Triple
T14264942
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bob Metcalfe |
E353620
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | 3Com |
E820236
|
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: 3Com | Statement: [Bob Metcalfe, employer, 3Com]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3Com Context triple: [Bob Metcalfe, employer, 3Com]
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A.
3Com
chosen
3Com was an American digital electronics and networking company best known for its Ethernet and network interface products before being acquired by Hewlett-Packard.
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B.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
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C.
Agere Systems
Agere Systems was a semiconductor company specializing in communications and networking integrated circuits, formed as a spin-off from Lucent Technologies.
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D.
Rincon Networks
Rincon Networks was the original name of Sonos, the American company known for its wireless home audio products and multi-room sound systems.
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E.
Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies was a major American telecommunications equipment company, spun off from AT&T, known for its Bell Labs research arm and contributions to networking and communications technology.
- 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_69d8278c43e08190824146f4632b89a5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de6357a8188190ba518a486521052b |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd326367348190b4b31b32f4ca5639 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:46 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:09 a.m.