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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
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Effective tax rate	0.00%	0.00%	21.00%	(3.00%)
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Embedded Derivative [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			27 percent
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Black Scholes Model [Member] | Series A Warrants [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			27 percent
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Monte Carlo Method [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member] | Warrant Price 525 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			47 percent
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Monte Carlo Method [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member] | Warrant Price 365 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			27 percent
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Embedded Derivative [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			0.51 percent
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Black Scholes Model [Member] | Series A Warrants [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			0.51 percent
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Monte Carlo Method [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member] | Warrant Price 525 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			0.51 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			0.51 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			7.29 years
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			2.15 years
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			7.38 years
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			0 percent
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Assumptions used for derivatives			0 percent
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Assumptions used for derivatives			0 percent
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Assumptions used for derivatives			0 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			10 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			10 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			25 percent
Veritone [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Investment in Veritone	$ 4,100,000		$ 4,100,000
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Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	46.00%	89.00%	35.00%	55.00%
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Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	38.00%		34.00%	27.00%
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Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	12.00%		17.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | One Licensee 4 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			10.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Foreign Licensee [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	49.00%	3.00%	21.00%	32.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | One Licensee [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			70.00%		70.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | One Licensee 2 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			22.00%		17.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | One Licensee 3 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			5.00%

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