Triple
T359882
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edison cylinder phonograph |
E7825
|
entity |
| Predicate | manufacturer |
P490
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
National Phonograph Company
The National Phonograph Company was an early recording and playback technology firm founded by Thomas Edison in the late 19th century to produce and market his phonograph inventions.
|
E45932
|
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: National Phonograph Company | Statement: [Edison cylinder phonograph, manufacturer, National Phonograph Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Phonograph Company Context triple: [Edison cylinder phonograph, manufacturer, National Phonograph Company]
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A.
Edison Phonograph Company
The Edison Phonograph Company was an early American firm founded by Thomas Edison to produce and market his pioneering phonograph sound-recording and playback devices.
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B.
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was the early 20th-century American business machines firm that later evolved into IBM, a global leader in computing technology.
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C.
Edison Machine Works
Edison Machine Works was a major manufacturing arm of Thomas Edison's electric power enterprises in the late 19th century, producing electrical equipment such as dynamos and motors.
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D.
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation was an early 20th-century film company that pioneered synchronized sound-on-film technology for motion pictures.
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E.
Edison Manufacturing Company
Edison Manufacturing Company was an early American film production and equipment company created by inventor Thomas Edison that played a key role in the birth of the motion picture industry.
- 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: National Phonograph Company Triple: [Edison cylinder phonograph, manufacturer, National Phonograph Company]
Generated description
The National Phonograph Company was an early recording and playback technology firm founded by Thomas Edison in the late 19th century to produce and market his phonograph inventions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Phonograph Company Target entity description: The National Phonograph Company was an early recording and playback technology firm founded by Thomas Edison in the late 19th century to produce and market his phonograph inventions.
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A.
Edison Phonograph Company
chosen
The Edison Phonograph Company was an early American firm founded by Thomas Edison to produce and market his pioneering phonograph sound-recording and playback devices.
-
B.
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was the early 20th-century American business machines firm that later evolved into IBM, a global leader in computing technology.
-
C.
Edison Machine Works
Edison Machine Works was a major manufacturing arm of Thomas Edison's electric power enterprises in the late 19th century, producing electrical equipment such as dynamos and motors.
-
D.
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation was an early 20th-century film company that pioneered synchronized sound-on-film technology for motion pictures.
-
E.
Edison Manufacturing Company
Edison Manufacturing Company was an early American film production and equipment company created by inventor Thomas Edison that played a key role in the birth of the motion picture industry.
- F. None of above.
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_69a2e7e880008190a6ad7e06e5d03007 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ebccb8d88190a31f7c443a0c8566 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3e86386e08190a21d34fea9faaef0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3e922d6f081908cea3427d892c5b7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3e983b7cc819089f54a04dd753ccd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.