Picture-in-Picture API
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The Picture-in-Picture API is a web standard that lets sites display videos in a floating, always-on-top window independent of the main browser tab.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Picture-in-Picture API canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10329265 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Picture-in-Picture API Context triple: [Open Web Platform, hasComponent, Picture-in-Picture API]
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A.
Picture-in-Picture for iPhone
Picture-in-Picture for iPhone is an iOS multitasking feature that lets users watch videos or continue FaceTime calls in a resizable floating window while using other apps.
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B.
Fullscreen API Standard
The Fullscreen API Standard is a web specification that defines how websites can programmatically display elements in full-screen mode across browsers.
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C.
WebRTC
WebRTC is an open web technology that enables real-time audio, video, and data communication directly between browsers and devices without requiring plugins.
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D.
Miracast
Miracast is a wireless display standard that allows devices to mirror audio and video content directly to compatible screens without needing cables or a network connection.
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E.
PVR
PVR is the IATA airport code for Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport serving Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Picture-in-Picture API Target entity description: The Picture-in-Picture API is a web standard that lets sites display videos in a floating, always-on-top window independent of the main browser tab.
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A.
Picture-in-Picture for iPhone
Picture-in-Picture for iPhone is an iOS multitasking feature that lets users watch videos or continue FaceTime calls in a resizable floating window while using other apps.
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B.
Fullscreen API Standard
The Fullscreen API Standard is a web specification that defines how websites can programmatically display elements in full-screen mode across browsers.
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C.
WebRTC
WebRTC is an open web technology that enables real-time audio, video, and data communication directly between browsers and devices without requiring plugins.
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D.
Miracast
Miracast is a wireless display standard that allows devices to mirror audio and video content directly to compatible screens without needing cables or a network connection.
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E.
PVR
PVR is the IATA airport code for Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport serving Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Web API
ⓘ
Web standard ⓘ |
| allows |
websites to control entering Picture-in-Picture mode
ⓘ
websites to control exiting Picture-in-Picture mode ⓘ websites to listen for Picture-in-Picture state changes ⓘ |
| benefit |
improves multitasking for users watching video
ⓘ
keeps video visible while switching tabs or apps ⓘ |
| category |
Client-side web technology
ⓘ
HTML5 media API ⓘ
linked to:
HTMLMediaElement
|
| documentedAt | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Picture-in-Picture_API ⓘ |
| domain |
Web development
ⓘ
Web video ⓘ |
| editorDraftURL | https://w3c.github.io/picture-in-picture/ ⓘ |
| exposedIn | Web browsers ⓘ |
| exposedVia | JavaScript ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Picture-in-Picture window
ⓘ
active Picture-in-Picture element ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
enterpictureinpicture
ⓘ
leavepictureinpicture ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
HTMLVideoElement.requestPictureInPicture()
ⓘ
document.exitPictureInPicture() ⓘ |
| hasProperty | document.pictureInPictureElement ⓘ |
| initiallyImplementedBy | Google Chrome ⓘ |
| interactsWith | user agent UI controls for Picture-in-Picture ⓘ |
| introducedAround | late 2010s ⓘ |
| partOf |
HTML Living Standard ecosystem
ⓘ
linked to:
HTML Living Standard
|
| relatedTo |
Fullscreen API
ⓘ
linked to:
Fullscreen API Standard
HTMLVideoElement ⓘ Media Session API ⓘ |
| requires |
browser support for Picture-in-Picture windowing
ⓘ
user gesture for entering Picture-in-Picture in most browsers ⓘ |
| securityConstraint |
subject to browser permission and policies
ⓘ
subject to user activation requirements ⓘ |
| specURL | https://w3c.github.io/picture-in-picture/ ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
W3C
ⓘ
linked to:
World Wide Web Consortium
|
| status | Living standard ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Firefox (partial or behind flags, depending on version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome ⓘ Microsoft Edge ⓘ Opera ⓘ Safari ⓘ |
| supports | HTMLVideoElement as primary target element ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
always-on-top window
ⓘ
detached video playback ⓘ floating video window ⓘ |
| usedFor |
allowing video playback independent of the main browser tab
ⓘ
displaying video in a floating window ⓘ enabling always-on-top video playback ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Picture-in-Picture API Description of subject: The Picture-in-Picture API is a web standard that lets sites display videos in a floating, always-on-top window independent of the main browser tab.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.