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	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Customer Vendor	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Customer Vendor
Summary of significant accounting policies (Textual)
Term of company's operating cycle		The length of the Company's contracts varies, but is typically between six to twelve months.
Warranty offered on completed contracts by company		1 year
Inventory work-in-process	$ 9,445	$ 9,445	$ 158,181
Bankruptcy proceedings, description		Intangible assets represent the preliminary assets identified upon emergence from bankruptcy and consist of $2,766,000 of proprietary knowledge and technology which is being amortized over 20 years and $1,113,000 of customer contracts which is being amortized over 2.5 years.
Accumulated amortization and amortization expense		$ 291,750
Percentage of advance factoring agreement accounts receivable		75.00%
Factoring agreement terminated		January 2015
Extended term of agreement		1 year
Debt issuance costs			$ 5,204
Equipment [Member]
Summary of significant accounting policies (Textual)
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Computer and software [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Summary of significant accounting policies (Textual)
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Computer and software [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Summary of significant accounting policies (Textual)
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Summary of significant accounting policies (Textual)
Concentration risk, percentage		63.00%	74.00%
Number of customers \| Customer		3	2
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Summary of significant accounting policies (Textual)
Concentration risk, percentage		69.00%	70.00%
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Concentration risk, percentage		63.00%	76.00%
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