Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016
Oct. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
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Certificates of Deposit, at Carrying Value $ 750,000 $ 2,400,000  
Awards Of Options With 10 Year Terms [Member]      
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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period, Description   The stock options we granted during the year ended October 31, 2015 consisted of awards with 10-year terms that vest over one year, options with 10-year terms that vest over 36 months. The stock options we granted during the year ended October 31, 2014 consisted of awards with 10-year terms that vest over one year and options with 10-year terms that vest over 36 months, options with 5-year terms which vest immediately and options with 10-year terms which vest upon achievement of performance milestones.
Employee Stock Option [Member]      
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares) 3,086,472 2,672,471  
Stock Options Granted To Employees And Directors [Member]      
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation $ 874,000 $ 2,192,000  
Amortization Related To Compensation Cost 393,000 2,093,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized $ 1,139,000    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 2 years 109 days    
Stock Award Granted Consultants [Member]      
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation $ 0 484,000  
Amortization Related To Compensation Cost $ 0 $ 484,000  
Warrant [Member]      
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares) 707,379 1,028,931  
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]      
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares) 739,958    
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Licensees 1 [Member]      
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 67.00% 53.00%  
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Licensees 2 [Member]      
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 33.00% 37.00%  
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Licensees 3 [Member]      
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Concentration Risk, Percentage   10.00%  
Patents [Member]      
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]      
Amortization of Acquisition Costs $ 325,000 $ 325,000  
Minimum [Member]      
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Maturity of Time Deposits 90 days    
Maximum [Member]      
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Maturity of Time Deposits 12 years