Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Contract Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Total deferred revenue	$ 6,868,569	$ 6,314,632
Less: Long-term deferred revenue	(502,893)	(611,863)
Total current deferred revenue	6,365,676	5,702,769
Contract Assets - Unbilled Receivables [Member]
Total deferred revenue	139,973	2,917
Product Shipped, Revenue Deferred [Member]
Total deferred revenue	661,402	941,724
Deferred Service and License Fees [Member]
Total deferred revenue	$ 6,207,167	$ 5,372,908

Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (b)
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