. Ansari, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Pierre Costa, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/4117 (2013.01);
Abstract
A set-top box (STB) of a television system receives web-based content, such as a web page, from a wide area network such as the Internet. The web-based content is provided to the STB for display. In response to an instruction, the STB provides all or a portion of the web-based content to a printer for printing. The printer can be connected to the STB via a network or through a computer connected to the STB on the same network. By providing an option to print the web-based content, the usefulness of the content is enhanced.