INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes identifiable intangible assets of the Company, which include identifiable intangible assets from the acquisition of IDS Ltd., PowerKey (the industrial vehicle monitoring products division of International Electronics, Inc. acquired by the Company in 2008) and AI as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015:

	Useful		Gross				Net
	Lives		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
September 30, 2015	(In Years)		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Amortized:
Patents		11	$	1,489,000	$	(778,000)	$	711,000
Tradename		5		200,000		(200,000)		-
Non-competition agreement		3		234,000		(234,000)		-
Technology		5		50,000		(50,000)		-
Workforce		5		33,000		(33,000)		-
Customer relationships		5		4,499,000		(4,499,000)		-
				6,505,000		(5,794,000)		711,000
Unamortized:
Customer list				104,000		-		104,000
Trademark and Tradename				61,000		-		61,000
				165,000		-		165,000
Total			$	6,670,000	$	(5,794,000)	$	876,000

	Useful		Gross				Net
	Lives		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
December 31, 2014	(In Years)		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Amortized:
Patents		11	$	1,489,000	$	(677,000)	$	812,000
Tradename		5		200,000		(200,000)		-
Non-competition agreement		3		234,000		(234,000)		-
Technology		5		50,000		(50,000)		-
Workforce		5		33,000		(33,000)		-
Customer relationships		5		4,499,000		(4,499,000)		-
				6,505,000		(5,693,000)		812,000
Unamortized:
Customer list				104,000		-		104,000
Trademark and Tradename				61,000		-		61,000
				165,000		-		165,000
Total			$	6,670,000	$	(5,693,000)	$	977,000

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Estimated future amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for these intangible assets is as follows:

Year ending December 31:
October - December 2015	$	36,000
2016		135,000
2017		135,000
2018		135,000
2019		135,000
2020		135,000