Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jul. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 101,532	$ 774,040
Short-term investment in U.S. government securities and certificates of deposit	950,000	2,249,159
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	93,329	97,158
Total current assets	1,144,861	3,120,357
Investment in Volga-Svet, Ltd., at cost	127,500	127,500
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,183,914 and $2,178,291, respectively	11,901	15,924
Total assets	5,886,979	8,645,832
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	462,856	374,691
Accrued liabilities	129,874	85,778
Deferred revenue, non-refundable license fees	1,187,320	1,644,679
Total current liabilities	1,780,050	2,105,148
Contingencies (Note 10)
Deferred revenue, non-refundable license fee		482,651
Loan payable to related party (Note 1)	5,000,000	5,000,000
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $100 per share; 500,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 240,000,000 shares authorized; 184,189,787 and 176,131,047 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	1,841,898	1,761,310
Additional paid-in capital	126,267,184	125,127,246
Loan receivable from related party (Note 1)	(5,000,000)	(5,000,000)
Accumulated deficit	(123,222,819)	(120,830,523)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(779,334)
Total shareholders’ (deficit) equity	(893,071)	1,058,033
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	5,886,979	8,645,832
Videocon Industries Limited Global Depository Receipts [Member]
ASSETS
Investment in Videocon Industries Limited global depository receipts, at market value	$ 4,602,717	$ 5,382,051