CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
Revenue:
Revenue from licensing activities	$ 95,000		$ 255,000	$ 1,105,000
Amortization of display technology development and license fees received from AU Optronics Corp. in fiscal year 2011		$ 1,187,320		$ 1,187,320
Settlement with AU Optronics Corporation			$ 9,000,000
Total revenue	$ 95,000	$ 1,187,320	9,255,000	$ 2,292,320
Operating costs and expenses:
Inventor royalties and contingent legal fees	48,917		152,861	465,095
Litigation and licensing expense	32,636	$ 162,520	3,472,908	266,537
Amortization of patents	81,324	81,289	243,972	233,129
Marketing, general and administrative expenses (including non-cash stock option compensation expenses of $780,591, $469,481, $2,338,299 and $2,346,587 respectively)	1,422,844	1,103,094	5,152,489	4,807,154
Total operating costs and expenses	1,585,721	1,346,903	9,022,230	5,771,915
Income (loss) from operations	$ (1,490,721)	(159,583)	$ 232,770	(3,479,595)
Change in value of derivative liabilities		$ 850,000		(1,460,704)
Loss on extinguishment of debt				(482,915)
Interest expense	$ (115,981)	$ (280,913)	$ (333,779)	(1,082,041)
Dividend income				47,568
Interest income	$ 4,523	$ 1,497	$ 14,379	4,817
(Loss) income before income taxes	$ (1,602,179)	$ 411,001	$ (86,630)	$ (6,452,870)
Provision for income taxes
Net (loss) income	$ (1,602,179)	$ 411,001	$ (86,630)	$ (6,452,870)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized income (loss) on investment in Videocon Industries Limited global depository receipts		173,518		(46,371)
Total comprehensive (loss) income	$ (1,602,179)	$ 584,519	$ (86,630)	$ (6,499,241)
Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.18)	$ 0.05
Diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.18)	$ 0.04
Basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)			$ (0.01)	$ (0.75)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	8,762,540	8,930,070
Diluted (in Shares)	8,792,540	10,633,900
Basic and diluted (in Shares)			8,773,279	8,619,845