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PATENT RELATED INCOME (Detail Textuals) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Income from patent arrangement	$ 800,000
Gain on sale of patent assets		$ 43,000	$ 2,127,000
Home networking technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Sale of patent		50,000
Transaction cost		$ 7,000
DSL diagnostic technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Sale of patent			2,600,000
Transaction cost			$ 500,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
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