Triple
T474534
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Motion Picture Patents Company |
E9031
|
entity |
| Predicate | memberCompany |
P13459
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vitagraph Company of America
Vitagraph Company of America was a pioneering early American film studio and production company that played a major role in the development of the silent film era.
|
E61060
|
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: Vitagraph Company of America | Statement: [Motion Picture Patents Company, memberCompany, Vitagraph Company of America]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vitagraph Company of America Context triple: [Motion Picture Patents Company, memberCompany, Vitagraph Company of America]
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A.
Edison Studios
Edison Studios was an early American motion picture production company and pioneering film studio founded by Thomas Edison that played a key role in the development of cinema in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Biograph Company
Biograph Company was an early American motion picture studio and production company known for pioneering work in silent films and launching the careers of major stars and directors in the early 20th century.
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C.
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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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.
Famous Players Film Company
Famous Players Film Company was an early 20th-century American motion picture production company, co-founded by Adolph Zukor, that played a key role in the rise of feature-length films and later became part of Paramount 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: Vitagraph Company of America Triple: [Motion Picture Patents Company, memberCompany, Vitagraph Company of America]
Generated description
Vitagraph Company of America was a pioneering early American film studio and production company that played a major role in the development of the silent film era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vitagraph Company of America Target entity description: Vitagraph Company of America was a pioneering early American film studio and production company that played a major role in the development of the silent film era.
-
A.
Edison Studios
Edison Studios was an early American motion picture production company and pioneering film studio founded by Thomas Edison that played a key role in the development of cinema in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
B.
Biograph Company
Biograph Company was an early American motion picture studio and production company known for pioneering work in silent films and launching the careers of major stars and directors in the early 20th century.
-
C.
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.
-
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.
-
E.
Famous Players Film Company
Famous Players Film Company was an early 20th-century American motion picture production company, co-founded by Adolph Zukor, that played a key role in the rise of feature-length films and later became part of Paramount Pictures.
- 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_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_69a4746deb4481908d88c50c86b58ee8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4761ce01c8190a34d85d498d4de82 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a476ba75388190a11f982f9b01861c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:26 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.