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STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS -Employee Stock Options (Detail Textuals 3) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Feb. 08, 2012 Stock Options | Dec. 06, 2011 Stock Options | Aug. 02, 2011 Stock Options | Jan. 04, 2011 Stock Options | Sep. 24, 2012 Stock Options | Mar. 16, 2012 Stock Options | Aug. 12, 2011 Stock Options | Jul. 11, 2011 Stock Options | Dec. 13, 2010 Stock Options | Nov. 30, 2011 Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stock options granted to purchase the Company's common stock (in shares) |  | 15,000,000 | 100,000 | 634,825 | 250,000 | 2,000,000 |  | 100,000 |  | 50,000,000 | 1,500,000 | 5,724,000
Exercise price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.07 | $ 0.065 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.08 |  | $ 0.06 |  | $ 0.0585 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.068
Dividend yield assumed as per black scholes option pricing model |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Volatility assumed as per black scholes option pricing model |  |  | 152.56% | 156.29% | 162.43% | 170.62% |  | 149.81% | 162.03% | 162.37% | 171.29% | 156.65%
Risk free interest rate |  |  | 0.82% | 0.94% | 1.32% | 2.01% |  | 1.13% |  | 2.22% | 0.98% | 0.96%
Risk free interest rate minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.01% |  |  |
Risk free interest rate maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.32% |  |  |
Method used to calculate fair value of warrants |  |  | Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model | Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model | Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model | Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model |  | Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model | Black-Scholes Option Pricing model | Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model | Black Scholes Option Pricing Model | Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model
Number of years for exercisable of opations |  |  | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |  | 5 years |  | 7 years | 5 years | 5 years
Percentage of options vesting to employee |  |  | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% |  |  | 25.00% |
Percentage of options vesting immediately to key officers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Percentage of options vesting on anniversary to key officers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37.50% |  |
Period of next vesting for employee |  |  | 4 years |  | 4 years | 4 years |  | 4 years |  | 2 years | 4 years |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ 1,953,844 | $ 1,485,068 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Previously issued stock options exercisable price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.09 |  |  |
Extended period of stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | September 1, 2011 to September 1, 2016 |  |  |
Change in fair value of stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 544,386 |  |  |
Common stock share issued settlement of options exercised on cashless basis (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 349,114 |  |  |  |  |
Number of options exercises (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of options expired (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |

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