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Segment Reporting
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting  
Segment Reporting

14. SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of hardware and software technologies that more fully engage users' sense of touch when operating digital devices. The Company focuses on the following target application areas: mobile communications and consumer electronics, automotive, gaming, commercial and industrial controls, and medical. Through March 31, 2010, the Company managed these application areas under two operating and reportable segments: Touch and Medical. As discussed in Note 10 of the condensed consolidated financial statements, on March 30, 2010 the Company divested its Endoscopy, Endovascular, and Laparoscopy product lines. Management continues to manufacture a limited amount of product, but the primary focus from this part of the business has changed from simulation product sales to primarily a licensing model under which the Company develops and licenses a wide range of haptic-related software and patented technologies and will collect license and royalty revenue. As of April 1, 2010, the Company reorganized into one segment and there is no longer management, development, operations, or administrative personnel specifically for medical operations or product lines.

The Company's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM allocates resources to and assesses the performance of the Company using information about its revenue and operating income (loss). Beginning April 1, 2010, there is only one segment that is reported to management.

As the Company has changed its internal structure which caused the Company's reportable segments to change, the Company has restated its previously reported separate segment information from Medical and Touch into only one segment. As such, separate segment information has been eliminated.