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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] |
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Money market funds – Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,899,136 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,899,136
Certificates of deposit - Short term investments |  | - |  |  | 750,000 |  |  | - |  |  | 750,000
Total financial assets | $ | 1,899,136 |  | $ | 750,000 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,649,136
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Money market funds – Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 467,967 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 467,967
Certificates of deposit - Short term investments |  | - |  |  | 2,400,000 |  |  | - |  |  | 2,400,000
Total financial assets | $ | 467,967 |  | $ | 2,400,000 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,867,967
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Patent acquisition obligation |  | - |  |  | - |  | $ | 4,171,876 |  | $ | 4,171,876
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Patent acquisition obligation |  | - |  |  | - |  | $ | 3,688,187 |  | $ | 3,688,187
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
Patent acquisition obligation: |  |
Balance October 31, 2014 | $ | 3,236,281
Accretion of interest on patent obligation |  | 451,906
Balance October 31, 2015 |  | 3,688,187
Accretion of interest on patent obligation |  | 519,946
Royalty payment applied to patent acquisition obligation |  | (36,257)
Balance October 31, 2016 | $ | 4,171,876
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block] |
| For the Year Ended October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Weighted average fair value at grant date | $ | 2.84 |  | $ | 3.09
Valuation assumptions: |  |  |  |  |
Expected life (years) |  | 5.70 |  |  | 5.75
Expected volatility |  | 181.1% |  |  | 117.8%
Risk-free interest rate |  | 1.26% |  |  | 2.01%
Expected dividend yield |  | 0% |  |  | 0%

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of liabilities using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs) by class of liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19279-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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