Triple
T474543
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Motion Picture Patents Company |
E9031
|
entity |
| Predicate | controlledCompany |
P3706
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
General Film Company
General Film Company was a dominant early 20th-century American film distribution company that held a near-monopoly on movie distribution under the Edison-led Motion Picture Patents Company trust.
|
E60065
|
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: General Film Company | Statement: [Motion Picture Patents Company, controlledCompany, General Film Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Film Company Context triple: [Motion Picture Patents Company, controlledCompany, General Film Company]
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A.
Star Film Company
Star Film Company was an early motion picture production company best known for its pioneering work in silent cinema and association with film innovator Georges Méliès.
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B.
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.
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C.
Zanuck/Brown Company
Zanuck/Brown Company was a prominent American film production company best known for producing blockbuster hits such as Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws."
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D.
Goldwyn Pictures
Goldwyn Pictures was an early 20th-century American film production company that became one of the key predecessors to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
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E.
Mandalay Pictures
Mandalay Pictures is an American film production company known for producing a range of mainstream and genre films, including the gothic horror movie "Sleepy Hollow" (1999).
- 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: General Film Company Triple: [Motion Picture Patents Company, controlledCompany, General Film Company]
Generated description
General Film Company was a dominant early 20th-century American film distribution company that held a near-monopoly on movie distribution under the Edison-led Motion Picture Patents Company trust.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Film Company Target entity description: General Film Company was a dominant early 20th-century American film distribution company that held a near-monopoly on movie distribution under the Edison-led Motion Picture Patents Company trust.
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A.
Star Film Company
Star Film Company was an early motion picture production company best known for its pioneering work in silent cinema and association with film innovator Georges Méliès.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Zanuck/Brown Company
Zanuck/Brown Company was a prominent American film production company best known for producing blockbuster hits such as Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws."
-
D.
Goldwyn Pictures
Goldwyn Pictures was an early 20th-century American film production company that became one of the key predecessors to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
-
E.
Mandalay Pictures
Mandalay Pictures is an American film production company known for producing a range of mainstream and genre films, including the gothic horror movie "Sleepy Hollow" (1999).
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: controlledCompany Context triple: [Motion Picture Patents Company, controlledCompany, General Film Company]
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A.
controlledOrganization
chosen
Indicates that one entity has the authority to direct, manage, or significantly influence the operations and decisions of another organization.
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B.
underlyingCompany
Indicates that one entity serves as the fundamental or base company upon which another entity (such as a product, instrument, or structure) is built, derived, or dependent.
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C.
notableSubsidiary
Indicates that one entity is a subsidiary of another and is particularly significant or prominent among that parent’s subsidiaries.
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D.
residentCompany
Indicates that a company is based in, operates from, or has its primary residence in a particular location or jurisdiction.
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E.
ultimateParentCompany
Indicates that one company is the highest-level controlling entity in a corporate ownership structure, with no parent company above it.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.