10. Concentration Risk Disclosure (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Details
Concentration Risk, Customer	Three customers accounted for 45%, or $6,698,000, of total revenues in fiscal year 2016. One customer accounted for 17% or $2,555,000, a second customer accounted for 17% or $2,460,000, and a third customer accounted for 11% or $1,683,000 of total revenues in fiscal year 2016. One of the Company’s customers, who accounted for 11% of total revenues during fiscal year 2016, did not renew a contract that expired on December 31, 2016	Three customers accounted for 41%, or $5,094,000, of total revenues in fiscal year 2015. One customer accounted for 14% or $1,740,000, a second customer accounted for 13% or $1,692,000, and a third customer accounted for 13% or $1,662,000 of total revenues in fiscal year 2015
Concentration Risk, Accounts Receivable	As of October 31, 2016, the Company had three customers each of which accounted for 10% or more of the accounts receivable balance. One customer accounted for 30%, or $330,000, a second customer accounted for 19%, or $213,000, and a third customer accounted for 14%, or $157,000	As of October 31, 2015, the Company had two customers each of which accounted for 10% or more of the accounts receivable balance. One customer accounted for 17%, or $215,000, and a second customer accounted for 15%, or $192,000
Foreign Sales	$ 220,000	$ 162,000