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STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS - Transactions involving warrants (Detail Textuals) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Apr. 25, 2013 Crede | May 07, 2013 Warrants | Nov. 07, 2012 Warrants | Sep. 30, 2013 Warrants | Sep. 30, 2012 Warrants | Oct. 01, 2011 Warrants | Nov. 29, 2012 Warrants Maximum | Nov. 29, 2012 Warrants Minimum | Nov. 29, 2013 Warrants Initial Purchase Agreement | Apr. 25, 2013 Warrants Initial Purchase Agreement | Nov. 28, 2012 Warrants Initial Purchase Agreement | Jul. 19, 2013 Warrants Second Purchase Agreement | Apr. 25, 2013 Series A Warrants Crede | Apr. 25, 2013 Series B Warrants Crede | Sep. 30, 2013 Series B Warrants Second Purchase Agreement | Jan. 22, 2013 Series C Warrants Initial Purchase Agreement Crede | Aug. 14, 2013 Series C Warrants Second Purchase Agreement Crede | Oct. 31, 2011 Warrants issued on October 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 Warrants issued on October 31, 2011 | Jan. 25, 2012 Warrants issued on January 25, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 Warrants issued on January 25, 2012
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants issued for services |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000 |  | 1,000,000 |
Term of warrants (in years) |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Years | 3 Years |  |  |  |  |  | One to five years |  |  | One to five years |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Years |  | 3 Years |
Exercise price of warrants |  |  |  |  |  | 0.214 | 0.179 |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2232 |  |  | 0.2431 |  |  |  |  |  | 0.07 |  | 0.071 |
Method used for determining fair value of warrants |  |  |  |  |  | Black Scholes Option Pricing Model | Black Scholes Option Pricing Model |  |  |  |  |  |  | Binomial Lattice model | Binomial Lattice model | Binomial Lattice model |  |  | Binomial Lattice model |  |  |  | Black Scholes Option Pricing Model |  | Black Scholes Option Pricing Model
Fair value assumptions, dividend yield |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00%
Fair value assumptions, volatility rate |  |  |  |  |  | 119.72% | 129.56% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125.97% | 146.32% | 130.09% |  |  | 121.71% |  |  |  | 157.69% |  | 147.53%
Fair value assumptions, risk free rate |  |  |  |  |  | 0.35% | 0.36% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.71% | 0.64% | 1.31% |  |  | 1.39% |  |  |  | 0.41% |  | 0.81%
Number of warrants exercised during period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,236,873 | 5,039,633 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,752,688 | 29,569,892 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,039,633
Fair value of the warrants |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,018 | $ 13,238 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,326,553 | $ 1,181,324 | $ 1,280,532 |  |  | $ 2,643,449 |  |  |  | $ 1,363 |  | $ 56,875
Expected terms |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years 6 months 15 days | 5 years | 5 years |  |  | 4 years 9 months 18 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,033,305 | 45,840,647 | 58,205,280 |  |  | 67,204,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years for exercisable of warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued |  |  |  |  | 31,257,045 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66,844,918 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued in connection with the exercise of warrants |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants |  |  | $ 0.10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from exercise of warrants |  |  | 150,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued in connection with the cashless exercise | 2,418,971 | 11,285,376 |  | 4,639,483 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stock in connection with the cashless exercise of options (in shares) | 2,975,956 | 15,438,337 |  | 5,954,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price | $ 0.042 | $ 0.063 |  | $ 0.053 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for repurchase of warrants |  |  |  | 60,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,881,720 | 26,737,967 |  |  |  |
Repurchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000 | $ 10,000 |  |  |  |
Number of common stock issued in settlement of warrants exercised |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,012,160

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