Triple

T9000875
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject IEEE Milestone (for Sony color video tape recorder and Trinitron color television receiver) E215034 entity
Predicate technologyTypeRecognized P1482 FINISHED
Object color video tape recorder
A color video tape recorder is an electronic device that records and plays back moving images and sound in color on magnetic tape, enabling time-shifted and repeat viewing of television and video content.
E771795 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: color video tape recorder | Statement: [IEEE Milestone (for Sony color video tape recorder and Trinitron color television receiver), technologyTypeRecognized, color video tape recorder]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: color video tape recorder
Context triple: [IEEE Milestone (for Sony color video tape recorder and Trinitron color television receiver), technologyTypeRecognized, color video tape recorder]
  • A. Betamax
    Betamax is an analog videocassette tape format introduced by Sony in the 1970s that became known for its high-quality recording and its famous format war with VHS.
  • B. VHS
    VHS is an analog videocassette tape format that became the dominant standard for home video recording and movie playback from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
  • C. LaserDisc
    LaserDisc is an early optical disc video format that provided higher-quality analog video and audio than VHS tapes and was popular among home theater enthusiasts before the rise of DVD.
  • D. Control Video Corporation
    Control Video Corporation was an early 1980s technology company best known as the precursor to America Online (AOL), pioneering online services for home computer users.
  • E. CDTV
    CDTV is a multimedia home entertainment and computing system developed by Commodore based on Amiga technology, combining a CD-ROM player with a personal computer.
  • 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: color video tape recorder
Triple: [IEEE Milestone (for Sony color video tape recorder and Trinitron color television receiver), technologyTypeRecognized, color video tape recorder]
Generated description
A color video tape recorder is an electronic device that records and plays back moving images and sound in color on magnetic tape, enabling time-shifted and repeat viewing of television and video content.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: color video tape recorder
Target entity description: A color video tape recorder is an electronic device that records and plays back moving images and sound in color on magnetic tape, enabling time-shifted and repeat viewing of television and video content.
  • A. Betamax
    Betamax is an analog videocassette tape format introduced by Sony in the 1970s that became known for its high-quality recording and its famous format war with VHS.
  • B. VHS
    VHS is an analog videocassette tape format that became the dominant standard for home video recording and movie playback from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
  • C. LaserDisc
    LaserDisc is an early optical disc video format that provided higher-quality analog video and audio than VHS tapes and was popular among home theater enthusiasts before the rise of DVD.
  • D. Control Video Corporation
    Control Video Corporation was an early 1980s technology company best known as the precursor to America Online (AOL), pioneering online services for home computer users.
  • E. CDTV
    CDTV is a multimedia home entertainment and computing system developed by Commodore based on Amiga technology, combining a CD-ROM player with a personal computer.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: technologyTypeRecognized
Context triple: [IEEE Milestone (for Sony color video tape recorder and Trinitron color television receiver), technologyTypeRecognized, color video tape recorder]
  • A. technologyType chosen
    Indicates the specific kind or category of technology associated with an entity or relationship.
  • B. technologyClass
    Indicates the classification or category of technology to which an entity belongs.
  • C. technicalType
    Indicates the specific technical category or classification that characterizes how something is implemented, structured, or functions.
  • D. technologyUsedBy
    Indicates that a particular technology is employed or utilized by a specified entity.
  • E. technologyUsedIn
    Indicates that a particular technology is employed or applied within a specific process, product, context, or domain.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ca83a12d648190b1e4fe11e8a31890 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc6954bb1881908d004a26ba7fe360 completed April 1, 2026, 12:39 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfd0ddb1648190a50f8877218d9883 completed April 3, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfd1b4a80c8190be50b67698f56c28 completed April 3, 2026, 2:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfd2c99f1c8190b82fd98f5d3243d3 completed April 3, 2026, 2:46 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cc5edd6cb48190b4fc6d6ca0418056 completed March 31, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:05 p.m.