Triple
T2730006
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vitascope |
E60288
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasInventor |
P632
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Armat
Thomas Armat was an American inventor and early motion picture pioneer best known for co-developing the Vitascope projector that helped popularize commercial cinema.
|
E303906
|
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: Thomas Armat | Statement: [Vitascope, hasInventor, Thomas Armat]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Armat Context triple: [Vitascope, hasInventor, Thomas Armat]
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A.
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a pioneering Scottish inventor and early motion picture engineer who worked with Thomas Edison to develop some of the first practical film cameras and viewing devices.
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B.
Edwin S. Porter
Edwin S. Porter was an early American film pioneer and director best known for his groundbreaking 1903 silent film "The Great Train Robbery."
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C.
Charles Francis Jenkins
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
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D.
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès was a pioneering French filmmaker and illusionist, best known for his innovative special effects and early narrative films such as "A Trip to the Moon."
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E.
Gaston Méliès
Gaston Méliès was a French film producer and director, brother of cinema pioneer Georges Méliès, who played an important role in early American and international filmmaking.
- 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: Thomas Armat Triple: [Vitascope, hasInventor, Thomas Armat]
Generated description
Thomas Armat was an American inventor and early motion picture pioneer best known for co-developing the Vitascope projector that helped popularize commercial cinema.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Armat Target entity description: Thomas Armat was an American inventor and early motion picture pioneer best known for co-developing the Vitascope projector that helped popularize commercial cinema.
-
A.
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a pioneering Scottish inventor and early motion picture engineer who worked with Thomas Edison to develop some of the first practical film cameras and viewing devices.
-
B.
Edwin S. Porter
Edwin S. Porter was an early American film pioneer and director best known for his groundbreaking 1903 silent film "The Great Train Robbery."
-
C.
Charles Francis Jenkins
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
-
D.
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès was a pioneering French filmmaker and illusionist, best known for his innovative special effects and early narrative films such as "A Trip to the Moon."
-
E.
Gaston Méliès
Gaston Méliès was a French film producer and director, brother of cinema pioneer Georges Méliès, who played an important role in early American and international filmmaking.
- 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_69ab4b75cd908190b691ef0d1801acda |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdaeca6208190a586afb00747146a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afe8920e64819099074f019020bb59 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 9:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afe92b8c4c8190a91c1e8564f412ad |
completed | March 10, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b008cbabc4819090cc20cf990d16e6 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 12:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.