Triple
T6320616
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dick Van Patten |
E141727
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Richard Vincent Van Patten
Richard Vincent Van Patten is the birth name of American actor Dick Van Patten, best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough."
|
E589305
|
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: Richard Vincent Van Patten | Statement: [Dick Van Patten, birthName, Richard Vincent Van Patten]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Vincent Van Patten Context triple: [Dick Van Patten, birthName, Richard Vincent Van Patten]
-
A.
John C. McGinley
John C. McGinley is an American character actor best known for his roles in films like "Platoon" and as Dr. Perry Cox on the television series "Scrubs."
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B.
Jeff Morrow
Jeff Morrow was an American actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, particularly in biblical epics and science fiction movies.
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C.
Maury Chaykin
Maury Chaykin was a Canadian-American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including his acclaimed portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe in the TV series "A Nero Wolfe Mystery."
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D.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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E.
William Katt
William Katt is an American actor best known for starring in the 1980s television series "The Greatest American Hero" and appearing in films such as "Carrie."
- 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: Richard Vincent Van Patten Triple: [Dick Van Patten, birthName, Richard Vincent Van Patten]
Generated description
Richard Vincent Van Patten is the birth name of American actor Dick Van Patten, best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Vincent Van Patten Target entity description: Richard Vincent Van Patten is the birth name of American actor Dick Van Patten, best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough."
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A.
John C. McGinley
John C. McGinley is an American character actor best known for his roles in films like "Platoon" and as Dr. Perry Cox on the television series "Scrubs."
-
B.
Jeff Morrow
Jeff Morrow was an American actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, particularly in biblical epics and science fiction movies.
-
C.
Maury Chaykin
Maury Chaykin was a Canadian-American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including his acclaimed portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe in the TV series "A Nero Wolfe Mystery."
-
D.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
-
E.
William Katt
William Katt is an American actor best known for starring in the 1980s television series "The Greatest American Hero" and appearing in films such as "Carrie."
- 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_69c008d13b8c8190be47d896eb735605 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c064c61f008190b316b9ff1023b057 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c62d33d70c8190af6acdf5158f9067 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c62fa58174819097f44cb638184b63 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6335f2e588190960713f994aa36eb |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:29 p.m.