Triple
T5355522
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sprint Corporation |
E102679
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorShareholderBeforeMerger |
P59817
|
FINISHED |
| Object | SoftBank Group |
E79659
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: SoftBank Group | Statement: [Sprint Corporation, majorShareholderBeforeMerger, SoftBank Group]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SoftBank Group Context triple: [Sprint Corporation, majorShareholderBeforeMerger, SoftBank Group]
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A.
SoftBank Group
chosen
SoftBank Group is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company best known for its large-scale technology investments and telecommunications businesses.
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B.
NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is Japan’s largest mobile network operator, known for pioneering advanced mobile technologies and services, including early 3G deployments.
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C.
Yahoo! Japan Corporation
Yahoo! Japan Corporation is a major Japanese internet company operating the Yahoo! Japan portal and a wide range of online services including search, e-commerce, and digital advertising.
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D.
Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo
Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo was the original name of the Japanese electronics company that later became globally known as Sony.
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E.
Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Limited is a major Japanese multinational information and communications technology company known for its computing products, IT services, and solutions.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: majorShareholderBeforeMerger Context triple: [Sprint Corporation, majorShareholderBeforeMerger, SoftBank Group]
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A.
majorShareholderOf
Indicates that one entity owns a controlling or significantly large portion of another entity’s shares or equity.
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B.
hasMajorShareholderHistory
Indicates that an entity has had one or more major shareholders at some point in its history.
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C.
mergerPartner
Indicates that two entities are involved as counterparties in a merger transaction with each other.
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D.
affiliationBeforeMerger
chosen
Indicates that an entity was affiliated with another entity prior to a merger event involving one or both of them.
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E.
parentCompanyAfterMerger
Indicates that one company is the resulting parent company of another following a merger.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69bd43d8f7248190b64c140734b5c9a8 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd862f0ea48190bec78690ab3bee51 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf21df856c819099cf9047b87d6db8 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd845c6f108190832a8d14b356368a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:01 p.m.