Investment In Partnerships

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Investment In Partnerships [Abstract]

Investment In Partnerships

5.   Investment in Partnerships

Investment in partnerships consisted of the following:

		March 31,		December 31,
		2019		2018
Investment in Signison	$	1,138	$	865
Investment in and cash advance for Soundperience		-		1,022
Other		186		204
Total	$	1,324	$	2,091

The Company has a 50% ownership interest in Signison as of March 31, 2019. Signison is accounted for in the Company’s financial statements using the equity method.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company held a 49% ownership interest in Soundperience, which was accounted for using the equity method. In January 2019, the Company purchased the source code for the Sentibo Smart Brain self-fitting software from Soundperience in exchange for 1,750 Euros, our 49% ownership and the related license agreement. See Note 8.