HID
E203907
HID (Human Interface Device) is a Bluetooth profile that enables wireless communication between input devices like keyboards, mice, and game controllers and host systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Human Interface Device | 2 |
| HID canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1832009 — 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: HID Context triple: [Bluetooth, hasProfile, HID]
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A.
HDI
The HDI is a composite statistic used by the United Nations to measure and compare countries’ overall human development based on health, education, and standard of living.
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B.
EIDE
EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) is an improved version of the IDE interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard.
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C.
Hiw
Hiw is an Oceanic language spoken on Hiw Island in northern Vanuatu, known for its small speaker population and distinctive phonological features.
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D.
IDEP
IDEP is a regional training and research institute under the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa that focuses on economic development and planning in African countries.
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E.
HAD
HAD is the commonly used abbreviation for the Historical Astronomy Division, a group focused on the study and promotion of the history of astronomy.
- 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: HID Target entity description: HID (Human Interface Device) is a Bluetooth profile that enables wireless communication between input devices like keyboards, mice, and game controllers and host systems.
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A.
HDI
The HDI is a composite statistic used by the United Nations to measure and compare countries’ overall human development based on health, education, and standard of living.
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B.
EIDE
EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) is an improved version of the IDE interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard.
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C.
Hiw
Hiw is an Oceanic language spoken on Hiw Island in northern Vanuatu, known for its small speaker population and distinctive phonological features.
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D.
IDEP
IDEP is a regional training and research institute under the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa that focuses on economic development and planning in African countries.
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E.
HAD
HAD is the commonly used abbreviation for the Historical Astronomy Division, a group focused on the study and promotion of the history of astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bluetooth profile
ⓘ
human interface device profile ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
Human Interface Device
ⓘ
linked to:
HID
|
| applicationDomain |
consumer electronics
ⓘ
gaming ⓘ human-computer interaction ⓘ |
| benefit |
enables portable and mobile input devices
ⓘ
reduces need for wired input connections ⓘ |
| category | Bluetooth SIG profile ⓘ |
| communicationType | wireless ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Bluetooth-enabled computers
ⓘ
Bluetooth-enabled game consoles ⓘ Bluetooth-enabled smartphones ⓘ Bluetooth-enabled tablets ⓘ |
| dataType |
feature reports
ⓘ
input reports ⓘ output reports ⓘ |
| defines |
how input data is formatted and transmitted over Bluetooth
ⓘ
roles for host and device in human interface communication ⓘ |
| deviceRoleDescription | sends input reports to the host ⓘ |
| differenceFrom | USB HID uses wired USB transport while Bluetooth HID uses wireless Bluetooth transport ⓘ |
| enables | wireless communication between input devices and host systems ⓘ |
| fullName |
Human Interface Device
ⓘ
linked to:
HID
|
| hostRoleDescription | receives and interprets input reports from HID devices ⓘ |
| layer | application layer over Bluetooth ⓘ |
| relatedStandard | USB HID ⓘ |
| roleType |
HID device
ⓘ
HID host ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Bluetooth Special Interest Group ⓘ |
| supports | low-latency input transmission ⓘ |
| supportsDeviceType |
barcode scanner
ⓘ
game controller ⓘ joystick ⓘ keyboard ⓘ mouse ⓘ remote control ⓘ stylus ⓘ trackball ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
battery-powered peripheral operation
ⓘ
device discovery via Bluetooth ⓘ encryption of HID traffic ⓘ pairing and bonding ⓘ |
| transport | Bluetooth ⓘ |
| typicalUsageScenario |
Bluetooth game controller connected to a console or smartphone
ⓘ
Bluetooth keyboard connected to a laptop ⓘ |
| usedFor | connecting input devices to host systems over Bluetooth ⓘ |
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: HID Description of subject: HID (Human Interface Device) is a Bluetooth profile that enables wireless communication between input devices like keyboards, mice, and game controllers and host systems.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: HID