System and method to authenticate electronics using electronic-metrics

1. A system for authenticating an electronic device, the system comprising:

a storage component for storing characteristics of a previously trained electronic-metric field emission from the electronic device;

a sensor for receiving a real time electronic-metric field emission from the electronic device, the real time electronic-metric field emission comprising a noise-like emission that does not represent information;

an analysis component for determining a first relationship between characteristics of the trained electronic-metric field emission and characteristics of the real-time electronic-metric field emission; and

an authentication component for authenticating the electronic device responsive to the first relationship.

2. The system of claim 1 the electronic device comprising a first electronic device, wherein the system is disposed within a second electronic device and the real time electronic-metric emission propagates from the first electronic device to the second electronic device through a human body or a medium in close proximity to the first and second electronic devices.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein a successful authentication permits the electronic device to execute an action, control another device, or execute a transaction.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the analysis component comprises a Hidden Markov Model (HMM).

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the real time electronic-metric field emission comprises any one or more of an emission spectrum generated by one or more electronic components of the electronic device, an electromagnetic field signature, a radio frequency emission, a noise spectrum as a function of frequency, an amplitude spectrum as a function of frequency, a pulse width, and a power level as a function of frequency.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the analysis component analyzes one or more of amplitude as a function of frequency and spectral content in determining the first relationship.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the real time electronic-metric field emission comprises an emission spectrum, the sensor further comprising a detection device tuned to one or more frequencies within the emission spectrum, the analysis component determining the first relationship between the one or more frequencies of the trained electronic-metric field emission and the one or more frequencies of the real time electronic-metric field emission.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein power within the real time electronic-metric field emission is disposed over one or more frequencies or frequency bands.

9. The system of claim 8 the sensor responsive to the power, the analysis component for determining the first relationship between power of the trained electronic-metric field emission and power of the real-time electronic-metric field emission.

10. The system of claim 1 further comprising a frequency-to-time converter responsive to the real time electronic-metric field emission for converting the real time electronic-metric field emission from a frequency domain signal to a time domain signal, the time domain signal input to the analysis component.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the frequency-to-time converter comprise a fast Fourier transform.

12. The system of claim 1 further comprising a code-generating component for producing a code responsive to the first relationship, wherein the authentication component is responsive to the code.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the code is derived from a risk score representing a correlation between the trained electronic-metric filed emission and the real time electronic-metric field emission.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic device comprises a portable electronic device, a mobile phone, a cell phone, a smart wallet, a smart television, a game console, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a smart watch, a personal computer, a wearable item, or an Internet-of-Things device.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the first relationship comprises a risk score and if the risk score exceeds a predetermined threshold, the authentication component authenticates the electronic device.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the real time electronic-metric field emission comprises electromagnetic field emission and the sensor comprises an antenna or a coil.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein the real time electronic-metric field emission comprises a radio frequency emission having characteristics related to frequency, modulation, amplitude, or pulse width.

18. A system for distinguishing a first electronic device from a second electronic device, the system comprising:

a sensor for receiving a first real time electronic-metric field emission from the first electronic device and a second real time electronic-metric field emission from the second electronic device, the first and second real time electronic-metric field emissions comprising noise-like emissions that do not represent information;

an analysis component for determining a relationship between the first and second real time electronic-metric field emissions and for determining, responsive to the relationship, whether the first and second electronic devices are a same electronics device or different electronic device.

19. The system of claim 18 the first and second real time electronic-metric field emissions comprising first and second near field real time electronic-metric field emissions.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the relationship is expressed as a risk score, and if the risk score exceeds a predetermined threshold the first and second electronic devices are determined to be the same electronics device.