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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Principles
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Principles

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when there is evidence of an arrangement, the service has been provided to the customer, the collection of the fees is reasonably assured, and the amount of fees to be paid by the customer are fixed or determinable. To date, revenues have not been significant and the Company expects to enter into new software licensing and collaborative arrangements in the future and will evaluate each in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin 104 and the ASC’s Software and Collaborative Topics.

The Company’s business model includes collaborative arrangements resulting in the licensing of its software applications and related content with on-going license fees based on usage, availability or from advertising and sponsorships. Fees based on availability are recognized over the performance period; fees based on usage or from advertising and sponsorships are recognized as reported to the Company from intermediaries over the applicable period and when collection is assured.

The Company recognizes fees for contract services when the fees are fixed and determinable, the related services are performed and collection is assured. The Company evaluates revenue from arrangements that have multiple elements to determine whether the components of the arrangement represent separate units of accounting as defined in the accounting guidance related to revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables.

Deferred revenue, including advance license fees, which will be recognized during the succeeding 12-month period, is recorded as current deferred revenue and any remaining portion is recorded as long-term deferred revenue.

Collaborative Arrangements

Contractual arrangements fall within the scope of ASC 808-10, Collaborative Arrangements, if the arrangement requires the parties to be active participants and the arrangement exposes the parties to significant risks and rewards that are tied to the commercial success of the endeavor. Collaborative agreement revenues may include both contract research revenue and license revenue. Nonrefundable up-front license fees where the Company has continuing involvement through research and development collaboration are initially deferred and recognized as collaborative agreement license revenue over the estimated period for which the Company continues to have a performance obligation. Nonrefundable amounts received for shared development costs are recognized as contract revenue in the period in which the related expenses are incurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair values due to the short maturity of these instruments.

The Company does not have any financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Property and Equipment

Fixed assets are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. The depreciable life of leasehold improvements is the shorter of the lease term or the useful life. Upon asset retirement or other disposition, cost and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is included in the consolidated statements of operations. Amounts expended for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

Software Product and Content Development Costs

Software product and content development expenditures include costs incurred in the development, enhancement and maintenance of software technology and content. These costs are charged to expense as incurred. Production costs after technological feasibility are not expected to be material and other computer software and content maintenance costs related to software and content development are expensed as incurred.

Facility Exit Liability

The Company accounted for an unused operating office lease in accordance with ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. The lease expired in March, 2012.

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss consists of net loss and other gains and losses affecting stockholders’ equity that under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles are excluded from reported net loss. There were no differences between net loss and comprehensive loss for any of the periods presented.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under the provisions of ASC 718, Share-Based Payment, and ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. ASC 718 requires measurement of all employee stock-based awards using a fair-value method and recording of related compensation expense in the financial statements over the requisite service period. Further, as required under ASC 718, the Company estimates forfeitures for stock-based awards that are not expected to vest. Under ASC 505-50, options or stock awards issued to non-employees who are not directors of the Company are recorded at the estimated fair value of the stock options issued at the measurement date. Non-employee options are periodically revalued as the options vest so the cost ultimately recognized is equivalent to the fair value on the date performance is complete with such expense recognized over the related service period on a graded vesting method.

The Company accounts for the fair value of each option grant by estimating on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model including assumptions pertaining to expected life, interest rate, volatility and dividend yield. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of a peer group until the Company has sufficient history. The expected life of options granted represents an estimate of the period of time that options are expected to be outstanding, which is shorter than the term of the option. In addition, the Company is required to calculate estimated forfeiture rates on an ongoing basis that impact the amount of share-based compensation costs it will record. If the estimates used to calculate the fair value for employee stock options differ from actual results, or actual forfeitures differ from estimated forfeitures, the Company may be required to record gains or losses that could be material.

Loss Per Share

Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. The Company’s losses for the periods presented cause the inclusion of potential common stock instruments outstanding to be antidilutive. At September 30, 2012 and 2011, a total of 1,781,814 and 1,786,617, respectively, of potentially dilutive securities consisting of options and warrants were not used for any computation of dilution for each period then ended as they would have been antidilutive.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, the objective of which is to establish deferred tax assets and liabilities for the temporary differences between the amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. A valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets is recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company provides a full valuation reserve related to its net deferred tax assets. In the future, if sufficient evidence of an ability to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions becomes apparent, the Company may be required to reduce the valuation allowances, resulting in income tax benefits in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets and assesses the need for valuation allowance quarterly. The utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards could be substantially limited due to restrictions imposed under federal and state laws upon a change in ownership in the future. The Company has experienced various ownership changes as a result of past financings and could experience future ownership changes.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

A number of new authoritative accounting standards have been issued during recent months that have been evaluated by the Company and determined not to have a material effect on the financial position and results of operations of the Company. Those recent accounting standards that could potentially have an impact if or when adopted are listed and discussed below:

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The amendments in this Update require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position.  This update requires improved information about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either offset or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.  The Company does not expect the adoption to have an impact on its financial results.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, “Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment,” which allows companies to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether further impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets is necessary, similar in approach to the goodwill impairment test. The new guidance allows an entity the option to first assess qualitatively whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50) that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, thus necessitating that it perform the quantitative impairment test. An entity is not required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Early adoption is permitted for annual and interim impairment tests performed as of a date before July 27, 2012, if the financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued. The Company will adopt the provisions of this new guidance on October 1, 2012. The Company does not expect the adoption of the new provisions to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

In October 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2012-04, Technical Corrections and Improvements. The amendments in this Update cover a wide range of topics. The update addresses issues that either (1) clarify the Codification or correct unintended application of guidance that are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice, or (2) are more substantive, limited-scope improvements.  The amendments in this Update that will not have transition guidance are effective upon issuance.  The amendments that are subject to transition guidance are effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2012.  The Company does not expect the adoption to have an impact on its financial results.