Triple
T8135694
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Rank Organisation |
E189963
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompanyOf |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Rank Xerox (joint venture) |
E71175
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Rank Xerox (joint venture) | Statement: [The Rank Organisation, parentCompanyOf, Rank Xerox (joint venture)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rank Xerox (joint venture) Context triple: [The Rank Organisation, parentCompanyOf, Rank Xerox (joint venture)]
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A.
Xerox
chosen
Xerox is an American corporation best known for pioneering photocopiers and influential computing innovations, including early graphical user interfaces and office software.
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B.
Cerie Xerox
Cerie Xerox is a recurring character on the sitcom "30 Rock," known as Liz Lemon’s attractive, laid-back assistant in the TGS writers’ room.
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C.
Xerox Network Systems
Xerox Network Systems (XNS) is a pioneering suite of network protocols developed by Xerox in the late 1970s that strongly influenced later networking technologies and protocol stacks.
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D.
Kodak Alaris
Kodak Alaris is a company that focuses on imaging and photographic products and services, including film, photo printing, and document management solutions, formed from the former consumer imaging assets of Eastman Kodak.
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E.
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca82bcb4848190a9a9d036ad768642 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb43fff6e0819086c95b571272b50c |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ccbec8491c81908362d44c42fc8568 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:35 p.m.