| **Equity and Convertible Debentures Financing (Details) (USD $)**                      | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |        | 0 Months Ended |           | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |          |
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| **EQUITY AND CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES FINANCING**                                        |            |           |            |           |           |   |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Aggregate principal amount of notes issued                                             |            |           |            |           |           |   |           | $ 350,000 |           |            |     |   |   |
| Warrants issued to Debenture Purchasers (in shares)                                    |            |           |            |           |           |   | 53,846         |      |           |            | 53,846   |   |   |
| Exercise price of warrants (dollars per share)                                         |            |           |            |           |           |   |           |      | $ 1.25         |            |     |   | $ 0.96 |
| Carrying Value                                                                         |            |           | 160,000         |           |           |   |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Risk free interest rate (percent)                                                      |            |           | 1.39%           |           |           |   |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Contractual term                                                                       |            |           |            |           |           |   |           |      |           |            |     | 5 years |   |
| Contractual term                                                                       |            |           | 27 months       |           |           |   |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Expected volatility (percent)                                                          |            |           | 70.00%          |           |           |   |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Fair value per warrants per share or per $1.25 of debt (dollars per share)             |            |           | $ 0.43          | $ 0.75         |           |   |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Price per debt (dollars per share)                                                     | $ 1.25          |           |            |           |           |   |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Principal amount                                                                       |            |           |            |           |           |   |           |      |           |            | 210,000  |   |   |
| Shares of common stock under conversion feature                                        |            |           |            |           |           |   |           |      |           | 168,000         |     |   |   |
| Repayments of Long-term Debt                                                           |            | 140,000        |            |           |           |   |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Gain (Loss) on Conversion of Convertible Instruments                                   |            |           |            |           | 119,000        |   |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Income (expense) recorded related to change in the fair value of financial instruments |            |           |            |           |           | 20,000 |           |      |           |            |     |   |   |
| Accrued liability with respect to the warrants                                         | $ 114,000       |           |            |           |           |   |           |      |           |            | $ 61,000 |   |   |

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Amount of increase in additional paid in capital (APIC) resulting from the issuance of warrants. Includes allocation of proceeds of debt securities issued with detachable stock purchase warrants.
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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.
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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount of debt identified as being convertible into another form of financial instrument (typically the entity's common stock) as of the balance sheet date, which originally required full repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the company.
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The number of equity instruments that the holder of the debt instrument would receive if the debt was converted to equity.
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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.
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Amount of expense (income) related to adjustment to fair value of warrant liability.
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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.
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Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument.
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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.
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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.
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