Applications (Continued)

· Connections with external information sources

o Messages sent to people not using the Lens system appear as normal emails, with the fields of the template appearing as part of the text

o More intelligent translation into and out of certain messages (e.g. selecting useful articles out of a newspaper)

o The semi-structured system that this is based on may also be used to create computer-based markets, such as automated travel agents

· Natural language processing

o Can be used to extract fields out of documents, thus improving sorting