Patent ID: 7929914

Claim:
A mote system comprising: means for adjusting a field of regard of a first-mote directional antenna, wherein said means for adjusting a field of regard of a first-mote directional antenna further comprises: means for moving the field of regard such that the field of regard of the first-mote directional antenna will likely operably align with a beam of a second-mote directional antenna, wherein said means for moving the field of regard such that the field of regard of the first-mote directional antenna will likely operably align with a beam of a second-mote directional antenna further comprises: means for moving the field of regard through at least two angles at a quasi-randomly selected rate of movement; means for monitoring one or more indicators of a received signal strength of the first-mote directional antenna; and means for determining a direction associated with a second mote responsive to said means for monitoring the one or more indicators of the received signal strength of the first-mote directional antenna.