Triple

T7941770
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Windows Media Player E184407 entity
Predicate supportsDRM P17307 FINISHED
Object Windows Media DRM
Windows Media DRM is Microsoft's proprietary digital rights management technology designed to protect and control the distribution and playback of digital media content.
 E697247 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Windows Media DRM | Statement: [Windows Media Player, supportsDRM, Windows Media DRM]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Windows Media DRM
Context triple: [Windows Media Player, supportsDRM, Windows Media DRM]
  • A. Windows Media
    Windows Media is a collection of Microsoft multimedia technologies and formats used for playing, streaming, and encoding audio and video on Windows platforms.
  • B. DRM
    DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a set of access-control technologies used by copyright holders to restrict the use, copying, and distribution of digital content and devices.
  • C. Windows Media Player
    Windows Media Player is Microsoft’s built-in multimedia application for playing audio, video, and streaming media on Windows operating systems.
  • D. Windows Media Center
    Windows Media Center is a discontinued Microsoft digital video recorder and media player application for Windows that provided a TV-friendly interface for watching and recording live television, playing media, and accessing online content.
  • E. Active Directory Rights Management Services
    Active Directory Rights Management Services is a Microsoft server technology that protects sensitive information through encryption, access control, and usage policies integrated with Active Directory.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Windows Media DRM
Target entity description: Windows Media DRM is Microsoft's proprietary digital rights management technology designed to protect and control the distribution and playback of digital media content.
  • A. Windows Media
    Windows Media is a collection of Microsoft multimedia technologies and formats used for playing, streaming, and encoding audio and video on Windows platforms.
  • B. DRM
    DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a set of access-control technologies used by copyright holders to restrict the use, copying, and distribution of digital content and devices.
  • C. Windows Media Player
    Windows Media Player is Microsoft’s built-in multimedia application for playing audio, video, and streaming media on Windows operating systems.
  • D. Windows Media Center
    Windows Media Center is a discontinued Microsoft digital video recorder and media player application for Windows that provided a TV-friendly interface for watching and recording live television, playing media, and accessing online content.
  • E. Active Directory Rights Management Services
    Active Directory Rights Management Services is a Microsoft server technology that protects sensitive information through encryption, access control, and usage policies integrated with Active Directory.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Windows Media DRM
Triple: [Windows Media Player, supportsDRM, Windows Media DRM]
Generated description
Windows Media DRM is Microsoft's proprietary digital rights management technology designed to protect and control the distribution and playback of digital media content.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca8291c2008190b1b8832c87814bcf elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb3b0c16b8819093c5d1719cd65ee3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cb5c1265008190a97ccedf92f9234e ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69cb76d2dff8819085ad9e10baad1537 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69cb5f22f89c8190a98208bf096a2427 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:09 p.m.