Distributed system for efficient entity recognition

A system, comprising:

• one or more computing devices;
• wherein the one or more computing devices include instructions that upon execution on or across the one or more computing devices:
• receive, via one or more programmatic interfaces, a connectivity requirement indicating, with respect to at least a first recognition device of a distributed entity recognition application comprising a plurality of recognition devices, a number of other recognition devices with which the first recognition device is to establish connectivity;
• cause, based at least in part on the connectivity requirement, connectivity to be established between the first recognition device of the distributed entity recognition application and a set of other recognition devices including a second recognition device and a third recognition device;
• and
• utilize, by the first recognition device, contents of a plurality of messages to determine whether a recognition-dependent action is to be initiated with respect to a first set of sensor data, wherein the plurality of messages includes (a) a first message received at the first recognition device from the second recognition device and (b) a second message received at the first recognition device from the third recognition device.

A computer-implemented method, comprising

• receiving, via one or more programmatic interfaces, a connectivity requirement indicating, with respect to at least a first recognition device of a distributed entity recognition application comprising a plurality of recognition devices, a number of other recognition devices with which the first recognition device is to establish connectivity;
• causing, based at least in part on the connectivity requirement, connectivity to be established between the first recognition device of the distributed entity recognition application and a set of other recognition devices including a second recognition device and a third recognition device;
• and
• utilizing, by the first recognition device, contents of a plurality of messages to determine whether a recognition-dependent action is to be initiated with respect to a first set of sensor data, wherein the plurality of messages includes (a) a first message received at the first recognition device from the second recognition device and (b) a second message received at the first recognition device from the third recognition device.

One or more non-transitory computer-accessible storage media storing program instructions that when executed on or across one or more processors:

• receive, via one or more programmatic interfaces, a connectivity requirement indicating, with respect to at least a first recognition device of a distributed entity recognition application comprising a plurality of recognition devices, a number of other recognition devices with which the first recognition device is to establish connectivity;
• cause, based at least in part on the connectivity requirement, connectivity to be established between the first recognition device of the distributed entity recognition application and a set of other recognition devices including a second recognition device and a third recognition device;
• and
• utilize, by the first recognition device, contents of a plurality of messages to determine whether a recognition-dependent action is to be initiated with respect to a first set of sensor data, wherein the plurality of messages includes (a) a first message received at the first recognition device from the second recognition device and (b) a second message received at the first recognition device from the third recognition device.