Triple
T15391789
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shepard’s citation service |
E368061
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frank Shepard
Frank Shepard was an American legal publisher and innovator best known for developing the Shepard's Citations system used to track the subsequent history and treatment of legal cases.
|
E1155352
|
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: Frank Shepard | Statement: [Shepard’s citation service, namedAfter, Frank Shepard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Shepard Context triple: [Shepard’s citation service, namedAfter, Frank Shepard]
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A.
Kurt Farquhar
Kurt Farquhar is an American television and film composer known for scoring numerous popular series, particularly in comedy and drama.
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B.
John Laurie
John Laurie was a Scottish actor best known for his roles in classic British films and for playing Private Frazer in the television series "Dad's Army."
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C.
John Sheldon
John Sheldon was a colonial militia leader from Deerfield, Massachusetts, known for his role in defending the town during the 1704 Deerfield Massacre and later diplomatic missions to negotiate the release of captives.
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D.
Carl Ellsworth
Carl Ellsworth is an American screenwriter known for writing suspense and thriller films such as "Red Eye" and "Disturbia."
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E.
John Dossett
John Dossett is an American stage actor known for his prominent roles in Broadway musicals and plays.
- 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: Frank Shepard Triple: [Shepard’s citation service, namedAfter, Frank Shepard]
Generated description
Frank Shepard was an American legal publisher and innovator best known for developing the Shepard's Citations system used to track the subsequent history and treatment of legal cases.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Shepard Target entity description: Frank Shepard was an American legal publisher and innovator best known for developing the Shepard's Citations system used to track the subsequent history and treatment of legal cases.
-
A.
Kurt Farquhar
Kurt Farquhar is an American television and film composer known for scoring numerous popular series, particularly in comedy and drama.
-
B.
John Laurie
John Laurie was a Scottish actor best known for his roles in classic British films and for playing Private Frazer in the television series "Dad's Army."
-
C.
John Sheldon
John Sheldon was a colonial militia leader from Deerfield, Massachusetts, known for his role in defending the town during the 1704 Deerfield Massacre and later diplomatic missions to negotiate the release of captives.
-
D.
Carl Ellsworth
Carl Ellsworth is an American screenwriter known for writing suspense and thriller films such as "Red Eye" and "Disturbia."
-
E.
John Dossett
John Dossett is an American stage actor known for his prominent roles in Broadway musicals and plays.
- 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_69d85a1551a08190ba2caea7cd51c639 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03e7838b48190862b43c6c8620692 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:42 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff1350699c8190acf7830d88455851 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff17c6837c8190a2b6fa1ac9c3de01 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff184d63e88190906689e14cfc8933 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:19 a.m.