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INTANGIBLE ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
The Company has a patent for the real-time calculation of shipping costs for items purchased through online auctions using a zip code as a destination location indicator. It includes shipping charge calculations across multiple carriers and accounts for additional characteristics of the item being shipped, such as weight, special packaging or handling, and insurance costs.
 
On January 29, 2008, the Company was granted a patent for a technique for facilitating advanced, rapid, accurate estimation of shipping costs across multiple shipping carriers and shipping options between buyer and seller in an online auction. Since that time the Company has received four additional patents. These patents help facilitate rapid and accurate estimation of shipping costs across multiple shipping carriers and also include real-time calculation of shipping. Further continuations include the addition of shipping calculation with taxes and enhanced shipping promotions.
 
At December 31, intangible assets consisted of the following:
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Patents
 
$
16,000
 
$
16,000
 
Accumulated amortization
 
 
(11,758)
 
 
(10,816)
 
 
 
$
4,242
 
$
5,184
 
 
Amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2014, and 2013 was $942 and $941, respectively. Estimated future annual amortization expense is approximately $900 for each year through 2019.