Triple

T1110942
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Theodore Case E25594 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments
The Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments were pioneering early 20th-century research efforts that developed practical methods for recording and reproducing synchronized sound directly onto motion picture film, laying groundwork for the talking pictures era.
E127977 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: Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments | Statement: [Theodore Case, notableWork, Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments
Context triple: [Theodore Case, notableWork, Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments]
  • A. Writings on psychoacoustics and computer music
    Writings on psychoacoustics and computer music is a collection of influential works by John R. Pierce exploring the perception of sound and its application in electronic and computer-generated music.
  • B. Vitaphone
    Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
  • C. The Science of Musical Sound
    The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
  • D. Cinerama film process
    The Cinerama film process is a widescreen cinematic technique that used three synchronized projectors and a deeply curved screen to create an immersive, panoramic viewing experience in mid-20th-century theaters.
  • E. Dolby A-type noise reduction
    Dolby A-type noise reduction is a professional analog audio noise reduction system developed by Dolby Laboratories to reduce tape hiss in recording and film sound.
  • 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: Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments
Triple: [Theodore Case, notableWork, Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments]
Generated description
The Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments were pioneering early 20th-century research efforts that developed practical methods for recording and reproducing synchronized sound directly onto motion picture film, laying groundwork for the talking pictures era.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments
Target entity description: The Case Research Laboratory sound-on-film experiments were pioneering early 20th-century research efforts that developed practical methods for recording and reproducing synchronized sound directly onto motion picture film, laying groundwork for the talking pictures era.
  • A. Writings on psychoacoustics and computer music
    Writings on psychoacoustics and computer music is a collection of influential works by John R. Pierce exploring the perception of sound and its application in electronic and computer-generated music.
  • B. Vitaphone
    Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
  • C. The Science of Musical Sound
    The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
  • D. Cinerama film process
    The Cinerama film process is a widescreen cinematic technique that used three synchronized projectors and a deeply curved screen to create an immersive, panoramic viewing experience in mid-20th-century theaters.
  • E. Dolby A-type noise reduction
    Dolby A-type noise reduction is a professional analog audio noise reduction system developed by Dolby Laboratories to reduce tape hiss in recording and film sound.
  • 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_69a49428d4448190b3b36991ceae87ce completed March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bb7742788190b320aec99e76ca41 completed March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac53935d108190955343cd1d3716b0 completed March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac5436b8688190b9d13a6920a218f6 completed March 7, 2026, 4:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac548b363881908de3588d34c4960c completed March 7, 2026, 4:38 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.