Patent ID: 7317898

Claim:
A mote method comprising: adjusting a field of regard of a first-mote directional antenna, wherein said adjusting a field of regard of a first-mote directional antenna further comprises: 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 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: moving the field of regard through at least two angles at a quasi-randomly selected rate of movement; monitoring one or more indicators of a received signal strength of the first-mote directional antenna; and determining a direction associated with a second mote in response to the monitored one or more indicators of the received signal strength of the first-mote directional antenna.