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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue by material revenue stream as follows:

		Years ended December 31,
		2020								2019
		$				% of Total Revenue				$				% of Total Revenue
Subscription revenue			4,882,000				84.2	%			14,278,000				72.1	%
Hardware revenue			426,000				7.3	%			2,350,000				11.9	%
Other revenue			492,000				8.5	%			3,178,000				16.0	%
Total			5,800,000				100.0	%			19,806,000				100.0	%

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, 2020 and 2019, and the percentage of total revenue that such amount represents for such periods:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2020				2019
Buffalo Wild Wings revenue		$	199,000			$	6,820,000
Percent of total revenue			3	%			34	%

Schedule of Revenues Geographic Breakdown

The geographic breakdown of the Company’s revenue for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2020				2019
United States		$	5,480,000			$	19,153,000
Canada			320,000				653,000
Total		$	5,800,000			$	19,806,000

Schedule of Contract Liabilities

The table below shows the balance of contract liabilities as of January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, including the change during the period.

		Deferred Revenue
Balance at January 1, 2020		$	460,000
New performance obligations			218,000
Revenue recognized			(600,000	)
Balance at December 31, 2020			78,000
Less non-current portion			(2,000	)
Current portion at December 31, 2020		$	76,000

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 December 31, 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			98,000				70,000				168,000
Deferred costs recognized			(233,000	)			(137,000	)			(370,000	)
Balance at December 31, 2020			52,000				20,000				72,000

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