Systems, apparatus, and methods of checkpoint summary based monitoring for an event candidate related to an id node within a wireless node network

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

• a node processing unit;
• a memory storage coupled to the node processing unit, the memory storage maintaining event detection engine code for execution by the node processing unit;
• a first communication interface coupled to the node processing unit and operative to communicate with at least a first of the ID nodes over a first communication path;
• a second communication interface coupled to the node processing unit and operative to communicate with the server over a second communication path;
• and
• wherein the node processing unit, when executing the event detection engine code maintained on the memory storage, is operative to
• detect, via the first communication interface, a first set of advertising signals broadcast by a first of the ID nodes,
• generate a first checkpoint summary representing the first set of advertising signals detected by the first communication interface,
• detect, via the first communication interface, a second set of advertising signals broadcast by the first ID node after the first ID node broadcasts the first set of advertising signals,
• generate a second checkpoint summary representing the second set of advertising signals detected by the first communication interface,
• compare an observed parameter for each of the first checkpoint summary and the second checkpoint summary,
• identify the event candidate based upon the comparison of the observed parameter for each of the first checkpoint summary and the second checkpoint summary, and
• cause the second communication interface to report the identified event candidate to the server over the second communication path.

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 set of advertising signals broadcast by a first of the ID nodes;
• generating, by the master node, a first checkpoint summary representing the first set of advertising signals received by the master node;
• receiving, by the master node, a second set of advertising signals broadcast by the first ID node after the first ID node broadcasts the first set of advertising signals;
• generating, by the master node, a second checkpoint summary representing the second set of advertising signals received by the master node;
• identifying, by the master node, the event candidate based upon a comparison of an observed parameter for each of the first checkpoint summary and the second checkpoint summary;
• and
• reporting, by the master node to the server, the event candidate relative to the first ID node.