Patent ID: 7418238

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 sweeping the field of regard of the first-mote directional antenna at a rate of sweep likely to be different from a rate of sweep of the beam of the second-mote directional antenna; 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 in response to the monitored one or more indicators of the received signal strength of the first-mote directional antenna.