Patent ID: 8620368

Claim:
A method for enabling communication between a plurality of devices, said method comprising: in a first device, said first device comprising one or more wireless interfaces: transmitting a first 60 GHz beacon signal, wherein said first 60 GHz beacon signal is swept over a plurality of angles during said transmitting; and/or receiving from corresponding one or more other devices, one or more other 60 GHz beacon signals that are swept over a plurality of angles, wherein: said corresponding one or more other devices each comprise one or more wireless interfaces; and each of said received swept one or more other 60 GHz beacon signals indicates an angle of reception of said received swept one or more other 60 GHz beacon signals and/or a relative direction with respect to a particular one of said corresponding one or more other devices; and utilizing said angle of reception and/or said relative direction to enable beamforming of an adaptive and/or steered antenna for communication with at least one of said corresponding one or more other devices.