Patent ID: 8929935
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system comprising a computing device and at least one software module that are together configured for performing actions comprising: receiving, by the computing device from another device via a peer-to-peer connection, a request for information regarding white space, where the white space comprises an unassigned portion of a radio spectrum at a particular location, where the another device is configured for acting as an access point; obtaining, by the computing device based on global positioning satellite (“GPS”) or triangulation, location information corresponding to the particular location; setting, in response to the obtaining being based on the GPS, an indicator to indicate high-reliability of the obtained location information; and providing, in response to the received request, the requested information including at least the obtained location information, where the provided information is configured for use in selecting a white space channel within the white space, and for configuring the another device for communicating via the selected white space channel.