Triple
T2633094
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Motion Picture Patents Company |
E59679
|
entity |
| Predicate | controlledPatent |
P35397
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Latham film loop patent
The Latham film loop patent is a foundational early cinema invention that introduced a slack-forming loop in motion picture projectors, enabling longer, smoother film projection without tearing.
|
E284179
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Latham film loop patent | Statement: [Motion Picture Patents Company, controlledPatent, Latham film loop patent]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Latham film loop patent Context triple: [Motion Picture Patents Company, controlledPatent, Latham film loop patent]
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A.
Patent Clause of the United States Constitution
The Patent Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to grant inventors exclusive rights to their discoveries for limited times in order to promote the progress of science and useful arts.
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B.
Motion Picture Patents Company
The Motion Picture Patents Company was an early 20th-century film industry trust that sought to control movie production, distribution, and exhibition in the United States through pooled patents and licensing.
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C.
A Loop
A Loop is a modern streetcar route in Portland, Oregon, that provides circulator service through the central city and adjacent neighborhoods as part of the Portland Streetcar system.
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D.
The Danger of Software Patents
"The Danger of Software Patents" is an essay by Richard Stallman warning that software patents threaten innovation, restrict programmers' freedom, and endanger the development and distribution of free software.
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E.
Loopt
Loopt was an early location-based social networking mobile app startup that allowed users to share their real-time location with friends.
- 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: Latham film loop patent Triple: [Motion Picture Patents Company, controlledPatent, Latham film loop patent]
Generated description
The Latham film loop patent is a foundational early cinema invention that introduced a slack-forming loop in motion picture projectors, enabling longer, smoother film projection without tearing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Latham film loop patent Target entity description: The Latham film loop patent is a foundational early cinema invention that introduced a slack-forming loop in motion picture projectors, enabling longer, smoother film projection without tearing.
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A.
Patent Clause of the United States Constitution
The Patent Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to grant inventors exclusive rights to their discoveries for limited times in order to promote the progress of science and useful arts.
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B.
Motion Picture Patents Company
The Motion Picture Patents Company was an early 20th-century film industry trust that sought to control movie production, distribution, and exhibition in the United States through pooled patents and licensing.
-
C.
A Loop
A Loop is a modern streetcar route in Portland, Oregon, that provides circulator service through the central city and adjacent neighborhoods as part of the Portland Streetcar system.
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D.
The Danger of Software Patents
"The Danger of Software Patents" is an essay by Richard Stallman warning that software patents threaten innovation, restrict programmers' freedom, and endanger the development and distribution of free software.
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E.
Loopt
Loopt was an early location-based social networking mobile app startup that allowed users to share their real-time location with friends.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: controlledPatent Context triple: [Motion Picture Patents Company, controlledPatent, Latham film loop patent]
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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.
patentIn
Indicates that one entity holds or is associated with a patent located, filed, or registered in a particular jurisdiction, organization, or context represented by the other entity.
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C.
controlled
Indicates that one entity has power, authority, or influence to direct, regulate, or determine the behavior, actions, or state of another entity.
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D.
ownsIntellectualProperty
chosen
Indicates that one entity holds legal ownership rights over the intellectual property created, produced, or associated with another entity.
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E.
usedPatentPortfolioOf
Indicates that one entity made use of another entity’s patent portfolio, typically for development, production, licensing, or strategic purposes.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ab4ac8596c8190b34997e73d9e991c |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdb0e7b888190bfa5d2e33f00ec0f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af90a996188190b3a83a31e69d09ef |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af9172ba248190bbc68a00b43d9b44 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af9253953c8190a8e18c92d66263cc |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:38 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abd810d7f481908e81c305772c4c14 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.