Triple

T6320644
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dick Van Patten E141727 entity
Predicate child P120 FINISHED
Object Nels Van Patten
Nels Van Patten is an American actor and former professional tennis player, known both for his work in film and television and as the son of actor Dick Van Patten.
E586498 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: Nels Van Patten | Statement: [Dick Van Patten, child, Nels Van Patten]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nels Van Patten
Context triple: [Dick Van Patten, child, Nels Van Patten]
  • A. Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
  • B. Pat Hingle
    Pat Hingle was an American character actor known for his authoritative supporting roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Commissioner Gordon in the Batman film series.
  • C. Adam Arkin
    Adam Arkin is an American actor and director known for his work in television series such as "Chicago Hope" and "Northern Exposure," as well as numerous film and stage roles.
  • D. Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland is a renowned Canadian actor known for his versatile performances in films such as M*A*S*H, Klute, Ordinary People, and The Hunger Games series.
  • E. Richard Farnsworth
    Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and former stuntman best known for his understated, dignified performances in films such as "The Straight Story" and "Comes a Horseman."
  • 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: Nels Van Patten
Triple: [Dick Van Patten, child, Nels Van Patten]
Generated description
Nels Van Patten is an American actor and former professional tennis player, known both for his work in film and television and as the son of actor Dick Van Patten.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nels Van Patten
Target entity description: Nels Van Patten is an American actor and former professional tennis player, known both for his work in film and television and as the son of actor Dick Van Patten.
  • A. Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
  • B. Pat Hingle
    Pat Hingle was an American character actor known for his authoritative supporting roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Commissioner Gordon in the Batman film series.
  • C. Adam Arkin
    Adam Arkin is an American actor and director known for his work in television series such as "Chicago Hope" and "Northern Exposure," as well as numerous film and stage roles.
  • D. Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland is a renowned Canadian actor known for his versatile performances in films such as M*A*S*H, Klute, Ordinary People, and The Hunger Games series.
  • E. Richard Farnsworth
    Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and former stuntman best known for his understated, dignified performances in films such as "The Straight Story" and "Comes a Horseman."
  • 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_69c6040b1e0481908095decce40107b4 completed March 27, 2026, 4:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c605d1ed048190b96c9d27c3470882 completed March 27, 2026, 4:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c6063e2904819086786ff2edebce32 completed March 27, 2026, 4:23 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:29 p.m.