Patent ID: 8923765

Claim:
A method implemented in a wireless-enabled component (WEC), comprising: transmitting, via a first channel, a signal to one or more other WECs; receiving, via the first channel, a response from the one or more other WECs, wherein the one or more other WECs and the WEC are located within one or more chips within a device; determining a relative position and capabilities of the one or more other WECs based on the received response, wherein the relative position includes a direction of the one or more other WECs relative to the WEC and a distance between the one or more other WECs and the WEC; selecting a communication mechanism for communicating over a second channel based on the relative position and capabilities of the one or more other WECs; and communicating, via the second channel, with the one or more other WECs in accordance with the selected communication mechanism.