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INTANGIBLE ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | NOTE 5 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS For the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company invested in software development costs in the amounts of $404,890 and $383,802 respectively and acquired a domain name in 2018 in the amount of $10,000. Patents, technology and other intangibles with contractual terms are generally amortized over their estimated useful lives of ten years. When certain events or changes in operating conditions occur, an impairment assessment is performed and lives of intangible assets with determinable lives may be adjusted. Due to the Company’s history of operating losses, intangible assets were evaluated for impairment and no impairment losses were incurred during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Software development costs are amortized over their estimated useful life of three years. Intangible assets consisted of the following:
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Patents |  | $ | 3,697,709 |  |  | $ | 3,697,709 |
Capitalized software development |  |  | 1,410,259 |  |  |  | 1,005,369 |
Domain name |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  | - |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (3,056,564 | ) |  |  | (2,538,615 | )
Intangible assets, net |  | $ | 2,061,404 |  |  | $ | 2,164,463 |
Amortization expense for patents totaled $374,632 and $379,158 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Amortization expense for software development totaled $143,317 and $153,430 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Total amortization expense totaled $517,949 and $532,588 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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