Triple
T474500
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kinetoscope |
E9030
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedDevice |
P13458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kinetograph
The Kinetograph was an early motion picture camera developed in the late 19th century by Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Laurie Dickson to record films for viewing in the Kinetoscope.
|
E60064
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Kinetograph | Statement: [Kinetoscope, relatedDevice, Kinetograph]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinetograph Context triple: [Kinetoscope, relatedDevice, Kinetograph]
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A.
Kinetoscope
The Kinetoscope was an early motion picture exhibition device that allowed a single viewer to watch short films through a peephole, pioneering the commercial development of cinema in the 1890s.
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B.
Edison cylinder phonograph
The Edison cylinder phonograph was an early sound recording and playback device that used rotating wax cylinders to capture and reproduce audio, pioneering the era of recorded sound.
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C.
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
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D.
Motion Picture Patents Company
The Motion Picture Patents Company was an early 20th-century film industry trust that sought to control movie production, distribution, and exhibition in the United States through pooled patents and licensing.
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E.
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.
- 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: Kinetograph Triple: [Kinetoscope, relatedDevice, Kinetograph]
Generated description
The Kinetograph was an early motion picture camera developed in the late 19th century by Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Laurie Dickson to record films for viewing in the Kinetoscope.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinetograph Target entity description: The Kinetograph was an early motion picture camera developed in the late 19th century by Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Laurie Dickson to record films for viewing in the Kinetoscope.
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A.
Kinetoscope
The Kinetoscope was an early motion picture exhibition device that allowed a single viewer to watch short films through a peephole, pioneering the commercial development of cinema in the 1890s.
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B.
Edison cylinder phonograph
The Edison cylinder phonograph was an early sound recording and playback device that used rotating wax cylinders to capture and reproduce audio, pioneering the era of recorded sound.
-
C.
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
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D.
Motion Picture Patents Company
The Motion Picture Patents Company was an early 20th-century film industry trust that sought to control movie production, distribution, and exhibition in the United States through pooled patents and licensing.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: relatedDevice Context triple: [Kinetoscope, relatedDevice, Kinetograph]
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A.
connectsDeviceType
Indicates a relationship where one entity is associated with or linked to a specific type or category of device.
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B.
deviceIndicates
Indicates that a device provides a signal, status, or output that conveys information about a condition, event, or state.
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C.
usesDevice
Indicates that one entity operates, employs, or relies on a particular device to perform an action or achieve a purpose.
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D.
wearerDevice
Indicates that a device is worn or carried by a particular entity (the wearer).
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E.
relatedService
Indicates that one service is connected or associated with another service in a relevant or dependent way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69a2e7ff81708190b0507a24a997232c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f039f3d88190a7c93ecbf1bf5f58 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a46c5d827c8190b620958383d23f41 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a46cc892308190907a09fd3ca2cfc4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a46d11a6288190ac9cbd0d50b95421 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2edeed31881908cf43beed410572d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a2eeba8a488190986cc7381332f783 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.