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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies And Estimates (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue by material revenue stream as follows:

		Three months ended September 30,
		2020								2019
		$				% of Total Revenue				$				% of Total Revenue				$ Change				% Change
Subscription revenue			1,053,000				71.3	%			3,723,000				81	%			(2,670,000	)			(71.7	)%
Hardware revenue			379,000				25.7	%			11,000				0	%			368,000				3,345.5	%
Other revenue			45,000				3.0	%			846,000				19	%			(801,000	)			(94.7	)%
Total			1,477,000				100.0	%			4,580,000				100	%			(3,103,000	)			(67.8	)%

		Nine months ended September 30,
		2020								2019
		$				% of Total Revenue				$				% of Total Revenue				$ Change				% Change
Subscription revenue			3,779,000				82	%			11,356,000				78	%			(7,577,000	)			(67	)%
Hardware revenue			421,000				9	%			811,000				6	%			(390,000	)			(48	)%
Other revenue			425,000				9	%			2,471,000				17	%			(2,046,000	)			(83	)%
Total			4,625,000				100	%			14,638,000				100	%			(10,013,000	)			(68	)%

The table below sets forth the approximate amount of revenue the Company generated from Buffalo Wild Wings corporate-owned restaurants and its franchisees during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and the percentage of total revenue that such amount represents for such periods:

		Three months ended								Nine months ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
Buffalo Wild Wings revenue		$	25,000			$	1,676,000			$	176,000			$	5,891,000
Percent of total revenue			2	%			37	%			4	%			40	%

The Company disaggregates revenue by material revenue stream as follows:

		Years ended December 31,
		2019								2018
		$				% of Total Revenue				$				% of Total Revenue				Change $				% Change
Subscription revenue			14,278,000				72.1	%			16,031,000				68.7	%			(1,753,000	)			(10.9	)%
Hardware revenue			2,350,000				11.9	%			3,589,000				15.4	%			(1,239,000	)			(34.5	)%
Other revenue			3,178,000				16.0	%			3,715,000				15.9	%			(537,000	)			(14.5	)%
Total			19,806,000				100.0	%			23,335,000				100.0	%			(3,529,000	)			(15.1	)%

The table below sets forth the approximate amount of revenue the Company generated from Buffalo Wild Wings corporate-owned restaurants and its franchisees during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the percentage of total revenue that such amount represents for such periods:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2019				2018
Buffalo Wild Wings revenue		$	6,820,000			$	10,180,000
Percent of total revenue			34	%			44	%

Schedule of Revenues Geographic Breakdown

The geographic breakdown of the Company’s revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
United States		$	1,420,000			$	4,420,000			$	4,390,000			$	14,144,000
Canada			57,000				160,000				235,000				494,000
Total revenue		$	1,477,000			$	4,580,000			$	4,625,000			$	14,638,000

The geographic breakdown of the Company’s revenue for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

		For the years ended December 31,
		2019				2018
United States		$	19,153,000			$	22,653,000
Canada			653,000				682,000
Total revenue		$	19,806,000			$	23,335,000

Schedule of Contract Liabilities

The table below shows the balance of contract liabilities as of January 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020, including the change during the period.

		Deferred Revenue
Balance at January 1, 2020		$	462,000
New performance obligations			198,000
Revenue recognized			(540,000	)
Balance at September 30, 2020			120,000
Less non-current portion			-
Current portion at September 30, 2020		$	120,000

The table below shows the balance of contract liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, including the change during the period.

		Deferred Revenue
Balance at January 1, 2019		$	1,297,000
New performance obligations			1,093,000
Revenue recognized			(1,928,000	)
Balance at December 31, 2019			462,000
Less non-current portion			(2,000	)
Current portion at December 31, 2019		$	460,000

Schedule of Unamortized Installation Cost and Sales Commissions

The table below shows the balance of the unamortized installation cost and sales commissions as of January 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020, including the change during the period.

		Installation Costs				Sales Commissions				Total Deferred Costs
Balance at January 1, 2020		$	187,000			$	87,000			$	274,000
Incremental costs deferred			83,000				60,000				143,000
Deferred costs recognized			(212,000	)			(120,000	)			(332,000	)
Balance at September 30, 2020			58,000				27,000				85,000

The tables below show the balance of the unamortized installation cost and sales commissions as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, including the change during the period.

		Installation Costs				Sales Commissions				Total Deferred Costs
Balance at January 1, 2019		$	321,000			$	103,000			$	424,000
Incremental costs deferred			352,000				161,000				513,000
Deferred costs recognized			(486,000	)			(177,000	)			(663,000	)
Balance at December 31, 2019			187,000				87,000				274,000

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