Triple
T7398438
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kobo e-readers |
E170684
|
entity |
| Predicate | developedBy |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kobo Inc.
Kobo Inc. is a Canadian company best known for producing Kobo-branded e-readers and operating a global digital bookstore platform.
|
E170684
|
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: Kobo Inc. | Statement: [Kobo e-readers, developedBy, Kobo Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kobo Inc. Context triple: [Kobo e-readers, developedBy, Kobo Inc.]
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A.
Kobo e-readers
Kobo e-readers are a line of digital reading devices known for their wide format support, integration with public libraries, and openness compared to many competing platforms.
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B.
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble is a major American bookselling chain known for its large retail bookstores that offer a wide selection of books, magazines, and related media, often alongside in-store cafés.
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C.
Nook e-reader
The Nook e-reader is Barnes & Noble’s line of electronic reading devices designed for purchasing, downloading, and reading digital books and other publications.
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D.
Altaba Inc.
Altaba Inc. was a publicly traded investment company formed from the remnants of Yahoo! Inc. after the sale of its core internet business to Verizon, primarily holding stakes in Alibaba Group and Yahoo! Japan.
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E.
Kurzweil Computer Products, Inc.
Kurzweil Computer Products, Inc. was an early technology company best known for pioneering commercial optical character recognition (OCR) systems and reading machines for the blind.
- 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: Kobo Inc. Triple: [Kobo e-readers, developedBy, Kobo Inc.]
Generated description
Kobo Inc. is a Canadian company best known for producing Kobo-branded e-readers and operating a global digital bookstore platform.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kobo Inc. Target entity description: Kobo Inc. is a Canadian company best known for producing Kobo-branded e-readers and operating a global digital bookstore platform.
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A.
Kobo e-readers
chosen
Kobo e-readers are a line of digital reading devices known for their wide format support, integration with public libraries, and openness compared to many competing platforms.
-
B.
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble is a major American bookselling chain known for its large retail bookstores that offer a wide selection of books, magazines, and related media, often alongside in-store cafés.
-
C.
Nook e-reader
The Nook e-reader is Barnes & Noble’s line of electronic reading devices designed for purchasing, downloading, and reading digital books and other publications.
-
D.
Altaba Inc.
Altaba Inc. was a publicly traded investment company formed from the remnants of Yahoo! Inc. after the sale of its core internet business to Verizon, primarily holding stakes in Alibaba Group and Yahoo! Japan.
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E.
Kurzweil Computer Products, Inc.
Kurzweil Computer Products, Inc. was an early technology company best known for pioneering commercial optical character recognition (OCR) systems and reading machines for the blind.
- 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_69c68a5f04188190ac266569c9280347 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f24c1c208190a3d11e816888760d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:10 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c81106c0788190a3740acf7bb4ab86 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c811e0ebec8190b394b1a2ff6ac5bf |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8127599188190af3d049a0c6dd349 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:40 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:09 p.m.