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Additional License Fees, Upon Achievement of Certain Milestones

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for basis of accounting, or basis of presentation, used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).

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Cash received from licensees for license fees during the current period.

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Note A - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended								0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended													0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Equity Option [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Equity Option [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Employee Stock Option [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan 2009 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan 2009 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Prior To Amendment [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 installment [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 installment [Member]	Jul. 01, 2013 Amendment [Member]	Jun. 01, 2013 Amendment [Member]	Dec. 01, 2012 Amendment [Member]	Jul. 12, 2012 Amendment [Member]	Mar. 13, 2012 Amendment [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Amendment [Member]	Dec. 01, 2013 Amendment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Mar. 07, 2014 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan 2009 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan 2009 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan 2009 [Member]
Note A - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]				Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and applicable rules and regulations. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In management's opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods. You should read the financial statements and these notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements, together with our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 (“2014 Annual Report”). The accounting policies used to prepare the financial statements included in this report are the same as those described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements in our 2014 Annual Report unless otherwise noted below.
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares)						160,000	331,750
Proceeds from License Fees Received	$ 150,000	$ 300,000	$ 300,000											$ 150,000	$ 204,167	$ 204,167	$ 354,167	$ 354,167
Additional License Fees Upon Achievement Of Certain Milestones											4,300,000								2,800,000
Number Of Installment Payments												4	6
Additional License Fees Receivable Upon Achievement Of Certain Milestones											708,334									150,000
Royalty And Licensing Revenue				961,000	1,500,000
Royalty Expense				174,000	237,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate								0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in Shares)									0	0																	105,000		98,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period																											3 years		3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period (in Shares)																												10,000
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense				83,000	48,000
Fair Value, Net Asset (Liability)																					0	0			0	0
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure																							1,400,000
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure																								$ 24,000