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Note 2 - Current Developments, Future Operations, Liquidity and Capital Resources (Details Textual) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
May 30, 2014
May 16, 2014
May 15, 2014
Feb. 04, 2014
Apr. 30, 2016
May 31, 2014
Jul. 31, 2016
Apr. 30, 2016
Jul. 31, 2016
Jul. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2016
Zheng Ge Electrical Company Ltd [Member]                      
Accounts Payable, Write-offs             $ 600,000        
Accounts Receivable, Write-offs             100,000        
Chicony Power Technology Company Ltd [Member] | Net of Attorneys Fees [Member]                      
Proceeds from Legal Settlements           $ 6,500,000          
Chicony Power Technology Company Ltd [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]                      
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable           (1,100,000)          
Chicony Power Technology Company Ltd [Member]                      
Litigation Settlement, Amount     $ 7,600,000 $ 9,700,000   7,600,000          
Proceeds from Legal Settlements $ 3,600,000 $ 4,000,000                  
Professional Fees           $ 1,100,000          
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman L L P [Member] | Litigation Reserve [Member]                      
Liabilities, Current         $ 100,000   100,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000    
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman L L P [Member]                      
Payments for Legal Settlements         $ 400,000     $ 400,000      
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable                 (756,000) $ (3,000)  
Working Capital             700,000   700,000    
Liabilities, Current             $ 452,000   $ 452,000   $ 1,570,000