CoreBluetooth
E114979
CoreBluetooth is an Apple framework that enables apps to communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices for tasks like data exchange and peripheral control.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CBMutableCharacteristic | 1 |
| Core Bluetooth | 1 |
| CoreBluetooth canonical | 1 |
| CoreBluetooth framework | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T970007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CoreBluetooth Context triple: [watchOS, supportsFramework, CoreBluetooth]
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A.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology standard used to connect and exchange data between devices such as phones, computers, headphones, and peripherals.
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B.
HomeKit framework
HomeKit framework is Apple's software framework that enables iOS apps and Siri to configure, communicate with, and control compatible smart home accessories.
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C.
HealthKit framework
HealthKit framework is an Apple software framework that enables apps to securely access, store, and share users’ health and fitness data on iOS devices.
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D.
Apple W1
The Apple W1 is a custom wireless audio chip designed by Apple to provide efficient Bluetooth connectivity, seamless pairing, and improved battery performance in compatible devices like AirPods and certain Beats headphones.
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E.
Zigbee
Zigbee is a low-power, wireless mesh networking standard commonly used for home automation and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
- 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: CoreBluetooth Target entity description: CoreBluetooth is an Apple framework that enables apps to communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices for tasks like data exchange and peripheral control.
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A.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology standard used to connect and exchange data between devices such as phones, computers, headphones, and peripherals.
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B.
HomeKit framework
HomeKit framework is Apple's software framework that enables iOS apps and Siri to configure, communicate with, and control compatible smart home accessories.
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C.
HealthKit framework
HealthKit framework is an Apple software framework that enables apps to securely access, store, and share users’ health and fitness data on iOS devices.
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D.
Apple W1
The Apple W1 is a custom wireless audio chip designed by Apple to provide efficient Bluetooth connectivity, seamless pairing, and improved battery performance in compatible devices like AirPods and certain Beats headphones.
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E.
Zigbee
Zigbee is a low-power, wireless mesh networking standard commonly used for home automation and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple framework
ⓘ
Bluetooth Low Energy framework ⓘ software framework ⓘ |
| bundleIdentifier | com.apple.CoreBluetooth ⓘ |
| category |
connectivity framework
ⓘ
wireless communication framework ⓘ |
| developedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corebluetooth ⓘ |
| integratesWith | Xcode ⓘ |
| introducedFor | Bluetooth Low Energy support on Apple platforms ⓘ |
| keyClass |
CBCentralManager
ⓘ
CBCharacteristic ⓘ CBDescriptor ⓘ CBMutableCharacteristic ⓘ
linked to:
CoreBluetooth
CBMutableService ⓘ CBPeripheral ⓘ CBPeripheralManager ⓘ CBService ⓘ |
| languageBinding |
Objective-C
ⓘ
Swift ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| namespace |
CoreBluetooth framework
ⓘ
linked to:
CoreBluetooth
|
| partOf |
Apple Developer SDK
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple developer tools
|
| platform |
iOS
ⓘ
macOS ⓘ tvOS ⓘ watchOS ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
communication with BLE peripherals
ⓘ
control of BLE peripherals ⓘ data exchange with BLE devices ⓘ |
| providesAPIFor |
BLE advertising
ⓘ
BLE central role ⓘ BLE peripheral role ⓘ BLE scanning ⓘ BLE services and characteristics ⓘ |
| requires |
Bluetooth hardware support
ⓘ
user Bluetooth permission ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
MTU-based data transfer
ⓘ
RSSI reading ⓘ background BLE operations ⓘ notification and indication on characteristics ⓘ state restoration ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
Bluetooth 4.0
ⓘ
linked to:
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.1 ⓘ Bluetooth 4.2 ⓘ
linked to:
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 ⓘ
linked to:
Bluetooth
|
| supportsTechnology |
Bluetooth Low Energy
ⓘ
linked to:
Bluetooth Mesh
|
| usesPattern |
asynchronous event-driven programming
ⓘ
delegate-based callbacks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: CoreBluetooth Description of subject: CoreBluetooth is an Apple framework that enables apps to communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices for tasks like data exchange and peripheral control.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: CoreBluetooth
linked to: CoreBluetooth
linked to: CoreBluetooth