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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Product Information [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 529	$ 423	$ 979	$ 755
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense	$ 3,870		$ 3,870
Weighted-average remaining vesting period			1 year 10 months 28 days
Effective tax rate	3.00%	0.00%	0.00%	21.00%
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Embedded Derivative [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			1.1 percent
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Black Scholes Method [Member] | Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			1.38 percent
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Black Scholes Model [Member] | Series A Warrants [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			1.09 percent
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Monte Carlo Method [Member] | Warrant Price 525 [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			1.10 percent
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Monte Carlo Method [Member] | Warrant Price 365 [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			0.10 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			3.00 years
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			6.29 years
Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member] | Monte Carlo Method [Member] | Warrant Price 525 [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			6.38 years
Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member] | Monte Carlo Method [Member] | Warrant Price 365 [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			1.15 years
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Embedded Derivative [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			30 percent
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Black Scholes Method [Member] | Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			38 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			30 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			30 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			25 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			0 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			0 percent
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Product Information [Line Items]
Assumptions used for derivatives			9.0 percent
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Licensee [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	72.00%	46.00%	54.00%	35.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Licensee 2 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	17.00%	38.00%	19.00%	34.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Licensee 3 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		12.00%	13.00%	17.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Licensee 4 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage				10.00%
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Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	17.00%	49.00%	16.00%	21.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Licensee [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			98.00%		62.00%
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Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage					21.00%

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