v3.4.0.3
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May. 30, 2014
May. 16, 2014
May. 15, 2014
Feb. 04, 2014
May. 30, 2014
Jan. 31, 2016
Jan. 31, 2015
Chicony Power Technology Company Ltd [Member] | Net of Attorneys Fees [Member]              
Proceeds from Legal Settlements         $ 6,500,000    
Chicony Power Technology Company Ltd [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]              
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable         1,100,000    
Chicony Power Technology Company Ltd [Member]              
Litigation Settlement, Amount   $ 7,600,000 $ 7,600,000 $ 9,700,000      
Proceeds from Legal Settlements $ 3,600,000 $ 4,000,000          
Professional Fees         $ 1,100,000    
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman L L P [Member] | Litigation Reserve [Member              
Liabilities, Current           $ 400,000  
Zheng Ge Electrical Company Ltd [Member] | Litigation Reserve [Member              
Liabilities, Current           600,000  
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]              
Legal Fees           100,000 $ 100,000
Research and Development Expense [Member]              
Legal Fees           200,000 300,000
Letter of Credit [Member]              
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash           $ 77,000  
Office Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]              
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life           5 years  
Office Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life           7 years  
Equipment and Purchased Software [Member] | Minimum [Member]              
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life           2 years  
Equipment and Purchased Software [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life           5 years  
Leasehold Improvements [Member]              
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life           5 years  
California Franchise Tax Board [Member]              
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)             42,000
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable           $ 146,000 (2,527,000)
Negative Working Capital           700,000  
Liabilities, Current           1,570,000 1,625,000
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash           72,000 (77,000)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent           (1,346,000) 6,040,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)           4,000 42,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross           16,731,000 16,106,000
Legal Fees           $ 300,000 $ 400,000