Triple
T88877
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Alva Edison |
E1785
|
entity |
| Predicate | patentIn |
P3855
|
FINISHED |
| Object | United States |
E14
|
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: United States | Statement: [Thomas Alva Edison, patentIn, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Context triple: [Thomas Alva Edison, patentIn, United States]
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A.
United States of America
chosen
The United States of America is a large federal republic in North America known for its global political, economic, military, and cultural influence.
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B.
EUA
EUA (European University Association) is a major organization representing and supporting higher education institutions and national rectors’ conferences across Europe in areas such as policy, quality assurance, and institutional development.
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C.
Canada
Canada is a large North American country known for its vast natural landscapes, bilingual English-French heritage, and stable parliamentary democracy.
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D.
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a coalition of secessionist Southern states that broke away from the United States from 1861 to 1865, fighting to preserve slavery and states’ rights during the American Civil War.
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E.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is a sovereign country in northwestern Europe comprising England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, known for its parliamentary democracy, global cultural influence, and historic role in world affairs.
- 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: patentIn Context triple: [Thomas Alva Edison, patentIn, United States]
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A.
patent
Indicates that a legal protection has been granted to an entity for an invention, giving it exclusive rights to make, use, or sell that invention.
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B.
patentDate
Indicates the date on which a patent was officially granted or registered.
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C.
typeOfPatentsGranted
Indicates the specific categories or kinds of patents that have been officially granted to an entity.
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D.
patentHolder
Indicates that one entity legally owns the rights granted by a specific patent associated with another entity or invention.
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E.
innovation
Indicates the introduction or development of something new or significantly improved compared to existing methods, products, or ideas.
- 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_69a24d1a97dc819094e6c021fe9b05a7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24feef1b08190bb9525f71cce053e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3caed561c8190a7269a1a9da27478 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a24eb82d408190b0f9c786152e8e4c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a24fed6b8c819080a6c0cd3b16e6bd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:16 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:07 a.m.