Patent ID: 8572212

Claim:
A communication device comprising: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire data related to a surrounding communication environment; a transmission unit configured to transmit, to a processing apparatus having authority for permitting usage of a second communication service using a part or whole of a spectrum assigned to a first communication service, a signal requesting granting of the authority for permitting usage of the second communication service; and a usage permission unit configured to permit usage of the second communication service to another communication device located near the communication device based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit, wherein when the data acquired by the data acquisition unit does not meet a specific criterion, the data acquisition unit receives data related to a communication environment from the another communication device located near the communication device, wherein the another communication device is located at a position where direct communication with the processing apparatus is not possible, and wherein the data related to the communication environment received from the another communication device comprises distributed sensing data gathered by the another communication device by sensing the communication environment surrounding the another communication device.