Patent ID: 7284189

Claim:
A system for locating and displaying information relative to a template that can be used to generate one or more documents, or a document created using a template, comprising: (a) a user computer, in response to said user computer opening said template, or said document created using a template, said user computer: (i) determining if said template, or said document created using a template, has a template identifier, said template identifier identifying said template as a template, or said document as a document created using a template; and (ii) if said template, or said document created using a template, has a template identifier, automatically, without further user input: (1) preparing a request for relevant information that includes said template identifier; (2) forwarding said request for relevant information to a search service; and (3) in response to receiving a reply to said request from said search service, displaying information contained in said reply for reviewing by a user of said user computer; (b) a search service remote from said user computer for: (i) receiving said request for relevant information; (ii) retrieving information relevant to said template, or document created using said template, from a data store based on the template identifier, said retrieved information including information that explains and/or demonstrates the use of said template; (iii) generating said reply to said request for relevant information based on said retrieved information; and (iv) sending said reply to said request to said user computer; and (c) a network for coupling said user computer to said search service, said network forwarding said request for relevant information from said user computer to said search service and returning said reply to said request from said search service to said user computer.