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An apparatus including an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including an antenna, an energy supply and an integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip is electrically coupled to the antenna and the energy supply. A materi

An apparatus including an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including an antenna, an energy supply and an integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip is electrically coupled to the antenna and the energy supply. A material substantially encloses the electronic device.

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1. A method executed by a first electronic device, comprising: (a) receiving a first type of signal from a second electronic device, wherein at least one of the first and second electronic devices is a wireless electronic device comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer batter

1. A method executed by a first electronic device, comprising: (a) receiving a first type of signal from a second electronic device, wherein at least one of the first and second electronic devices is a wireless electronic device comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery;(b) determining a characteristic of the second electronic device based on information received in the first type of signal; and(c) transmitting a second type of signal to the second electronic device based on the determined characteristic;wherein the first and second electronic devices are each independently mobile. 2. A method executed by a first electronic device, comprising: (a) receiving a first type of signal from a second electronic device, wherein at least one of the first and second electronic devices is a wireless electronic device comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery;(b) determining a characteristic of the second electronic device based on information received in the first type of signal; and(c) transmitting a second type of signal to the second electronic device based on the determined characteristic;wherein the first and second electronic devices are each wireless electronic devices each comprising at least one of an energy harvester, an energy generator, and/or a multi-layer battery. 3. A method executed by a first electronic device, comprising: (a) receiving a first type of signal from a second electronic device, wherein at least one of the first and second electronic devices is a wireless electronic device comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery;(b) determining a characteristic of the second electronic device based on information received in the first type of signal; and(c) transmitting a second type of signal to the second electronic device based on the determined characteristic;wherein the first type of signal comprises information based on a presence of one of the first and second electronic devices proximate the other of the first and second electronic devices. 4. A method executed by a first electronic device, comprising: (a) receiving a first type of signal from a second electronic device, wherein at least one of the first and second electronic devices is a wireless electronic device comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery;(b) determining a characteristic of the second electronic device based on information received in the first type of signal; and(c) transmitting a second type of signal to the second electronic device based on the determined characteristic;wherein the second type of signal acknowledges a presence of one of the first and second electronic devices proximate the other of the first and second electronic devices. 5. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a third type of signal that is configured to be utilized to determine a characteristic of the second electronic device's environment, wherein the characteristic of the second electronic device's environment comprises at least one of: a location within the environment;an orientation within the environment;a composition of the environment;a temperature of the environment;a pressure of the environment;a voltage of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a current of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a resistance of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a concentration of the environment;a viscosity of the environment; anda biometric characteristic of a living animal proximate the second electronic device. 6. A method executed by a first electronic device, comprising: (a) receiving a first type of signal from a second electronic device, wherein at least one of the first and second electronic devices is a wireless electronic device comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery;(b) determining a characteristic of the second electronic device based on information received in the first type of signal;(c) transmitting a second type of signal to the second electronic device based on the determined characteristic; and(d) transmitting a third type of signal to a third electronic device based on the determined characteristic. 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the third type of signal is configured to cause the third electronic device to automatically perform an action. 8. The method of claim 6 wherein the third type of signal is configured to cause the third electronic device to automatically display a predetermined message that is based on the determined characteristic. 9. A method executed by a first electronic device, comprising the ordered steps of: (a) executing a waiting interval of a predetermined time, and then determining whether the first electronic device has received a first signal from a second electronic device during the waiting interval, wherein at least one of the first and second electronic devices is a wireless electronic device comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery;(b) if the first electronic device has not received a first type of signal from a second electronic device during the waiting interval, transmitting a second type of signal from the first electronic device and then returning to step (a);(c) if the first electronic device has received a first signal from a second electronic device during the waiting interval, then delivering a third type of signal to an actuator of the first electronic device, wherein the third type of signal corresponds to information received in the first type of signal; and(d) operating the actuator based on information in the third type of signal. 10. The method of claim 9 wherein step (b) comprises: if the first electronic device has not received a first type of signal from a second electronic device during the waiting interval, transmitting the second type of signal to a second electronic device and then returning to step (a). 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the second type of signal comprises information based on a characteristic of the first electronic device's environment, wherein the characteristic of the first electronic device's environment comprises at least one of: a location within the environment;an orientation within the environment;a composition of the environment;a temperature of the environment;a pressure of the environment;a voltage of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a current of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a resistance of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a concentration of the environment;a viscosity of the environment; anda biometric characteristic of a living animal proximate the second electronic device. 12. The method of claim 9 further comprising transmitting a fourth type of signal if the first type of signal received by the first electronic device is not one of a plurality of expected signals. 13. The method of claim 9 further comprising transmitting a fourth type of signal to a third electronic device if the first type of signal received by the first electronic device is not one of a plurality of expected signals. 14. The method of claim 9 wherein one of the first and second electronic devices is mobile and the other of the first and second electronic devices is not mobile. 15. The method of claim 9 wherein neither of the first and second electronic devices is mobile. 16. The method of claim 9 wherein the first and second electronic devices are each independently mobile. 17. The method of claim 9 wherein the first and second electronic devices are each wireless electronic devices each comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery. 18. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second electronic devices are each wireless electronic devices each comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery. 19. The method of claim 2 further comprising receiving a third type of signal that is configured to be utilized to determine a characteristic of the second electronic device's environment, wherein the characteristic of the second electronic device's environment comprises at least one of: a location within the environment;an orientation within the environment;a composition of the environment;a temperature of the environment;a pressure of the environment;a voltage of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a current of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a resistance of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a concentration of the environment;a viscosity of the environment; anda biometric characteristic of a living animal proximate the second electronic device. 20. The method of claim 2 wherein the first and second electronic devices are each wireless electronic devices each comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery. 21. The method of claim 3 further comprising receiving a third type of signal that is configured to be utilized to determine a characteristic of the second electronic device's environment, wherein the characteristic of the second electronic device's environment comprises at least one of: a location within the environment;an orientation within the environment;a composition of the environment;a temperature of the environment;a pressure of the environment;a voltage of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a current of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a resistance of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a concentration of the environment;a viscosity of the environment; anda biometric characteristic of a living animal proximate the second electronic device. 22. The method of claim 3 wherein the first and second electronic devices are each wireless electronic devices each comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery. 23. The method of claim 4 further comprising receiving a third type of signal that is configured to be utilized to determine a characteristic of the second electronic device's environment, wherein the characteristic of the second electronic device's environment comprises at least one of: a location within the environment;an orientation within the environment;a composition of the environment;a temperature of the environment;a pressure of the environment;a voltage of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a current of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a resistance of an electrical feature associated with the environment;a concentration of the environment;a viscosity of the environment; anda biometric characteristic of a living animal proximate the second electronic device. 24. The method of claim 4 wherein the first and second electronic devices are each wireless electronic devices each comprising at least one of an energy source and/or a multi-layer battery.