Systems, apparatus, and methods of enhanced monitoring for an event candidate associated with cycling power of an id node within a wireless node network

An enhanced master node apparatus for identifying an event candidate within a wireless node network having at least one ID node and a server, the ID node being disposed a low level within the wireless node network and being incapable of communicating directly with the server while the master node apparatus is disposed at a middle level within the wireless node network as a monitoring intermediary between the ID node and the server, the master node apparatus comprising:

• a node processing unit,
• a memory storage coupled to the master node processing unit, the memory storage maintaining event detection engine code for execution by the master node processing unit,
• a first communication interface coupled to the node processing unit and operative to communicate directly the ID node over a first communication path;
• a second communication interface coupled to the node processing unit and operative to communicate directly with the server over a second communication path, wherein the first communication path is distinct from the second communication path;
• wherein the master node, when executing the event detection engine code on the master node processing unit, is operative to
• receive a first plurality of advertising signals broadcast by the ID node using the first communication interface,
• detect if the ID node is broadcasting with a cycling broadcast RF power profile setting based upon at least one of the first plurality of advertising signals, the cycling broadcast RF power profile setting defining a cycle period over which the ID node alters how it broadcasts at different RF power levels,
• detect an observed parameter for each of the first plurality of advertising signals,
• determine a first average of the observed parameters for the first plurality of advertising signals within a first window of time commensurate with the cycle period,
• receive a second plurality of advertising signals broadcast by the ID node after the ID node broadcasts the first plurality of advertising signals, wherein the second plurality of advertising signals are broadcast with the cycling broadcast RF power profile setting,
• detect an observed parameter for each of the second plurality of advertising signals,
• determine a second average of the observed parameters for the second plurality of advertising signals within a second window of time commensurate with the cycle period,
• identify the event candidate relative to the ID node when a comparison of the first average and the second average indicates an observed change relative to the ID node, and
• cause the second communication interface to send a reporting message to the server, the reporting message indicating the identified event candidate relative to the ID node.

A method for enhanced monitoring for an event candidate within a wireless node network having a plurality of ID nodes, a master node in communication with the ID nodes, and a server in communication with the master node, comprising the steps of:

• receiving, by the master node, a first plurality of advertising signals broadcast by a first of the ID nodes;
• detecting, by the master node, if the first ID node is broadcasting with a cycling broadcast RF power profile setting based upon at least one of the first plurality of advertising signals, the cycling broadcast RF power profile setting defining a cycle period over which the first ID node alters how it broadcasts at different RF power levels;
• receiving, by the master node, a second plurality of advertising signals broadcast by the first ID node after the first ID node broadcasts the first plurality of advertising signals, wherein the second plurality of advertising signals are broadcast with the cycling broadcast RF power profile setting;
• determining, by the master node, a first average of an observed parameter for the first plurality of advertising signals within a first window of time commensurate with the cycle period;
• determining, by the master node, a second average of the observed parameter for the second plurality of advertising signals within a second window of time commensurate with the cycle period;
• identifying, by the master node, the event candidate when a comparison of the first average and the second average indicates an observed change relative to the first ID node;
• and
• reporting, by the master node to the server, the event candidate relative to the first ID node.