Triple
T22504908
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ingenico |
E556363
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquired |
P2511
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Hypercom (parts of business) |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Hypercom (parts of business) | Statement: [Ingenico, acquired, Hypercom (parts of business)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hypercom (parts of business) Context triple: [Ingenico, acquired, Hypercom (parts of business)]
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A.
Embarq Corporation
Embarq Corporation was a U.S.-based telecommunications company providing local, long-distance, and data services, later absorbed into CenturyLink’s operations.
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B.
Associated Communications Corporation
Associated Communications Corporation was a media holding company that owned and operated television broadcasting assets, including the Associated Television network.
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C.
PAETEC Communications
PAETEC Communications was a U.S.-based telecommunications company that provided voice, data, and Internet services to business customers before being acquired by Windstream Communications.
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D.
Adnet
Adnet is a small municipality in the Austrian state of Salzburg, known for its marble quarries and scenic Alpine surroundings.
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E.
Opal Telecom
Opal Telecom was a UK-based telecommunications provider that became part of TalkTalk’s business services operations following its acquisition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hypercom (parts of business) Target entity description: Hypercom (parts of business) refers to the payment terminal and transaction processing operations formerly belonging to Hypercom that were acquired and integrated into Ingenico’s electronic payments solutions portfolio.
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A.
Embarq Corporation
Embarq Corporation was a U.S.-based telecommunications company providing local, long-distance, and data services, later absorbed into CenturyLink’s operations.
-
B.
Associated Communications Corporation
Associated Communications Corporation was a media holding company that owned and operated television broadcasting assets, including the Associated Television network.
-
C.
PAETEC Communications
PAETEC Communications was a U.S.-based telecommunications company that provided voice, data, and Internet services to business customers before being acquired by Windstream Communications.
-
D.
Adnet
Adnet is a small municipality in the Austrian state of Salzburg, known for its marble quarries and scenic Alpine surroundings.
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E.
Opal Telecom
Opal Telecom was a UK-based telecommunications provider that became part of TalkTalk’s business services operations following its acquisition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e11e555edc81909ca803587dafd747 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15d5ac5808190a66f9111c350f4dc |
completed | April 29, 2026, 1:22 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:50 p.m.