Triple
T4802062
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Logie Baird |
E106856
|
entity |
| Predicate | developed |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Baird mechanical television system
The Baird mechanical television system was an early experimental television technology that used spinning disks and mechanical scanning to transmit and display moving images before the advent of fully electronic television.
|
E106856
|
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: Baird mechanical television system | Statement: [John Logie Baird, developed, Baird mechanical television system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baird mechanical television system Context triple: [John Logie Baird, developed, Baird mechanical television system]
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A.
Kinetograph
The Kinetograph was an early motion picture camera developed in the late 19th century by Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Laurie Dickson to record films for viewing in the Kinetoscope.
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B.
Kinetoscope
The Kinetoscope was an early motion picture exhibition device that allowed a single viewer to watch short films through a peephole, pioneering the commercial development of cinema in the 1890s.
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C.
Biograph projector
The Biograph projector was an early motion picture projection system developed in the late 19th century, notable for its large-format film and role in pioneering commercial cinema exhibition.
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D.
Vitascope
Vitascope was an early film projector developed in the 1890s that helped introduce projected motion pictures to large audiences in theaters.
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E.
John Logie Baird
John Logie Baird was a Scottish engineer and inventor best known for creating the first working television system and pioneering early television broadcasting.
- 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: Baird mechanical television system Triple: [John Logie Baird, developed, Baird mechanical television system]
Generated description
The Baird mechanical television system was an early experimental television technology that used spinning disks and mechanical scanning to transmit and display moving images before the advent of fully electronic television.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baird mechanical television system Target entity description: The Baird mechanical television system was an early experimental television technology that used spinning disks and mechanical scanning to transmit and display moving images before the advent of fully electronic television.
-
A.
Kinetograph
The Kinetograph was an early motion picture camera developed in the late 19th century by Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Laurie Dickson to record films for viewing in the Kinetoscope.
-
B.
Kinetoscope
The Kinetoscope was an early motion picture exhibition device that allowed a single viewer to watch short films through a peephole, pioneering the commercial development of cinema in the 1890s.
-
C.
Biograph projector
The Biograph projector was an early motion picture projection system developed in the late 19th century, notable for its large-format film and role in pioneering commercial cinema exhibition.
-
D.
Vitascope
Vitascope was an early film projector developed in the 1890s that helped introduce projected motion pictures to large audiences in theaters.
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E.
John Logie Baird
chosen
John Logie Baird was a Scottish engineer and inventor best known for creating the first working television system and pioneering early television broadcasting.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd43f6a1e08190bf0a372bfc336ee5 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6c42113081908824f3608e65cbff |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be4400103c8190a5417fe75fb50f81 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be44a60c2c8190b47efae80379b21e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be4530fe5c8190aa976151cdd5bc7a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:23 p.m.