Patent ID: 8681709

Claim:
A method comprising: responsive to a determination that usage of a communication spectrum by a first user exceeds a first predetermined threshold, and a prediction that usage of the communication spectrum by the first user will exceed a second predetermined threshold, determining that the first user of the communications spectrum is authorized to utilize an additional portion of the communications spectrum for public safety use; upon a determination that the first user is authorized to utilize the additional portion of the communications spectrum for public safety use, determining that the additional portion of the spectrum is in use; upon a determination that the additional portion of the communications spectrum is not in use, allocating the additional portion of the communications spectrum to the first user; upon a determination that the additional portion of the communications spectrum is in use: preempting at least one second user from utilizing the additional portion of the communications spectrum; and allocating the additional portion of the communications spectrum to the first user; and responsive to a determination that usage of the communication spectrum by the first user no longer exceeds the first predetermined threshold, and a prediction that a usage of the communication spectrum by the first user will not exceed the second predetermined threshold, making the allocated additional portion of the communications spectrum available to other than the preempted at least one second user, wherein the at least one second user remains permanently preempted from utilizing the additional portion of the communications spectrum.