Triple
T2730005
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vitascope |
E60288
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasInventor |
P632
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles Francis Jenkins
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
|
E295248
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Charles Francis Jenkins | Statement: [Vitascope, hasInventor, Charles Francis Jenkins]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Francis Jenkins Context triple: [Vitascope, hasInventor, Charles Francis Jenkins]
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A.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
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B.
Edward C. Judson
Edward C. Judson was an American businessman and film promoter best known as the first husband and early career manager of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
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C.
John Hays Hammond Jr.
John Hays Hammond Jr. was an American inventor and pioneer in radio control and remote guidance technologies, often called the "father of radio control."
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D.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
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E.
Silvanus P. Thompson
Silvanus P. Thompson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his influential work in electromagnetism and for popularizing science through his writings and lectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Charles Francis Jenkins Triple: [Vitascope, hasInventor, Charles Francis Jenkins]
Generated description
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Francis Jenkins Target entity description: Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
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A.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
-
B.
Edward C. Judson
Edward C. Judson was an American businessman and film promoter best known as the first husband and early career manager of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
-
C.
John Hays Hammond Jr.
John Hays Hammond Jr. was an American inventor and pioneer in radio control and remote guidance technologies, often called the "father of radio control."
-
D.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
-
E.
Silvanus P. Thompson
Silvanus P. Thompson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his influential work in electromagnetism and for popularizing science through his writings and lectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab4b75cd908190b691ef0d1801acda |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdaeca6208190a586afb00747146a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afbbc227c48190b7ab34c6760d3331 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afbd10031c8190b3ebb9d1b5a5bad0 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afbd7be9088190a19bed27249e95c4 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.