Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Detail)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Detail) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Jul. 31, 2012
Oct. 31, 2012
Oct. 31, 2011
License and Services Revenue     $ 940,010 $ 872,670
Warranty Period     1 year  
Product Warranty Accrual     5,000  
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Compensation Expense     85,000  
Share-based Compensation (in Dollars)     927,000 1,819,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost     112,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Total Intrinsic Value     1,000 49,000
Service Based Options [Member] | Nonemployees [Member]
        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Stock Options     1,375,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period     2 years 328 days  
Service Based Options [Member] | Employees and Directors [Member]
        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value     2,394,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term     2 years 292 days  
Performance Based Options [Member] | Nonemployees [Member]
        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Stock Options     473,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period     219 days  
Performance Based Options [Member] | Employees and Directors [Member]
        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value     710,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term     219 days  
Market Condition Based Options [Member] | Nonemployees [Member]
        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Stock Options     924,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period     1 year 328 days  
Market Condition Based Options [Member] | Employees and Directors [Member]
        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value     1,386,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term     1 year 328 days  
Stock Options [Member]
        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares)     60,670,045 18,602,045
Warrant [Member]
        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares)     7,500,000 7,500,000
Convertible Debenture [Member]
        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares)     8,152,170 0
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
        
Available-for-sale Securities     500,000  
Employees [Member]
        
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Number of Allocated Shares (in Shares)     1,840,000  
Nonemployees [Member]
        
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Weighted Average Purchase Price of Shares Purchased (in Dollars per share)     $ 0.145  
Option Granted for consulting Expenses     110,000 44,000
Stock Options Granted to Employees and Non-Employee [Member]
        
Share-based Compensation (in Dollars)     615,000 742,000
Employees and Directors [Member]
        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost     7,000 8,000
Stock Option Compensation Expense [Member]
        
Earnings Per Share, Basic (in Dollars per share)     $ 0  
Earnings Per Share, Diluted (in Dollars per share)       $ 0.01
AUO License Agreement [Member]
        
Initial License Fees Received 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000  
License Agreement, Agreed Fee Value     10,000,000  
Additional License Fee Receivable Upon Completion Of Certain Conditions     7,000,000  
Additional License Fee Considered as Contingent Revenue   7,000,000    
License and Services Revenue     940,000 873,000
License fee recorded as non refundable deferred revenue     $ 1,187,000