Patent ID: 8873524

Claim:
A method for processing a request for a white space channel assignment, comprising: receiving, by a processor of an application server of a network service provider, the request for the white space channel assignment, wherein the request is received from a gateway of a user, wherein the gateway is for coordinating a use of the white space channel assignment to support a plurality of devices to communicate wirelessly at a location of the user; identifying, by the processor, a white space channel in accordance with the request; sending, by the processor, a response to the request comprising the white space channel assignment, wherein the white space channel assignment assigns a timeslot of the white space channel that is identified for sharing the white space channel, wherein the white space channel that is identified is used by a plurality of users, wherein the plurality of users comprises the user; and releasing, by the processor, the white space channel in accordance with a request to release the white space channel.