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Is Entity a Voluntary Filer? Is Entity's Reporting Status Current? Entity Filer Category Entity Public Float Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns of $220,000 at July 31, 2014 and $200,000 at April 30, 2014 Inventories Other current assets Total current assets Property and equipment, at cost: Machinery and equipment Leasehold improvements Property and equipment, gross Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization Net property and equipment Other assets Capitalized software development costs Goodwill Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: Note payable-revolving credit line Accounts payable Accrued liabilities Convertible notes payable, net of discount Convertible notes payable related parties, net of discount Total current liabilities Other liabilities Total liabilities Stockholders' equity: Common stock, par value $1.00 per share. Authorized 54,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2,104,662 at January 31, 2014 and 1,754,662 at April 30, 2013 Additional paid-in capital Accumulated deficit Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns Allowance for uncollectible loans Common stock, par value Common stock, authorized shares Common stock, issued shares Common stock, outstanding shares Income Statement [Abstract] Revenues Costs and expenses: Cost of sales Engineering Selling, general and administrative Total costs and expenses Loss from operations Other income (expense): Interest expense, net Currency gain (loss) Total other expense, net Loss before income taxes Income tax expense Net loss Net loss per share of common stock Basic Diluted Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation and amortization Bad debt expense Amortization of debt discount Stock-based compensation expense Changes in assets and liabilities: Decrease in accounts receivable Decrease in inventories Decrease (increase) in other current assets Decrease (increase) in other assets Increase (decrease) in accounts payable Decrease in accrued liabilities Net cash used in operating activities Cash flows from investing activities: Software development costs Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities Cash flows from financing activities: Net proceeds (payments) under revolving credit line Net payments of note payable to related party Principal payments under capital lease obligation Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes and warrants Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents at end of period Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for interest Cash 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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options. 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