7. Research and development (Details Narrative) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 175 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items] | |||||
Research and development expenses | $ 177,311 | $ 379,391 | $ 528,201 | $ 931,959 | $ 7,973,198 |
License maintenance fee paid | 187,500 | ||||
Annual maintenance fees | 140,625 | ||||
Royalty fee, Minimum rate | 0.04 | ||||
Royalty fee, Maximum rate | 0.07 | ||||
Revenues generated from sub-licensees | $ 0 |
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Costs incurred and are directly related to generating license revenue. Licensing arrangements include, but are not limited to, rights to use a patent, copyright, technology, manufacturing process, software or trademark. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Costs incurred and are directly related to generating maintenance revenues. Also includes cost of maintenance on client contracts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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