DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations Assets And Liabilities Transferred For Consideration Received [Table Text Block]
The assets and liabilities transferred for consideration received in the second fiscal quarter of 2016 were (in thousands, at book value):
 
Cash Received
 
$
1,852
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid to Series F Convertible Preferred shareholders
 
 
(1,000)
 
Net cash received
 
 
852
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Assets
 
 
(499)
 
Inventory
 
 
(386)
 
Other Comprehensive Income
 
 
(110)
 
Expenses incurred
 
 
(79)
 
Deferred Revenue
 
 
1,795
 
Other Assets and Liabilities
 
 
198
 
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations
 
$
1,771
 
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]
The amounts in the statement of operations that are part of the discontinued operations are summarized in the following table (in thousands):
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
January 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product
 
$
-
 
$
859
 
IP License, royalty and other
 
 
-
 
 
987
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenue
 
 
-
 
 
1,846
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product
 
 
-
 
 
309
 
IP License, royalty and other
 
 
-
 
 
233
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost of revenue
 
 
-
 
 
542
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
 
 
-
 
 
1,304
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing
 
 
-
 
 
826
 
Research and development
 
 
-
 
 
1,096
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total operating expenses
 
 
-
 
 
1,922
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from discontinued operations
 
$
-
 
$
(618)