Method for enabling communication between a user device browser and a local device

A computer program product configured to operate on a user device to enable communication between a local device and a browser, wherein the browser is configured to operate on the user device and configured to display a web page provided from a host web application, and the computer program product is configured to:

• receive, at the computer program product, a device request generated by the browser, wherein the browser is to generate the device request by executing code provided to the browser by a host device in conjunction with data defining content to be displayed by the browser, wherein the device request is a communication regarding a list of available local devices;
• receive, at the computer program product, a local device selection from the browser, the local device selection being selected from the list of available local devices provided to the browser by the computer program product, the local device selection indicative of the local device selected to print the content;
• verify a permission status of the selected local device relative to the host web application;
• upon verification of the permission status:
• convert, via the computer program product and based on the local device selection, the data received from the host device to a device specific command that is compatible with the selected local device;
• and
• cause transmission of the device specific command from the computer program product to the selected local device, wherein the device specific command is to cause the local device to print the content.