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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 02, 2020 | Apr. 18, 2020 | Apr. 18, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Feb. 29, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 18, 2020 | Apr. 30, 2020
Term loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 725,000 |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000 |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 | 11,000 |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,350,100 |  |  |
Fertilemind Management LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt description |  |  |  |  |  |  | No assurances can be given that the Company will obtain such $500,000 loan from Fertilemind Management, LLC or from any other party. |  |  |
Expected additional proceeds from loan | $ 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paycheck Protection Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,625,000 |  |  |
Principal amount |  | $ 1,625,000 | $ 1,625,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity date |  | Apr. 18, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
November 2020 [Member] | Paycheck Protection Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of debt |  |  | $ 532,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt forgiven |  |  | 1,093,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  | $ 1,625,000 | $ 1,625,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,750,000 |  |
Debt maturity date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sep. 28, 2022 |  |
Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | Paycheck Protection Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 725,000 |  |  | $ 16,251,000
Bridge Loan [Member] | Fertilemind Management LLC [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00% |
Bridge Loan [Member] | Fertilemind Management LLC [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |
Avidbank [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepayment of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest |  |  |  | $ 350,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, reducing the outstanding principal balance |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Avidbank [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,750,000 |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,000 |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 | 11,000 |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of loan |  |  |  |  |  | 48 months |  |  |  |
Term loan amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |
Payment of debt |  |  |  | 433,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  | $ 83,333 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity date description |  |  |  |  |  |  | The maturity date was changed from September 28, 2022 to December 31, 2020 |  |  |
Debt description |  |  |  |  |  |  | Before entering into Amendment #1, the Company's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") was required to be at least $1,000,000 for the trailing six-month period as of the last day of each fiscal quarter and the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash it had in deposit accounts or securities accounts maintained with Avidbank must be not less than $2,000,000 at all times. |  |  |
Accounts receivable percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |
Debt covenant description |  |  |  |  |  |  | Under the ACR covenant, the ratio of (i) the Company's unrestricted cash at Avidbank as of the last day of a calendar month plus 75% of its outstanding accounts receivable accounts that are within 90 days of invoice date to (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the term loan on such day must be no less than 1.25 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with both of those covenants. |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,050,000 |  | $ 2,750,000 |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | April 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000 |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | May 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,000 |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | June 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,000 |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | July 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | August 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | September 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | October 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | November 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avid Bank Term Loan [Member] | December 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,000 |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Avidbank [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of loan |  |  |  |  |  | 48 months |  |  |  |
Term loan amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument monthly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  | 83,000 |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,000 | 26,000 |  |  |
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] | Fertilemind Management LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] | Paycheck Protection Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] | Bridge Loan [Member] | Fertilemind Management LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |

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