Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and systems for improved communication management of a plurality of wireless nodes in a wireless node network
First Claim
1. An enhanced method of communication management of a plurality of wireless nodes by a server operating in a wireless node network, the method comprising:
- identifying, by the server, a target node of the plurality of wireless nodes, the target node being at an initial location;
determining, by the server, an operating node density of an initial group of other nodes in the plurality of wireless nodes that are within a threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node; and
transmitting, by the server, a change in a broadcast profile to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes that are within the threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node if the operating node density exceeds a threshold, the change in the broadcast profile causing the at least one neighboring node to temporarily cease broadcasting during a first time interval.
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Abstract
Technical solutions for enhanced communication management of wireless nodes are described. For example, an enhanced system for communication management may include different wireless nodes deployed at different locations, including a target node at an initial location. The system'"'"'s server can directly or indirectly communicate with each of the nodes. The server, when executing communication management software instructions, can identify the target node; identify an initial group of other nodes proximate to the initial location of the target node; determine an operating node density of the initial group of other nodes; and transmit a change in a broadcast profile to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes proximate to the target node'"'"'s initial location if the operating node density exceeds a threshold. This profile change causes at least one neighboring node to temporarily cease broadcasting during a time interval.
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98 Claims
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1. An enhanced method of communication management of a plurality of wireless nodes by a server operating in a wireless node network, the method comprising:
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identifying, by the server, a target node of the plurality of wireless nodes, the target node being at an initial location; determining, by the server, an operating node density of an initial group of other nodes in the plurality of wireless nodes that are within a threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node; and transmitting, by the server, a change in a broadcast profile to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes that are within the threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node if the operating node density exceeds a threshold, the change in the broadcast profile causing the at least one neighboring node to temporarily cease broadcasting during a first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which when executed on a server-based processor performs an enhanced method of communication management of a plurality of wireless nodes by a server operating in a wireless node network, the method when executed comprising:
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identifying, by the server, a target node of the plurality of wireless nodes, the target node being at an initial location; determining, by the server, an operating node density of an initial group of other nodes in the plurality of wireless nodes that are within a threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node; and transmitting, by the server, a change in a broadcast profile to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes that are within the threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node if the operating node density exceeds a threshold, the change in the broadcast profile causing the at least one neighboring node to temporarily cease broadcasting during a first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An enhanced system for communication management deployed as part of a wireless node network, the system comprising:
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a plurality of wireless nodes deployed in the wireless node network at different respective locations, the plurality of wireless node including a target node at an initial location; and a server deployed in the wireless node network as a managing element of the wireless node network, the server being operative to communicate with each of the plurality of wireless nodes either via a direct communication path from the server or via an indirect communication path that uses one of the wireless nodes as an intermediary node, the server being configured when executing communication management software instructions maintained within the server to perform a process to; identify the target node of the plurality of wireless nodes, identify an initial group of other nodes from the plurality of wireless nodes that are within a threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node, determine an operating node density of the initial group of other nodes, and transmit a change in a broadcast profile to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes that are within the threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node if the operating node density exceeds a threshold, the change in the broadcast profile causing the at least one neighboring node to temporarily cease broadcasting during a first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An enhanced method of communication management of a plurality of wireless nodes by a server operating in a wireless node network, the method comprising:
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identifying, by the server, a target node of the plurality of wireless nodes, the target node being at an initial location; identifying, by the server, an initial group of other nodes from the plurality of wireless nodes that are within a predetermined distance from the initial location of the target node; determining, by the server, an operating node density of the initial group of other nodes; and
transmitting, by the server, a broadcast profile change message to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes to the initial location of the target node if the operating node density exceeds a threshold; andreceiving, by the at least one neighboring node, the broadcast profile change message from the server; and changing, by the at least one neighboring node, a broadcast profile resident and operating on the at least one neighboring node to a temporary silent mode that causes the at least one neighboring node to temporarily cease broadcasting during a first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. An enhanced method of communication management of a plurality of wireless nodes by a master node operating in a hierarchical wireless node network having at least the plurality of wireless nodes disposed at a low level in the network, the master node disposed at a middle level in the network, and a server disposed at a top level in the network, the method comprising:
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identifying, by the master node, a target node from a subset of the plurality of wireless nodes, the subset of the plurality of wireless nodes defined by a node management rule received from the server and stored within the master node, and the target node being at an initial location; determining, by the master node, an operating node density of an initial group of other nodes in the subset of the plurality of wireless nodes that are within a threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node; and transmitting, by the master node, a change in a broadcast profile to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes in the subset and that are within the threshold range relative to the initial location of the target node if the determined operating node density exceeds a threshold, the change in the broadcast profile causing the at least one neighboring node to temporarily cease broadcasting during a first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. An enhanced method of communication management of a plurality of wireless nodes by a master node operating in a hierarchical wireless node network having at least the plurality of wireless nodes disposed at a low level in the network, the master node disposed at a middle level in the network, and a server disposed at a top level in the network, the method comprising:
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identifying, by the master node, a target node from a subset of the plurality of wireless nodes, the subset of the plurality of wireless nodes defined by a node management rule received by the master node from the server and stored within a memory of the master node, wherein the target node is disposed at an initial location relative to other nodes in the subset; identifying, by the master node, an initial group of the other nodes in the subset that are within a predetermined distance from the initial location of the target node; determining, by the master node, an operating node density of the initial group of other nodes in the subset; transmitting, by the master node, a broadcast profile change message to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes in the subset if the operating node density exceeds a threshold; and receiving, by the at least one neighboring node, the broadcast profile change message from the master node; and changing, by the at least one neighboring node, a broadcast profile resident and operating on the at least one neighboring node to a temporary silent mode that causes the at least one neighboring node to temporarily cease broadcasting during a first time interval.
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91. An enhanced method of communication management of a plurality of wireless nodes disposed in a hierarchical wireless node network having at least the plurality of wireless nodes disposed at a low level in the network, a plurality of master nodes disposed at a middle level in the network and physically located in different locations, and a server disposed at a top level in the network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by each of the master nodes, a respective one of a plurality of dedicated node communication management rules from the server, each of the respective dedicated node communication management rules assigning one of a plurality of portions of the wireless nodes to a respective one of the master nodes; identifying, by a first of the master nodes, a first target node from within a first portion of the wireless nodes assigned to the first master node, the first portion being defined by the dedicated node communication management rule received by the first master node, wherein the first target node is disposed at a first location; determining, by the first master node, an operating node density of an initial group of other nodes in the first portion of wireless nodes that are within a threshold range relative to the first location of the first target node; and transmitting, by the first master node, a change in a broadcast profile to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes in the first portion of wireless nodes if the determined operating node density of the initial group of other nodes in the first portion of wireless nodes exceeds a threshold node density, the change in the broadcast profile causing the at least one neighboring node related to the first portion of the wireless nodes to temporarily cease broadcasting during a first time interval; identifying, by a second of the master nodes, a second target node from within a second portion of the wireless nodes assigned to the second master node, the second portion being defined by the dedicated node communication management rule received by the second master node, wherein the second target node is disposed at a second location; determining, by the second master node, an operating node density of an initial group of other nodes in the second portion of the wireless nodes that are within the threshold range relative to the second location of the second target node; and transmitting, by the second master node, the change in the broadcast profile to at least one neighboring node from the initial group of other nodes in the second portion of the wireless nodes if the determined operating node density of the initial group of other nodes in the second portion of the wireless nodes exceeds the threshold node density, the change in the broadcast profile causing the at least one neighboring node related to the second portion of wireless nodes to temporarily cease broadcasting during a second time interval, wherein the first time interval and the second time interval have an overlapping time period.
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92. An enhanced method of communication management in a hierarchical wireless node network having at least a plurality of wireless ID nodes disposed at a low level in the network, a plurality of master nodes disposed at a middle level in the network and physically located in different locations, and a server disposed at a top level in the network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a first of the master nodes, an active node communication management rule from the server, the active node communication management rule assigning the first master node to operate as a primary master node managing others of the master nodes and the ID nodes collectively within a communication range of the first master node; identifying, by the first master node, a target node from the others of the master nodes and the ID nodes collectively within the communication range of the first master node, wherein the target node is disposed at a first location within the communication range of the first master node; determining, by the first master node, an operating node density of an initial group of the others of the master nodes and the ID nodes that are within a threshold range relative to the first location; and transmitting, by the first master node, a change in a broadcast profile to at least one neighboring node from the initial group if the determined operating node density of the initial group exceeds a threshold node density, the change in the broadcast profile causing the at least one neighboring node from the initial group to temporarily cease broadcasting during a first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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