Systems, apparatus, and methods of enhanced management of a wireless node network based upon an event candidate related to elements of the wireless node network

An enhanced node management system for a wireless node network having a plurality of ID nodes, the system comprising:

• a server;
• a master node disposed within the wireless node network in direct communication with the server over a first communication path and in direct communication with the ID nodes over a second communication path distinct from the first communication path,
• wherein when the master node executes a first engine code, the master node becomes operative to:
• detect a first updated status related to a first of the ID nodes, wherein the detected first status is represented by a first event candidate,
• detect a second updated status related to a second of the ID nodes, wherein the detected second status is represented by a second event candidate,
• transmit the first event candidate and the second event candidate by the master node to the server over the first communication path, and
• receive a management message in response to the transmitting the first event candidate and the second event candidate;
• wherein the server maintains node management information used to control one or more of the ID nodes and the master node as part of managing the wireless node network, wherein the node management information comprises at least context data describing a contextual operating environment of the ID nodes and rule data used for node control operations of the ID nodes and the master node;
• and
• wherein when the server executes a second engine code maintained on the server, the server becomes operative to:
• receive the first event candidate and the second event candidate from the master node,
• generate a first confidence rating for the first event candidate based upon an evaluation of the first event candidate compared to at least a first portion of the context data maintained by the server, the first confidence rating indicating a degree to which the first event candidate represents a node relevant activity,
• generate a second confidence rating for the second event candidate based upon an evaluation of the second event candidate compared to at least a second portion of the context data maintained by the server, the second confidence rating indicating a degree to which the second event candidate represents the node relevant activity,
• compare the first confidence rating and the second confidence rating to determine a combined confidence rating reflecting a degree to which the detected first change and the detected second change represent a pattern corresponding to the node relevant activity,
• update the node management information based upon a type of the first event candidate, a type of the second event candidate, and the combined confidence rating, and
• transmit the management message to the master node, the management message providing at least a portion of the updated node management information to the master node as instructional input to be used by the master node.

A server apparatus for enhanced management of a wireless node network having a plurality of ID nodes and a master node in communication with the ID nodes, the apparatus comprising:

• a server processor;
• a memory storage coupled to the server processor, the memory storage maintaining event candidate analytics engine code for execution by the server processor, the memory storage further maintaining node management information used to control one or more of the ID nodes and the master node as part of managing the wireless node network, wherein the node management information comprises at least context data describing a contextual environment of the ID nodes and rule data used for node control operations;
• a network interface coupled to the server processor and operative to communicate with the master node over a network communication path, wherein the network communication path allows the server to directly interact with the master node but does not allow the server to directly interact with the ID nodes;
• and
• wherein the server processor, when executing the event candidate analytics engine code maintained on the memory storage and having access to the node management information, is operative to
• receive, via the network interface, an event candidate from the master node, the event candidate being identified by the master node as representing an updated status related to the first ID node,
• generate a confidence rating for the event candidate based upon an evaluation of the event candidate against at least a portion of the context data, the confidence rating indicating a degree to which the event candidate represents a node relevant activity,
• update the node management information stored on the memory storage based upon a type of the event candidate and the confidence rating for the event candidate, and
• cause the network interface to transmit a management message to the master node, the management message providing at least a portion of the updated node management information to the master node as instructional input to be used by the master node.