Abstract: In some examples, a computing device may receive an indication that a first user and a second user are located in a zone of an interior space or other surrounding environment. Settings of one or more controllable devices may be controlled based on user profiles including implicit or explicit user preferences, such as for controlling lighting, ambient temperature, entertainment, security, etc., in the zone. When there is conflict between the user preferences, the conflict may be resolved, such as by determining a hierarchy between the users, by averaging the preferred settings, or based on other techniques. Further, a portable computing device may be associated with a user and may provide sensor information. The sensor information may include biometric sensor information that is indicative of a bodily condition of the user and that can be used for determining a context of the user or the zone.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for developing versions of applications based on application fingerprinting. For example, an application may be ported from one operating system platform to another, or an application may be modified to be compatible with a specific device. In one embodiment, an application fingerprint is received for an application. The application fingerprint may be generated based at least in part on a static analysis of the application and a dynamic analysis of the application. A device that is incompatible with the application based at least in part on the application fingerprint may be determined. A modification to the application to make the application compatible with the device may be determined.

Abstract: Some examples include determining a proximity between a first user device and a plurality of other user devices based at least in part on comparing location information of the first user device with location information for the plurality of other user devices. Additionally, a commonality may be determined that is associated with at least some user profiles of the other users, but is unassociated with a user profile of the first user. For example, the commonality may have a frequency of occurrence among the user profiles of the other users that is greater than the frequency of occurrence among user profiles associated with a larger population. In other examples, a first portable computing device may receive profile information from a nearby second portable computing device for determining a compatibility between a first user profile and a second user profile.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling an NFC device are provided, the NFC device comprising an NFC module for establishing an NFC connection with an NFC chip, and a network module for establishing a network connection with a cloud infrastructure, the method comprising: establishing an NFC connection between the NFC chip and the NFC device; receiving a unique reference identification (URI) of the NFC chip by an app configured to process the URI; establishing a network connection between the app and the cloud infrastructure; transmitting the URI to the cloud infrastructure; receiving NFC data associated with the URI from the cloud infrastructure; and executing the app in accordance with the NFC data.

Abstract: A method and system for managing product information is provided, the method comprising: establishing an NFC communication between an NFC chip imbedded in an NFC product and an NFC device; receiving a unique reference identification (URI) for the NFC product from the NFC chip; collecting location data of the NFC device; associating the URI with the location data; and transmitting the URI and the associated location data to a cloud infrastructure.