Id Systems (IDSY) 10-Q 14 Nov 14 2014 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 11, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'ID SYSTEMS INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000049615	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Smaller Reporting Company	'
Trading Symbol	'IDSY	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	12,806,994
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$4,753,000	$6,582,000	[1]
Restricted cash	300,000	300,000	[1]
Investments - short term	2,400,000	4,090,000	[1]
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $955,000 and $1,446,000 in 2013 and 2014, respectively	11,281,000	9,574,000	[1]
Financing receivables - current, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $-0- in 2013 and 2014	4,093,000	4,051,000	[1]
Inventory, net	5,529,000	5,156,000	[1]
Deferred costs - current	2,186,000	2,112,000	[1]
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,422,000	909,000	[1]
Deferred tax asset - current	0	63,000	[1]
Total current assets	31,964,000	32,837,000	[1]
Investments - long term	4,603,000	3,100,000	[1]
Financing receivables - less current portion	8,228,000	10,255,000	[1]
Deferred costs - less current portion	3,153,000	2,861,000	[1]
Fixed assets, net	1,715,000	2,239,000	[1]
Goodwill	1,837,000	1,837,000	[1]
Intangible assets, net	1,245,000	2,064,000	[1]
Other assets	324,000	322,000	[1]
Assets, Total	53,069,000	55,515,000	[1]
Current liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	8,343,000	6,264,000	[1]
Capital lease obligation - current	159,000	144,000	[1]
Deferred revenue - current	5,234,000	4,641,000	[1]
Total current liabilities	13,736,000	11,049,000	[1]
Capital lease obligation - less current portion	28,000	149,000	[1]
Deferred rent	317,000	330,000	[1]
Deferred revenue - less current portion	7,496,000	6,538,000	[1]
Liabilities, Total	21,577,000	18,066,000	[1]
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 20)	'	'	[1]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'	'
Preferred stock; authorized 5,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value; none issued	0	0	[1]
Common stock; authorized 50,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value; 12,835,000 and 13,459,000 shares issued at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively; shares outstanding, 12,196,000 and 12,796,000 at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively	123,000	123,000	[1]
Additional paid-in capital	105,765,000	104,479,000	[1]
Accumulated deficit	-70,581,000	-63,601,000	[1]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-232,000	-106,000	[1]
Treasury stock; 639,000 shares and 663,000 shares at cost at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively	-3,583,000	-3,446,000	[1]
Total stockholders' equity	31,492,000	37,449,000	[1]
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$53,069,000	$55,515,000	[1]
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Parenthetical] (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (in dollars)	$1,446,000	$955,000
Allowance for notes and sales type lease receivable doubtfull accounts (in dollars)	$0	$0
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	13,459,000	12,835,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	12,796,000	12,196,000
Treasury stock, shares	663,000	639,000

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenue:	'	'	'	'
Products	$7,292,000	$6,966,000	$20,243,000	$16,044,000
Services	4,447,000	4,239,000	12,645,000	12,545,000
Revenue, Net, Total	11,739,000	11,205,000	32,888,000	28,589,000
Cost of revenue:	'	'	'	'
Cost of products	4,653,000	3,853,000	12,724,000	9,552,000
Cost of services	1,615,000	1,535,000	4,585,000	4,534,000
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Total	6,268,000	5,388,000	17,309,000	14,086,000
Gross profit	5,471,000	5,817,000	15,579,000	14,503,000
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Selling, general and administrative expenses	6,289,000	4,981,000	18,760,000	16,092,000
Research and development expenses	1,770,000	1,082,000	4,263,000	3,345,000
Operating Expenses, Total	8,059,000	6,063,000	23,023,000	19,437,000
Loss from operations	-2,588,000	-246,000	-7,444,000	-4,934,000
Interest income	140,000	160,000	445,000	484,000
Other income, net	4,000	10,000	19,000	45,000
Net loss	($2,444,000)	($76,000)	($6,980,000)	($4,405,000)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	($0.20)	($0.01)	($0.58)	($0.37)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in shares)	12,107,000	11,930,000	12,072,000	11,886,000

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Net loss	($2,444,000)	($76,000)	($6,980,000)	($4,405,000)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net:	'	'	'	'
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments	-20,000	21,000	-10,000	-77,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-192,000	17,000	-116,000	-69,000
Total other comprehensive loss	-212,000	38,000	-126,000	-146,000
Comprehensive loss	($2,656,000)	($38,000)	($7,106,000)	($4,551,000)

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	Total		Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$37,449,000	[1]	$123,000	$104,479,000	($63,601,000)	($106,000)	($3,446,000)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	'		12,835,000	'	'	'	'
Net loss	-6,980,000		0	0	-6,980,000	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-116,000		0	0	0	-116,000	0
Unrealized loss on investments	-10,000		0	0	0	-10,000	0
Shares issued pursuant to exercise of stock options	323,000		'	323,000	'	'	'
Shares issued pursuant to exercise of stock options (in shares)	'		93,000	'	'	'	'
Issuance of restricted stock	0		0	0	0	0	0
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)	'		603,000	'	'	'	'
Shares withheld pursuant to exercise of stock options and restricted stock	-137,000		0	0	0	0	-137,000
Forfeiture of restricted shares (in shares)	'		-72,000	'	'	'	'
Stock based compensation - restricted stock	500,000		0	500,000	0	0	0
Stock based compensation - options and performance shares	463,000		0	463,000	0	0	0
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	$31,492,000		$123,000	$105,765,000	($70,581,000)	($232,000)	($3,583,000)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014	'		13,459,000	'	'	'	'
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'		'
Net loss	($6,980,000)		($4,405,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:	'		'
Bad debt expense	652,000		284,000
Proceeds from sale of New Jersey net operating loss carryforwards	63,000		662,000
Stock-based compensation expense	963,000		848,000
Depreciation and amortization	1,666,000		1,568,000
Inventory reserve	110,000		5,000
Other non-cash items	16,000		-10,000
Changes in:	'		'
Accounts receivable	-2,493,000		-898,000
Financing receivables	1,996,000		-868,000
Inventory	-483,000		-67,000
Prepaid expenses and other assets	-515,000		-125,000
Deferred costs	-366,000		-95,000
Deferred revenue	1,551,000		985,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,942,000		243,000
Net cash used in operating activities	-1,878,000		-1,873,000
Cash flows from investing activities:	'		'
Expenditures for fixed assets including website development costs	-323,000		-303,000
Purchase of investments	-4,262,000		-3,680,000
Maturities of investments	4,411,000		8,397,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-174,000		4,414,000
Cash flows from financing activities:	'		'
Principal payments of capital lease obligation	-106,000		0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	323,000		190,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	217,000		190,000
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	6,000		-102,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-1,829,000		2,629,000
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	6,582,000	[1]	1,614,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	4,753,000		4,243,000
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:	'		'
Taxes	0		0
Interest	24,000		0
Noncash activities:	'		'
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	-10,000		-77,000
Shares withheld pursuant to stock issuance	137,000		245,000
Fixed assets acquired by capital lease	0		305,000
Acquisition of computer equipment included in accounts payable	$0		$182,000
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

DESCRIPTION_OF_THE_COMPANY_AND

DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	Description of the Company
	I.D. Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) develop, market and sell wireless machine-to-machine (“M2M”) solutions for managing and securing high-value enterprise assets. These assets include industrial vehicles, such as forklifts, airport ground support equipment, rental vehicles and transportation assets, such as dry van trailers, refrigerated trailers, railcars and containers. The Company’s patented wireless asset management system addresses the needs of organizations to control, track, monitor and analyze their assets. Our cloud-based software tool called I.D. Systems Analytics (“Analytics”), is designed to provide a single, integrated view of asset activity across multiple locations, generating enterprise-wide benchmarks and peer-industry comparisons to provide an even deeper layer of insights into asset operations. Analytics determines key performance indicators (“KPIs”) relating to the performance of managed assets. The Company’s solutions enable customers to achieve tangible economic benefits by making timely, informed decisions that increase the safety, security, productivity and efficiency of their operations. The Company outsources its hardware manufacturing operations to contract manufacturers.
	I.D. Systems, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 1993 and commenced operations in January 1994.
	Basis of Presentation
	The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of I.D. Systems, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Asset Intelligence, LLC (“AI”), I.D. Systems GmbH (“IDS GmbH”) and I.D. Systems (UK) Ltd (formerly Didbox Ltd.) (“IDS Ltd”) (collectively referred to as the “Company”). All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2014, the consolidated results of its operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the consolidated change in stockholders’ equity for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 and the consolidated cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014. The results of operations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year then ended.
	Certain amounts in the prior period’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes.

CASH_AND_CASH_EQUIVALENTS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 2 - CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
	The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents unless they are legally or contractually restricted. The Company’s cash and cash equivalent balances exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) limits.

USE_OF_ESTIMATES

USE OF ESTIMATES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Use Of Estimates Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Use Of Estimates Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 3 - USE OF ESTIMATES
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company continually evaluates estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements for reasonableness. The most significant estimates relate to stock-based compensation arrangements, measurements of fair value, realization of deferred tax assets, the impairment of tangible and intangible assets, inventory reserves, allowance for doubtful accounts, warranty reserves and deferred revenue and costs. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]	'
Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 4 - INVESTMENTS
	The Company’s investments include debt securities, U.S. Treasury Notes, government and state agency bonds, mutual funds, corporate bonds, common stock and commercial paper, which are classified as either available for sale, held to maturity or trading, depending on management’s investment intentions relating to these securities. As of September 30, 2013 and 2014, all of the Company’s investments are classified as available for sale. Available for sale securities are measured at fair value based on quoted market values of the securities, with the unrealized gain and (losses) reported as comprehensive income or (loss). For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013, the Company reported unrealized gain (loss) of $21,000 and $(77,000), respectively, and for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014, the Company reported unrealized loss of $(20,000) and $(10,000), respectively, on available for sale securities in total comprehensive loss. Realized gains and losses from the sale of available for sale securities are determined on a specific-identification basis. The Company has classified as short-term those securities that mature within one year and mutual funds. All other securities are classified as long-term.
	The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of investment in debt securities designated as available for sale, excluding investment in mutual funds and common stock of $1,461,000, classified by the contractual maturity date of the security as of September 30, 2014:
			Fair Value
	Due within one year		$	939,000
	Due one year through three years			4,603,000
	Due after three years			-
			$	5,542,000
	The cost, gross unrealized gains (losses) and fair value of available for sale securities by major security types as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014 are as follows:
					Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	September 30, 2014		Cost		Gain		Loss		Value
	Investments - short term
	Available for sale
	Mutual funds		$	1,427,000		-		-15,000	$	1,412,000
	Corporate bonds and commercial paper			687,000		2,000		-		689,000
	Government agency bonds			250,000		-		-		250,000
	Common stock			49,000		-		-		49,000
	Total investments - short term			2,413,000		2,000		-15,000		2,400,000
	Marketable securities - long term
	Available for sale
	U.S. Treasury Notes			2,674,000		-		-1,000		2,673,000
	Government agency bonds			661,000		-		-4,000		657,000
	Corporate bonds and commercial paper			1,274,000		1,000		-2,000		1,273,000
	Total investments - long term			4,609,000		1,000		-7,000		4,603,000
	Total investments		$	7,022,000	$	3,000	$	-22,000	$	7,003,000
					Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	December 31, 2013		Cost		Gain		Loss		Value
	Investments - short term
	Available for sale
	Government agency bonds		$	419,000	$	-	$	-	$	419,000
	Mutual funds			1,386,000		-		-4,000		1,382,000
	Corporate bonds and commercial paper			590,000		1,000		-1,000		590,000
	U.S. Treasury Notes			1,697,000		2,000		-		1,699,000
	Total available for sale - short term			4,092,000		3,000		-5,000		4,090,000
	Investments - long term
	Available for sale
	U.S. Treasury Notes			930,000		-		-4,000		926,000
	Government agency bonds			612,000		-		-7,000		605,000
	Corporate bonds and commercial paper			1,565,000		5,000		-1,000		1,569,000
	Total available for sale - long term			3,107,000		5,000		-12,000		3,100,000
	Total investments		$	7,199,000	$	8,000	$	-17,000	$	7,190,000
	The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those levels:
		•	Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
		•	Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
		•	Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s estimates of market participants’ assumptions.
	At September 30, 2014, all of the Company’s investments are classified as Level 1 for fair value measurements.

REVENUE_RECOGNITION

REVENUE RECOGNITION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 5 - REVENUE RECOGNITION
	The Company’s revenue is derived from: (i) sales of our industrial and rental fleet wireless asset management systems and services, which includes training and technical support; (ii) sales of our transportation asset management systems and spare parts sold to customers (for which title transfers on the date of customer receipt) and from the related communication services under contracts that generally provide for service over periods ranging from one to five years; (iii) post-contract maintenance and support agreements; and (iv) periodically, from leasing arrangements.
	Our industrial and rental fleet wireless asset management systems consist of on-asset hardware, communication infrastructure and software. Revenue derived from the sale of our industrial and rental fleet wireless asset management systems is allocated to each element based upon vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE) of the selling price of the element. VSOE of the selling price is based upon the price charged when the element is sold separately. Revenue is recognized as each element is earned based on the selling price of each element based on VSOE, and when there are no undelivered elements that are essential to the functionality of the delivered elements. The Company’s system is typically implemented by the customer or a third party and, as a result, revenue is recognized when title and risk of loss passes to the customer, which usually is upon delivery of the system, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, sales price is fixed and determinable, collectability is reasonably assured and contractual obligations have been satisfied. In some instances, we are also responsible for providing installation services. The additional installation services, which could be performed by third parties, are considered another element in a multi-element deliverable and revenue for installation services is recognized at the time the installation is provided. Training and technical support revenue are recognized at time of performance.
	The Company recognizes revenues from the sale of remote transportation asset management systems and spare parts when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. These criteria include requirements that the delivery of future products or services under the arrangement is not required for the delivered items to serve their intended purpose. The Company has determined that the revenue derived from the sale of transportation asset management systems does not have stand-alone value to the customer separate from the communication services provided and, therefore, the arrangements constitute a single unit of accounting. Under the applicable accounting guidance, all of the Company’s billings for equipment and the related cost are deferred, recorded, and classified as a current and long-term liability and a current and long-term asset, respectively. Deferred revenue and cost are recognized over the service contract life, beginning at the time that a customer acknowledges acceptance of the equipment and service. The customer service contracts typically range from one to five years. The Company amortized and recognized $815,000 and $2,289,000 of deferred equipment revenue during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $951,000 and $2,762,000 during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively.
	The service revenue for our remote asset monitoring equipment relates to charges for monthly messaging usage and value-added features charges. The usage fee is a monthly fixed charge based on the expected utilization according to the rate plan chosen by the customer. Service revenue generally commences upon equipment installation and customer acceptance, and is recognized over the period such services are provided.
	Revenue from remote asset monitoring equipment activation fees is deferred and amortized over the life of the contract.
	Spare parts sales are reflected in product revenues and recognized on the date of customer receipt of the part.
	The Company also derives revenue under leasing arrangements. Such arrangements provide for monthly payments covering the system sale, maintenance, support and interest. These arrangements meet the criteria to be accounted for as sales-type leases. Accordingly, an asset is established for the sales-type lease receivable at the present value of the expected lease payments and revenue is deferred and recognized over the service contract, as described above. Maintenance revenues and interest income are recognized monthly over the lease term.
	The Company also enters into post-contract maintenance and support agreements for its wireless asset management systems. Revenue is recognized ratably over the service period and the cost of providing these services is expensed as incurred. Deferred revenue also includes prepayment of extended maintenance and support contracts.
	Under certain customer contracts, the Company invoices progress billings once certain milestones are met. The milestone terms vary by customer and can include the receipt of the customer purchase order, delivery, installation and launch. As the systems are delivered, and services are performed, and all of the criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied, the Company recognizes revenue. If the amount of revenue recognized for financial reporting purposes is greater than the amount invoiced, an unbilled receivable is recorded. If the amount invoiced is greater than the amount of revenue recognized for financial reporting purposes, deferred revenue is recorded. As of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, unbilled receivables were $-0- and $38,000, respectively.
	Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and therefore are excluded from revenues in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
	Deferred revenue consists of the following:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Deferred activation fees	$	496,000	$	539,000
	Deferred industrial equipment installation revenue		258,000		158,000
	Deferred maintenance revenue		1,959,000		3,194,000
	Deferred remote transportation asset management product revenue		8,466,000		8,839,000
			11,179,000		12,730,000
	Less: Current portion		4,641,000		5,234,000
	Deferred revenue - less current portion	$	6,538,000	$	7,496,000

FINANCING_RECEIVABLES

FINANCING RECEIVABLES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Financing Receivables [TextBlock]	'
	NOTE 6 - FINANCING RECEIVABLES
	Financing receivables include notes and sales-type lease receivables from the sale of the Company’s products and services. Financing receivables consist of the following:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Notes receivable	$	53,000	$	34,000
	Sales-type lease receivable		14,253,000		12,287,000
	Less: Allowance for credit losses		-		-
			14,306,000		12,321,000
	Less: Current portion
	Notes receivable		25,000		26,000
	Sales-type lease receivable		4,026,000		4,067,000
			4,051,000		4,093,000
	Financing receivables - less current portion	$	10,255,000	$	8,228,000
	Notes receivable relate to product financing arrangements that exceed one year and bear interest at approximately 8% - 10%. The notes receivable are collateralized by the equipment being financed. Amounts collected on the notes receivable are included in net cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Unearned interest income is amortized to interest income over the life of the notes using the effective-interest method. There were no sales of notes receivable during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014.
	The present value of net investment in sales-type lease receivable is principally for three to five-year leases of the Company’s products and is reflected net of unearned income of $1,169,000 and $931,000 at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively, discounted at 2% - 26%.
	The allowance for doubtful accounts represents the Company’s best estimate of the amount of credit losses in the Company’s existing notes and sales-type lease receivable.  The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined on an individual note and lease basis if it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest contractually due. The Company considers its customers’ financial condition and historical payment patterns in determining the customers’ probability of default. The impairment is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the note’s effective interest rate. There were no impairment losses recognized for the three- and nine-month-periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014. The Company does not accrue interest when a note or lease is considered impaired. When the ultimate collectability of the principal balance of the impaired note or lease is in doubt, all cash receipts on impaired notes or leases are applied to reduce the principal amount of such notes or leases until the principal has been recovered and are recognized as interest income thereafter. Impairment losses are charged against the allowance and increases in the allowance are charged to bad debt expense. Notes and leases are written off against the allowance when all possible means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. The Company resumes accrual of interest when it is probable that the Company will collect the remaining principal and interest of an impaired note or lease. Notes and leases become past due based on how recently payments have been received.
	Scheduled maturities of sales-type lease minimum lease payments outstanding as of September 30, 2014 are as follows:
	Year ending December 31:
	October - December 2014	$	1,067,000
	2015		4,024,000
	2016		3,823,000
	2017		2,533,000
	2018		720,000
	Thereafter		120,000
			12,287,000
	Less: Current portion		4,067,000
	Sales-type lease receivable - less current portion	$	8,220,000

INVENTORY

INVENTORY	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 7 - INVENTORY
	Inventory, which primarily consists of finished goods and components used in the Company’s products, is stated at the lower of cost or market using the first-in first-out (FIFO) method.
	Inventories consist of the following:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Components	$	2,968,000	$	2,906,000
	Finished goods		2,188,000		2,623,000
		$	5,156,000	$	5,529,000

FIXED_ASSETS

FIXED ASSETS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 8 - FIXED ASSETS
	Fixed assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, and are summarized as follows:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Equipment	$	1,375,000	$	1,473,000
	Computer software		3,319,000		3,407,000
	Computer hardware		2,565,000		2,702,000
	Furniture and fixtures		371,000		371,000
	Automobiles		47,000		47,000
	Leasehold improvements		181,000		181,000
			7,858,000		8,181,000
	Accumulated depreciation and amortization		-5,619,000		-6,466,000
		$	2,239,000	$	1,715,000
	As of December 31, 2013, the Company had expenditures of approximately $480,000, including $305,000 under a capital lease, for computer equipment which had not been placed in service.  Depreciation expense is not recorded for such assets until they are placed in service.
	Assets acquired under a capital lease, net of accumulated amortization of $43,000, were $262,000 as of September 30, 2014. If the assets acquired under a capital lease transfer title at the end of the lease term or contain a bargain purchase option, the assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives; otherwise, the assets are amortized over the respective lease term. Amortization expense for assets under capital lease was $-0- for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2013, and $15,000 and $43,000 for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.
	Depreciation and amortization expense for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2013 was $251,000 and $749,000, respectively, and for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 was $279,000 and $847,000, respectively. This includes amortization of costs associated with computer software and website development for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 of $142,000 and $425,000, respectively, and for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 of $145,000 and $431,000, respectively.
	The Company capitalizes in fixed assets the costs of software development and website development. Specifically, the assets comprise an implementation of Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, enhancements to the VeriWiseTM systems, and a customer interface website (which is the primary tool used to provide data to our customers). The website employs updated web architecture and improved functionality and features, including, but not limited to, customization at the customer level, enhanced security features, custom virtual electronic geofencing of landmarks, global positioning system (GPS)-based remote mileage reporting, and richer mapping capabilities. The Company capitalized the costs incurred during the “development” and “enhancement” stages of the software and website development. Costs incurred during the “planning” and “post-implementation/operation” stages of development were expensed. The Company capitalized $7,000 and $88,000 for such projects for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

INTANGIBLE_ASSETS_AND_GOODWILL

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 9 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
	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, 2013 and September 30, 2014:
		Useful		Gross				Net
		Lives		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
	September 30, 2014	(In Years)		Amount		Amortization		Amount
	Amortized:
	Patents		11	$	1,489,000	$	-643,000	$	846,000
	Tradename		5		200,000		-190,000		10,000
	Non-competition agreement		3		234,000		-234,000		-
	Technology		5		50,000		-49,000		1,000
	Workforce		5		33,000		-32,000		1,000
	Customer relationships		5		4,499,000		-4,277,000		222,000
					6,505,000		-5,425,000		1,080,000
	Unamortized:
	Customer list				104,000		-		104,000
	Trademark and Tradename				61,000		-		61,000
					165,000		-		165,000
	Total			$	6,670,000	$	-5,425,000	$	1,245,000
		Useful		Gross				Net
		Lives		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
	December 31, 2013	(In Years)		Amount		Amortization		Amount
	Amortized:
	Patents		11	$	1,489,000	$	-541,000	$	948,000
	Tradename		5		200,000		-160,000		40,000
	Non-competition agreement		3		234,000		-234,000		-
	Technology		5		50,000		-42,000		8,000
	Workforce		5		33,000		-28,000		5,000
	Customer relationships		5		4,499,000		-3,601,000		898,000
					6,505,000		-4,606,000		1,899,000
	Unamortized:
	Customer list				104,000		-		104,000
	Trademark and Tradename				61,000		-		61,000
					165,000		-		165,000
	Total			$	6,670,000	$	-4,606,000	$	2,064,000
	Amortization expense for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 was $273,000 and $819,000, respectively, and for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 was $273,000 and $819,000, respectively. 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 2014	$	268,000
	2015		135,000
	2016		135,000
	2017		135,000
	2018		135,000
	There have been no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill from January 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014.

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]	'
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 10 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
	Stock Option Plans
	The Company adopted the 1995 Stock Option Plan, pursuant to which the Company had the right to grant options to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of common stock. The Company also adopted the 1999 Stock Option Plan, pursuant to which the Company had the right to grant stock awards and options to purchase up to 2,813,000 shares of common stock. The Company also adopted the 1999 Director Option Plan, pursuant to which the Company had the right to grant options to purchase up to an aggregate of 600,000 shares of common stock. The 1995 Stock Option Plan and 1999 Stock and Director Option Plans expired and the Company cannot issue additional options under these plans.
	The Company adopted the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan, pursuant to which, as amended, the Company may grant options to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of common stock. The Company also adopted the 2009 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan, pursuant to which, as amended (the “2009 Director Plan”), the Company may grant options to purchase up to an aggregate of 600,000 shares of common stock. The plans are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, which has the authority to determine, among other things, the term during which an option may be exercised (not more than 10 years), the exercise price of an option and the vesting provisions.
	The Company recognizes all employee share-based payments in the statement of operations as an operating expense, based on their fair values on the applicable grant date. As a result, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $120,000 and $444,000, respectively, for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and $143,000 and $457,000, respectively, for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014, in connection with awards made under the stock option plans.
	On March 21, 2014, the Company and its former Chief Executive Officer (the “Former CEO”) entered into a Separation and General Release Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”). Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, the vesting of the Former CEO’s unvested stock options and restricted stock were accelerated and the term to exercise the stock options was extended to fifteen (15) months. Due to the modification of the terms of the stock option and restricted stock agreements, the Company recognized $327,000 of additional stock-based compensation expense in the first quarter of 2014 which is included in the stock option and restricted stock stock-based compensation expense.
	On April 4, 2014, each of Lawrence S. Burstein, Harold D. Copperman, Robert J. Farrell and Michael P. Monaco (collectively, the “Former Board Members”) informed the Company of their respective decisions not to stand for re-election to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, which was held on June 20, 2014 (the “2014 Annual Meeting”).In connection with the Former Board Members’ departure, the vesting of certain options granted to the Former Board Members under the 2009 Director Plan was accelerated and the post termination exercise period was extended from a period of three (3) months to fifteen (15) months after the Former Board Members ceased to serve as members of the Board on June 20, 2014. Due to the modification of the terms of the stock options, the Company recognized $49,000 of additional stock-based compensation expense in the second quarter of 2014 which is included in the stock option stock-based compensation expense.
	The following table summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s stock options for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014:
								Weighted-
					Weighted-			Average
					Average			Remaining		Aggregate
					Exercise			Contractual		Intrinsic
		Options			Price			Term		Value
	Outstanding at beginning of year		2,790,000		$	7.25
	Granted		290,000			5.54
	Exercised		-93,000			3.48
	Expired		-383,000			6.88
	Forfeited		-342,000			10.28
	Outstanding at end of period		2,262,000		$	6.79			5 years	$	4,741,000
	Exercisable at end of period		1,651,000		$	7.25			4 years	$	3,609,000
	The fair value of each option grant on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model reflecting the following weighted-average assumptions:
		September 30,
		2013				2014
	Expected volatility		47.3	%			44.4	%
	Expected life of options		4.0 - 5.0 years				3.0 - 4.0 years
	Risk free interest rate		1	%			1.2	%
	Dividend yield		0	%			0	%
	Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period	$	2.17			$	1.91
	Expected volatility is based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock and the expected life of options is based on historical data with respect to employee exercise periods.
	The fair value of options vested during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 was $537,000 and $702,000, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 was $199,000 and $192,000, respectively.
	As of September 30, 2014, there was approximately $932,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options granted under the Company’s stock option plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.2 years.
	The Company estimates forfeitures at the time of valuation and reduces expense ratably over the vesting period. This estimate is adjusted periodically based on the extent to which actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from the previous estimate.
	Restricted Stock
	In 2006, the Company began granting restricted stock to employees, whereby the employees are contractually restricted from transferring the shares until they are vested. The stock is unvested stock at the time of grant and, upon vesting, there are no contractual restrictions on the stock. The fair value of each share is based on the Company’s closing stock price on the date of the grant. A summary of all non-vested restricted stock for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 is as follows:
					Weighted-
		Number of			Average
		Non-vested			Grant Date
		Shares			Fair Value
	Restricted stock, non-vested, beginning of year		200,000		$	5.08
	Granted		603,000			5.68
	Vested		-96,000			5.03
	Forfeited		-72,000			4.81
	Restricted stock, non-vested, end of period		635,000		$	5.69
	The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $120,000 and $393,000, respectively, for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and $186,000 and $500,000, respectively, for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014, in connection with restricted stock grants. As of September 30, 2014, there was $2,934,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested shares. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.1 years.
	Performance Shares
	The Company grants performance shares to key employees pursuant to the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended. The issuance of the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the performance shares is subject to the achievement of stock price targets of the Company’s common stock at the end of a three-year measurement period from the date of issuance, with the ability to achieve prorated performance shares during interim annual measurement periods. The annual measurement period is based on a trading day average of the Company’s stock after the announcement of annual results. If the stock price performance triggers are not met, the performance shares will not vest and will automatically be returned to the plan. If the stock price performance triggers are met, then the shares will be issued to the employees. Under the applicable accounting guidance, stock compensation expense at the fair value of the shares expected to vest is recorded even if the aforementioned stock price targets are not met. Stock-based compensation expense related to these performance shares for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 was insignificant.
	The following table summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s performance shares for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014:
		Non-vested
		Shares
	Performance shares, non-vested, beginning of year		34,000
	Granted		-
	Vested		-
	Forfeited		-16,000
	Performance shares, non-vested, end of period		18,000

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERSb EQUITY	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 11 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Warrants
	On August 22, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), the Company and Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC (“ABCR”), a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, entered into a Master Software License, Information Technology Services and Equipment Purchase Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) for the Company’s system relating to radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled rental car management and virtual location rental (collectively, the “System”). The order which covered 25,000 units (“SOW #1) was placed pursuant to a statement of work (“SOW”) issued under the Master Agreement and related agreements with ABCR. In connection with the Master Agreement, the Company also entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of August 22, 2011, with Avis Budget Group, Inc. (“Avis Budget Group”), pursuant to which Avis Budget Group purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $4,604,500 (or $4.60 per share, which price was based on the average closing price of our common stock for the twenty trading days prior to the Effective Date), (i) 1,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, and (ii) a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 600,000 shares of our common stock (the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $10.00 per share of common stock . The Company issued the Shares in 2011 from treasury stock, reflecting the cost of such shares on a specific identification basis.
	The Warrant is exercisable (i) with respect to 100,000 of the Warrant Shares, at any time after the Effective Date and on or before the fifth (5th) anniversary thereof, and (ii) with respect to 500,000 of the Warrant Shares, at any time on or after the date (if any) on which ABCR, the Avis entity that is the counterparty under the Master Agreement, executes and delivers to the Company statement of work 2 (“SOW#2”) for the purchase of additional units, and on or before the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Date.
	The Warrant may be exercised by means of a “cashless exercise” solely in the event that on the later of (i) the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date and (ii) the date on which the Warrant is exercised by the holder, the Company is eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3 to register the Warrant Shares for resale by the holder and a re-sale registration statement on Form S-3 registering the Warrant Shares for resale by the holder is not then declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and available for use by the holder.  The Company has agreed to file such a registration statement (on Form S-3 only, or a successor thereto) within 30 days of the holder’s request therefor, and to have such registration statement declared effective within 90 days of such request, if there is no review by the Staff of the SEC, and within 120 days, if there has been a review by the Staff of the SEC. As of September 30, 2014, the Company has not yet been requested to file such a registration statement.
	The exercise price of the Warrant and, in some cases, the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise, are subject to adjustment in the case of stock splits, stock dividends, combinations of shares, similar recapitalization transactions and certain pro-rata distributions to holders of common stock.  In the event of a fundamental transaction involving the Company, such as a merger, consolidation, sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets or similar reorganization or recapitalization, the holder will be entitled to receive, upon exercise of the Warrant, any securities or other consideration received by the holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to such fundamental transaction.
	The Company is required to reserve a sufficient number of shares of common stock for the purpose enabling the Company to issue the Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants. As of September 30, 2014, the Company has sufficient shares reserved.
	The fair value of the 100,000 Warrant Shares which vested on the Effective Date was recorded as reduction of product revenue during the third quarter of 2011. The remaining 500,000 Warrant Shares underlying the Warrant, which vest upon the execution of SOW#2, have not been valued at this time since the Company has not determined that it is probable that SOW#2 will be executed and that the Warrant will become exercisable for these remaining 500,000 Warrant Shares.  Since there is no penalty for failure to execute SOW#2, there is no performance commitment date and, therefore, there is no measurement date for these 500,000 Warrant Shares underlying the Warrant until SOW#2 is executed.
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Comprehensive loss includes net loss and unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale investments and foreign currency translation gains and losses. Cumulative unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments are reflected as accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ equity on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	The accumulated balances for each classification of other comprehensive loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:
				Unrealized		Accumulated
		Foreign		gain (losses)		other
		currency		on		comprehensive
		items		investments		income (loss)
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	-97,000	$	-9,000	$	-106,000
	Net current period change		-116,000		-10,000		-126,000
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	-213,000	$	-19,000	$	-232,000
	The accumulated balances for each classification of other comprehensive loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013 are as follows:
				Unrealized		Accumulated
		Foreign		gain (losses)		other
		currency		on		comprehensive
		items		investments		income
	Balance at January 1, 2013	$	-20,000	$	73,000	$	53,000
	Net current period change		-69,000		-77,000		-146,000
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	-89,000	$	-4,000	$	-93,000
	Income and expense accounts of foreign operations are translated at actual or weighted-average exchange rates during the period. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations that operate in a local currency environment are translated to U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Translation gains or losses are reported as components of accumulated other comprehensive income/loss in consolidated stockholders’ equity. Net translation gains or losses resulting from the translation of foreign financial statements and the effect of exchange rate changes on intercompany transactions of a long-term investment nature with IDS GmbH resulted in translation losses of $(69,000) and $(116,000) for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively, which is included in comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity.
	Shares Withheld
	During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, 46,000 and 24,000 shares, respectively of the Company’s common stock were withheld to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted shares and to pay the exercise price of stock options in the aggregate amount of $245,000 and $137,000, respectively.

NET_LOSS_PER_SHARE_OF_COMMON_S

NET LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 12 - NET LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
	Net loss per share for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2013		2014		2013		2014
	Basic and diluted loss per share
	Net loss	$	-76,000	$	-2,444,000	$	-4,405,000	$	-6,980,000
	Weighted-average shares outstanding		11,930,000		12,107,000		11,886,000		12,072,000
	Basic and diluted net loss per share	$	-0.01	$	-0.2	$	-0.37	$	-0.58
	Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution assuming common shares were issued upon the exercise of outstanding options and the proceeds thereof were used to purchase outstanding common shares. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options, warrants and restricted stock and performance shares awards. For the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2013, the basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding are the same, since the effect from the potential exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and vesting of restricted stock and performance shares of 3,197,000 would have been anti-dilutive. For the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2014, the basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding are the same, since the effect from the potential exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and vesting of restricted stock and performance shares of 3,015,000 would have been anti-dilutive. The warrants exercisable by Avis Budget Group upon ABCR’s execution and delivery of SOW#2 also have no impact on diluted loss per share since they are considered unissued as of September 30, 2014.

ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_AND_ACCRUED_E

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]	'
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 13- ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Accounts payable	$	5,303,000	$	6,611,000
	Accrued warranty		522,000		492,000
	Accrued severance		100,000		241,000
	Accrued compensation		172,000		783,000
	Other current liabilities		167,000		216,000
		$	6,264,000	$	8,343,000
	Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses at September 30, 2014 is accrued severance of $241,000, in the aggregate, to the Company’s Former Chief Executive Officer. The accrued severance is payable in equal monthly installments of approximately $20,000.
	The Company’s products are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of acceptance of the product by the customer. The customers may purchase an extended warranty providing coverage up to a maximum of 60 months. A provision for estimated future warranty costs is recorded for expected or historical warranty matters related to equipment shipped and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014.
	The following table summarizes warranty activity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014:
		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Accrued warranty reserve, beginning of period	$	520,000	$	522,000
	Accrual for product warranties issued		337,000		240,000
	Product replacements and other warranty expenditures		-222,000		-116,000
	Expiration of warranties		-173,000		-154,000
	Accrued warranty reserve, end of period	$	462,000	$	492,000

CAPITAL_LEASE_OBLIGATION

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Leases, Capital [Abstract]	'
Capital Leases in Financial Statements of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 14 - CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION
	On September 30, 2013, the Company entered into an equipment lease for computer equipment. The lease is payable in 24 monthly installments of approximately $14,000, including interest at an annual rate of 12.82%. The term of the lease commenced in December 2013 and expires in December 2015. The Company has the option to purchase the equipment for $1.00 at the end of the term of the lease.
	Annual minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations are as follows:
	Year ending December 31:
	October - December 2014	$	43,000
	2015		159,000
			202,000
	Less: amount representing interest		-15,000
	Total	$	187,000

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 15 - INCOME TAXES
	The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability approach. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to reverse. As of September 30, 2014, the Company had provided a valuation allowance to fully reserve its net operating loss carryforwards and other items giving rise to deferred tax assets, primarily as a result of anticipated net losses for income tax purposes.
	As of December 31, 2013, approximately $10,338,000 of the Company’s New Jersey loss carryforwards (“NJ NOLs”) had been approved for future sale under a program of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, which we refer to as the NJEDA. In order to realize these benefits, the Company must apply to the NJEDA each year and must meet various requirements for continuing eligibility. In addition, the program must continue to be funded by the State of New Jersey, and there are limitations based on the level of participation by other companies. Since specific sales transactions are subject to approval by the NJEDA, the Company recognizes the associated tax benefits in the financial statements as they are approved. As of December 31, 2013, the Company received approval for the sale of approximately $10,338,000 million of NJ NOLs, subject to a 7.4% seller’s allocation factor ($760,000, net) for approximately $63,000. As such, the Company reversed the valuation allowance related to these NJ NOLs in 2013. In January 2014, the Company received approximately $63,000 in cash proceeds.

FAIR_VALUE_OF_FINANCIAL_INSTRU

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 16 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
	Cash and cash equivalents and investments in securities are carried at fair value. Financing receivables and capital lease obligation are carried at cost, which is not materially different than fair value. Accounts receivable, accounts payable and other liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short period to maturity of these instruments.

CONCENTRATION_OF_CUSTOMERS

CONCENTRATION OF CUSTOMERS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]	'
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 17 - CONCENTRATION OF CUSTOMERS
	Two customers accounted for 17% and 16% of the Company’s revenue during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014. One customer accounted for 16.0% of the Company’s accounts receivable as of September 30, 2014. One customer accounted for 50% of finance receivables as of September 30, 2014.
	Two customers accounted for 19% and 10% of the Company’s revenue during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013 and 11% and 12% of the Company’s accounts receivable as of September 30, 2013. One customer accounted for 56% of finance receivables as of September 30, 2013.

STOCK_REPURCHASE_PROGRAM

STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
Treasury Stock [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 18 - STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
	On November 3, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate value of up to $ 3,000,000 pursuant to a share repurchase program. The repurchases under the share repurchase program are made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions and are funded from the Company’s working capital. The amount and timing of such repurchases is dependent upon the price and availability of shares, general market conditions and the availability of cash, as determined at the discretion of the Company’s management. All shares of common stock repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program are held as treasury stock. The Company did not purchase any shares of its common stock under the share repurchase program during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014. As of September 30, 2014, the Company has purchased a total of approximately 310,000 shares of its common stock in open market transactions under the share repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,340,000, or an average cost of $4.33 per share.

WHOLLY_OWNED_FOREIGN_SUBSIDIAR

WHOLLY OWNED FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiaries [Abstract]	'
Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiaries [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 19 - WHOLLY OWNED FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES
	The financial statements of the Company’s wholly owned German subsidiary, I.D. Systems GmbH (“IDS GmbH”), and United Kingdom subsidiary, I.D. Systems (UK) Ltd (“IDS Ltd”), are consolidated with the financial statements of I.D. Systems, Inc.
	The net revenue and net loss for IDS GmbH included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations are as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2013		2014		2013		2014
	Net revenue	$	219,000	$	1,321,000	$	938,000	$	3,089,000
	Net (loss) income		-112,000		241,000		-258,000		530,000
	Total assets of IDS GmbH were $1,701,000 and $3,637,000 as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively. IDS GmbH operates in a local currency environment using the Euro as its functional currency.
	The net revenue and net loss for IDS Ltd included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations are as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine  Months Ended
		September  30,				September  30,
		2013		2014		2013		2014
	Net revenue	$	902,000	$	74,000	$	1,295,000	$	246,000
	Net income (loss)		336,000		-145,000		165,000		-316,000
	Total assets of IDS Ltd were $2,200,000 and $1,991,000 as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively. IDS Ltd operates in a local currency environment using the British Pound as its functional currency.
	Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in determining net income or loss. Foreign currency transactions gains (losses) for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 of $41,000 and $12,000, respectively, and for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 of $(75,000) and $(43,000), respectively, are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 20 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Except for normal operating leases, the Company is not currently subject to any material commitments.
	Contingencies
	The Company is not currently subject to any material commitments or contingencies and legal proceedings, nor, to management’s knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against the Company.
	Severance agreements
	The Company entered into severance agreements with three of its executive officers. The severance agreements, each of which is substantially identical in form, provide each executive with certain severance and change in control benefits upon the occurrence of a “Trigger Event,” as defined in the severance agreements. As a condition to the Company’s obligations under the severance agreements, each executive has executed and delivered to the Company a restrictive covenants agreement.
	Under the terms of the severance agreements, in general, each executive is entitled to the following: (i) a cash payment at the rate of the executive’s annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Trigger Event for a period of 12 or 15 months, depending on the executive, (ii) continued healthcare coverage during the severance period, (iii) partial accelerated vesting of the executive’s previously granted stock options and restricted stock awards, and (iv) as applicable, an award of “Performance Shares” under the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement previously entered into between the Company and the executive.
	On March 21, 2014, the Company and its former Chief Executive Officer (the “Former CEO”) entered into a Separation and General Release Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”). Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, the Company recognized severance costs of $523,000 in the first quarter of 2014 which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. In addition, the vesting of the Former CEO’s unvested stock options and restricted stock were accelerated and the term to exercise the stock options was extended to fifteen (15) months. Due to the modification of the terms of the stock option and restricted stock agreements, the Company recognized $327,000 of additional stock-based compensation expense in the first quarter of 2014.

RECENT_ACCOUNTING_PRONOUNCEMEN

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]	'
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 21 - RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
	In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, "Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity." This ASU relates to discontinued operations reporting for disposals of components of an entity that represent strategic shifts that have, or will have, a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results. The standard expands the disclosures for discontinued operations and requires new disclosures related to individually material disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The Company’s adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (Topic 606). This ASU is intended to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue by removing inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements; providing a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues; improving comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets; and providing more useful information to users of financial statements through improved revenue disclosure requirements. The new standard is required to be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying it recognized at the date of initial application. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU.
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, "Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period." This ASU requires a reporting entity to treat a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period as a performance condition, and apply existing guidance under the Stock Compensation Topic of the ASC as it relates to awards with performance conditions that affect vesting to account for such awards. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, “Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists, an amendment to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes" ("ASU 2013-11"). ASU 2013-11 clarifies that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward if such settlement is required or expected in the event the uncertain tax position is disallowed. ASU 2013-11 is effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. Retrospective application is permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial results.
	In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity” (“ASU 2013-05”). ASU 2013-05 provides clarification regarding whether Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation - Overall, or Subtopic 830-30, Foreign Currency Matters - Translation of Financial Statements, applies to the release of cumulative translation adjustments into net income when a reporting entity either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that constitute a business within a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial results.

INVESTMENTS_Tables

INVESTMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Fair Value of Available for Sale Securities Excluding Mutual Funds [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of investment in debt securities designated as available for sale, excluding investment in mutual funds and common stock of $1,461,000, classified by the contractual maturity date of the security as of September 30, 2014:
		Fair Value
	Due within one year	$	939,000
	Due one year through three years		4,603,000
	Due after three years		-
		$	5,542,000
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	'
	The cost, gross unrealized gains (losses) and fair value of available for sale securities by major security types as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014 are as follows:
				Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	September 30, 2014	Cost		Gain		Loss		Value
	Investments - short term
	Available for sale
	Mutual funds	$	1,427,000		-		-15,000	$	1,412,000
	Corporate bonds and commercial paper		687,000		2,000		-		689,000
	Government agency bonds		250,000		-		-		250,000
	Common stock		49,000		-		-		49,000
	Total investments - short term		2,413,000		2,000		-15,000		2,400,000
	Marketable securities - long term
	Available for sale
	U.S. Treasury Notes		2,674,000		-		-1,000		2,673,000
	Government agency bonds		661,000		-		-4,000		657,000
	Corporate bonds and commercial paper		1,274,000		1,000		-2,000		1,273,000
	Total investments - long term		4,609,000		1,000		-7,000		4,603,000
	Total investments	$	7,022,000	$	3,000	$	-22,000	$	7,003,000
				Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	December 31, 2013	Cost		Gain		Loss		Value
	Investments - short term
	Available for sale
	Government agency bonds	$	419,000	$	-	$	-	$	419,000
	Mutual funds		1,386,000		-		-4,000		1,382,000
	Corporate bonds and commercial paper		590,000		1,000		-1,000		590,000
	U.S. Treasury Notes		1,697,000		2,000		-		1,699,000
	Total available for sale - short term		4,092,000		3,000		-5,000		4,090,000
	Investments - long term
	Available for sale
	U.S. Treasury Notes		930,000		-		-4,000		926,000
	Government agency bonds		612,000		-		-7,000		605,000
	Corporate bonds and commercial paper		1,565,000		5,000		-1,000		1,569,000
	Total available for sale - long term		3,107,000		5,000		-12,000		3,100,000
	Total investments	$	7,199,000	$	8,000	$	-17,000	$	7,190,000

REVENUE_RECOGNITION_Tables

REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Deferred Revenue, by Arrangement, Disclosure [Table Text Block]	'
	Deferred revenue consists of the following:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Deferred activation fees	$	496,000	$	539,000
	Deferred industrial equipment installation revenue		258,000		158,000
	Deferred maintenance revenue		1,959,000		3,194,000
	Deferred remote transportation asset management product revenue		8,466,000		8,839,000
			11,179,000		12,730,000
	Less: Current portion		4,641,000		5,234,000
	Deferred revenue - less current portion	$	6,538,000	$	7,496,000

FINANCING_RECEIVABLES_Tables

FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]	'
	Financing receivables include notes and sales-type lease receivables from the sale of the Company’s products and services. Financing receivables consist of the following:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Notes receivable	$	53,000	$	34,000
	Sales-type lease receivable		14,253,000		12,287,000
	Less: Allowance for credit losses		-		-
			14,306,000		12,321,000
	Less: Current portion
	Notes receivable		25,000		26,000
	Sales-type lease receivable		4,026,000		4,067,000
			4,051,000		4,093,000
	Financing receivables - less current portion	$	10,255,000	$	8,228,000
Schedule Of Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Fiscal Year Maturity [Table Text Block]	'
	Scheduled maturities of sales-type lease minimum lease payments outstanding as of September 30, 2014 are as follows:
	Year ending December 31:
	October - December 2014	$	1,067,000
	2015		4,024,000
	2016		3,823,000
	2017		2,533,000
	2018		720,000
	Thereafter		120,000
			12,287,000
	Less: Current portion		4,067,000
	Sales-type lease receivable - less current portion	$	8,220,000

INVENTORY_Tables

INVENTORY (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]	'
	Inventories consist of the following:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Components	$	2,968,000	$	2,906,000
	Finished goods		2,188,000		2,623,000
		$	5,156,000	$	5,529,000

FIXED_ASSETS_Tables

FIXED ASSETS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	'
	Fixed assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, and are summarized as follows:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Equipment	$	1,375,000	$	1,473,000
	Computer software		3,319,000		3,407,000
	Computer hardware		2,565,000		2,702,000
	Furniture and fixtures		371,000		371,000
	Automobiles		47,000		47,000
	Leasehold improvements		181,000		181,000
			7,858,000		8,181,000
	Accumulated depreciation and amortization		-5,619,000		-6,466,000
		$	2,239,000	$	1,715,000

INTANGIBLE_ASSETS_AND_GOODWILL1

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
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, 2013 and September 30, 2014:
		Useful		Gross				Net
		Lives		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
	September 30, 2014	(In Years)		Amount		Amortization		Amount
	Amortized:
	Patents		11	$	1,489,000	$	-643,000	$	846,000
	Tradename		5		200,000		-190,000		10,000
	Non-competition agreement		3		234,000		-234,000		-
	Technology		5		50,000		-49,000		1,000
	Workforce		5		33,000		-32,000		1,000
	Customer relationships		5		4,499,000		-4,277,000		222,000
					6,505,000		-5,425,000		1,080,000
	Unamortized:
	Customer list				104,000		-		104,000
	Trademark and Tradename				61,000		-		61,000
					165,000		-		165,000
	Total			$	6,670,000	$	-5,425,000	$	1,245,000
		Useful		Gross				Net
		Lives		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
	December 31, 2013	(In Years)		Amount		Amortization		Amount
	Amortized:
	Patents		11	$	1,489,000	$	-541,000	$	948,000
	Tradename		5		200,000		-160,000		40,000
	Non-competition agreement		3		234,000		-234,000		-
	Technology		5		50,000		-42,000		8,000
	Workforce		5		33,000		-28,000		5,000
	Customer relationships		5		4,499,000		-3,601,000		898,000
					6,505,000		-4,606,000		1,899,000
	Unamortized:
	Customer list				104,000		-		104,000
	Trademark and Tradename				61,000		-		61,000
					165,000		-		165,000
	Total			$	6,670,000	$	-4,606,000	$	2,064,000

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Tables

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s stock options for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014:
								Weighted-
					Weighted-			Average
					Average			Remaining		Aggregate
					Exercise			Contractual		Intrinsic
		Options			Price			Term		Value
	Outstanding at beginning of year		2,790,000		$	7.25
	Granted		290,000			5.54
	Exercised		-93,000			3.48
	Expired		-383,000			6.88
	Forfeited		-342,000			10.28
	Outstanding at end of period		2,262,000		$	6.79			5 years	$	4,741,000
	Exercisable at end of period		1,651,000		$	7.25			4 years	$	3,609,000
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	'
	The fair value of each option grant on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model reflecting the following weighted-average assumptions:
		September 30,
		2013				2014
	Expected volatility		47.3	%			44.4	%
	Expected life of options		4.0 - 5.0 years				3.0 - 4.0 years
	Risk free interest rate		1	%			1.2	%
	Dividend yield		0	%			0	%
	Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period	$	2.17			$	1.91
Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity [Table Text Block]	'
	A summary of all non-vested restricted stock for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 is as follows:
					Weighted-
		Number of			Average
		Non-vested			Grant Date
		Shares			Fair Value
	Restricted stock, non-vested, beginning of year		200,000		$	5.08
	Granted		603,000			5.68
	Vested		-96,000			5.03
	Forfeited		-72,000			4.81
	Restricted stock, non-vested, end of period		635,000		$	5.69
Schedule of Nonvested Performance-based Units Activity [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s performance shares for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014:
		Non-vested
		Shares
	Performance shares, non-vested, beginning of year		34,000
	Granted		-
	Vested		-
	Forfeited		-16,000
	Performance shares, non-vested, end of period		18,000

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY_Tables

STOCKHOLDERSb EQUITY (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Stock by Class [Table Text Block]	'
	The accumulated balances for each classification of other comprehensive loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:
				Unrealized		Accumulated
		Foreign		gain (losses)		other
		currency		on		comprehensive
		items		investments		income (loss)
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	-97,000	$	-9,000	$	-106,000
	Net current period change		-116,000		-10,000		-126,000
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	-213,000	$	-19,000	$	-232,000
	The accumulated balances for each classification of other comprehensive loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013 are as follows:
				Unrealized		Accumulated
		Foreign		gain (losses)		other
		currency		on		comprehensive
		items		investments		income
	Balance at January 1, 2013	$	-20,000	$	73,000	$	53,000
	Net current period change		-69,000		-77,000		-146,000
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	-89,000	$	-4,000	$	-93,000

NET_LOSS_PER_SHARE_OF_COMMON_S1

NET LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	'
	Net loss per share for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2013		2014		2013		2014
	Basic and diluted loss per share
	Net loss	$	-76,000	$	-2,444,000	$	-4,405,000	$	-6,980,000
	Weighted-average shares outstanding		11,930,000		12,107,000		11,886,000		12,072,000
	Basic and diluted net loss per share	$	-0.01	$	-0.2	$	-0.37	$	-0.58

ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_AND_ACCRUED_E1

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]	'
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:
		December 31,		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Accounts payable	$	5,303,000	$	6,611,000
	Accrued warranty		522,000		492,000
	Accrued severance		100,000		241,000
	Accrued compensation		172,000		783,000
	Other current liabilities		167,000		216,000
		$	6,264,000	$	8,343,000
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes warranty activity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014:
		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2013		2014
	Accrued warranty reserve, beginning of period	$	520,000	$	522,000
	Accrual for product warranties issued		337,000		240,000
	Product replacements and other warranty expenditures		-222,000		-116,000
	Expiration of warranties		-173,000		-154,000
	Accrued warranty reserve, end of period	$	462,000	$	492,000

CAPITAL_LEASE_OBLIGATION_Table

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Leases, Capital [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]	'
	Annual minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations are as follows:
	Year ending December 31:
	October - December 2014	$	43,000
	2015		159,000
			202,000
	Less: amount representing interest		-15,000
	Total	$	187,000

WHOLLY_OWNED_FOREIGN_SUBSIDIAR1

WHOLLY OWNED FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiaries [Abstract]	'
Financial Statements of Foreign Subsidiary One [Table Text Block]	'
	The net revenue and net loss for IDS GmbH included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations are as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2013		2014		2013		2014
	Net revenue	$	219,000	$	1,321,000	$	938,000	$	3,089,000
	Net (loss) income		-112,000		241,000		-258,000		530,000
Financial Statements of Foreign Subsidiary Two [Table Text Block]	'
	The net revenue and net loss for IDS Ltd included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations are as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine  Months Ended
		September  30,				September  30,
		2013		2014		2013		2014
	Net revenue	$	902,000	$	74,000	$	1,295,000	$	246,000
	Net income (loss)		336,000		-145,000		165,000		-316,000

INVESTMENTS_Details

INVESTMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'
Due within one year	$939,000
Due one year through three years	4,603,000
Due after three years	0
Long term	$5,542,000

INVESTMENTS_Details_1

INVESTMENTS (Details 1) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	$7,022,000	$7,199,000
Unrealized Gain	3,000	8,000
Unrealized Loss	-22,000	-17,000
Fair Value	7,003,000	7,190,000
Short-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	2,413,000	4,092,000
Unrealized Gain	2,000	3,000
Unrealized Loss	-15,000	-5,000
Fair Value	2,400,000	4,090,000
Long-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	4,609,000	3,107,000
Unrealized Gain	1,000	5,000
Unrealized Loss	-7,000	-12,000
Fair Value	4,603,000	3,100,000
U.S. Treasury Notes [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	'	1,697,000
Unrealized Gain	'	2,000
Unrealized Loss	'	0
Fair Value	'	1,699,000
U.S. Treasury Notes [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	2,674,000	930,000
Unrealized Gain	0	0
Unrealized Loss	-1,000	-4,000
Fair Value	2,673,000	926,000
Mutual funds [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	1,427,000	1,386,000
Unrealized Gain	0	0
Unrealized Loss	-15,000	-4,000
Fair Value	1,412,000	1,382,000
Corporate bonds and commercial paper [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	687,000	590,000
Unrealized Gain	2,000	1,000
Unrealized Loss	0	-1,000
Fair Value	689,000	590,000
Corporate bonds and commercial paper [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	1,274,000	1,565,000
Unrealized Gain	1,000	5,000
Unrealized Loss	-2,000	-1,000
Fair Value	1,273,000	1,569,000
Government agency bonds [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	250,000	419,000
Unrealized Gain	0	0
Unrealized Loss	0	0
Fair Value	250,000	419,000
Government agency bonds [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	661,000	612,000
Unrealized Gain	0	0
Unrealized Loss	-4,000	-7,000
Fair Value	657,000	605,000
Common Stock [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Cost	49,000	'
Unrealized Gain	0	'
Unrealized Loss	0	'
Fair Value	$49,000	'

INVESTMENTS_Details_Textual

INVESTMENTS (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments	($20,000)	$21,000	($10,000)	($77,000)
Investment in Mutual Funds and Common Stock	$1,461,000	'	$1,461,000	'

REVENUE_RECOGNITION_Details

REVENUE RECOGNITION (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred revenue	$12,730,000	$11,179,000
Less: Current portion	5,234,000	4,641,000	[1]
Deferred revenue - less current portion	7,496,000	6,538,000	[1]
Deferred activation fees [Member]	'	'
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred revenue	539,000	496,000
Deferred industrial equipment installation revenue [Member]	'	'
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred revenue	158,000	258,000
Deferred maintenance revenue [Member]	'	'
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred revenue	3,194,000	1,959,000
Deferred remote transportation asset management product revenue [Member]	'	'
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred revenue	$8,839,000	$8,466,000
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

REVENUE_RECOGNITION_Details_Te

REVENUE RECOGNITION (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Amortization Of Deferred Equipment Revenue	$951,000	$815,000	$2,762,000	$2,289,000	'
Unbilled Receivables, Current	$38,000	'	$38,000	'	$0

FINANCING_RECEIVABLES_Details

FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]	'	'
Less: Allowance for credit losses	$0	$0
Financing Receivable, Net	12,321,000	14,306,000
Financing receivables, net current	4,093,000	4,051,000	[1]
Financing receivables - less current portion	8,228,000	10,255,000	[1]
Notes Receivable [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]	'	'
Financing receivables, Gross	34,000	53,000
Financing Receivable, Net	26,000	25,000
Sales-type lease receivable [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]	'	'
Financing receivables, Gross	12,287,000	14,253,000
Financing Receivable, Net	$4,067,000	$4,026,000
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

FINANCING_RECEIVABLES_Details_

FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Details 1) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]	'
October - December 2014	$1,067,000
2015	4,024,000
2016	3,823,000
2017	2,533,000
2018	720,000
Thereafter	120,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable	12,287,000
Less: Current portion	4,067,000
Sales-type lease receivable - less current portion	$8,220,000

FINANCING_RECEIVABLES_Details_1

FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Details Textual) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]	'	'
Unearned Income On Sales Type Leases	$931,000	$1,169,000
Minimum [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]	'	'
Product Financing Arrangements Bearing Interest Rate	8.00%	'
Discount Rate Of Unearned Income	2.00%	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]	'	'
Product Financing Arrangements Bearing Interest Rate	10.00%	'
Discount Rate Of Unearned Income	26.00%	'

INVENTORY_Details

INVENTORY (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Inventory [Line Items]	'	'
Components	$2,906,000	$2,968,000
Finished goods	2,623,000	2,188,000
Inventory, Net	$5,529,000	$5,156,000	[1]
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

FIXED_ASSETS_Details

FIXED ASSETS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$8,181,000	$7,858,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	-6,466,000	-5,619,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	1,715,000	2,239,000	[1]
Equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	1,473,000	1,375,000
Computer software [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	3,407,000	3,319,000
Computer hardware [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,702,000	2,565,000
Furniture and fixtures [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	371,000	371,000
Automobiles [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	47,000	47,000
Leasehold improvements [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$181,000	$181,000
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

FIXED_ASSETS_Details_Textual

FIXED ASSETS (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction	$279,000	$251,000	$847,000	$749,000	'
Amortization	273,000	273,000	819,000	819,000	'
Capital Leases, Lessee Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Accumulated Depreciation	43,000	'	43,000	'	'
Capital Leases, Income Statement, Amortization Expense	15,000	0	43,000	'	'
Capital Leased Assets, Gross	'	'	'	'	305,000
Capital Leases, Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Net	262,000	'	262,000	'	'
Computer Software and Website Development [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Amortization	145,000	142,000	431,000	425,000	'
Capitalized Website Enhancement	'	'	88,000	7,000	'
Computer Equipment [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Computer Equipment Not Yet Placed In Service	'	'	'	'	$480,000

INTANGIBLE_ASSETS_AND_GOODWILL2

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$6,505,000	$6,505,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-5,425,000	-4,606,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	1,080,000	1,899,000
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	165,000	165,000
Intangible Assets Gross	6,670,000	6,670,000
Total	1,245,000	2,064,000	[1]
Customer list [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	104,000	104,000
Trademark and Tradename [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	61,000	61,000
Patents [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	1,489,000	1,489,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-643,000	-541,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	846,000	948,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'11 years	'11 years
Tradename [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	200,000	200,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-190,000	-160,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	10,000	40,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'5 years	'5 years
Non-competition agreement [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	234,000	234,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-234,000	-234,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	0	0
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'3 years	'3 years
Technology [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	50,000	50,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-49,000	-42,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	1,000	8,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'5 years	'5 years
Workforce [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	33,000	33,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-32,000	-28,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	1,000	5,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'5 years	'5 years
Customer relationships [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	4,499,000	4,499,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-4,277,000	-3,601,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	$222,000	$898,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'5 years	'5 years
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

INTANGIBLE_ASSETS_AND_GOODWILL3

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Details 1) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014
Year ending December 31:	'
October - December 2014	$268,000
2015	135,000
2016	135,000
2017	135,000
2018	$135,000

INTANGIBLE_ASSETS_AND_GOODWILL4

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amortization	$273,000	$273,000	$819,000	$819,000

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Detail

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (Employee Stock Option [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Employee Stock Option [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Options, Outstanding at beginning of year	2,790,000
Options, Granted	290,000
Options, Exercised	-93,000
Options, Expired	-383,000
Options, Forfeited	-342,000
Options, Outstanding at end of year	2,262,000
Options, Exercisable at end of period	1,651,000
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$7.25
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Granted (in dollars per share)	$5.54
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercised (in dollars per share)	$3.48
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Expired (in dollars per share)	$6.88
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Forfeited (in dollars per share)	$10.28
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at end of year (in dollars per share)	$6.79
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercisable at end of period (in dollars per share)	$7.25
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term, Outstanding at end of period (in years)	'5 years
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term, Exercisable at end of period (in years)	'4 years
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding at end of period (in dollars)	$4,741,000
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable at end of period (in dollars)	$3,609,000

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Detail1

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 1) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]	'	'
Expected volatility	44.40%	47.30%
Risk free interest rate	1.20%	1.00%
Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period (in dollars per share)	$1.91	$2.17
Minimum [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]	'	'
Expected life of options (in years)	'3 years	'4 years
Maximum [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]	'	'
Expected life of options (in years)	'4 years	'5 years

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Detail2

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 2) (Restricted Stock [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Restricted Stock [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Non-vested shares, beginning of year	200,000
Number of Non-vested Shares,Granted	603,000
Number of Non-vested Shares,Vested	-96,000
Number of Non-vested Shares, Forfeited	-72,000
Non-vested shares, end of year	635,000
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value,Restricted stock, non-vested, beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$5.08
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value,Granted (in dollars per share)	$5.68
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value,Vested (in dollars per share)	$5.03
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value,Forfeited (in dollars per share)	$4.81
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value,Restricted stock, non-vested, end of year (in dollars per share)	$5.69

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Detail3

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 3) (Performance Shares [Member])	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Performance Shares [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Non-vested shares, beginning of year	34,000
Non-vested Shares, Granted	0
Non-vested Shares, Vested	0
Non-vested Shares, Forfeited	-16,000
Non-vested shares, end of year	18,000

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Detail4

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Separation Agreement [Member]

Stock Option Plan 1995 [Member]

Stock Option Plan 1999 [Member]

Director Option Plan 1999 [Member]

Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan 2009 [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Equity Compensation Plan 2007 [Member]

2009 Director Plan [Member]

2009 Director Plan [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized

'

'

'

'

'

1,250,000

2,813,000

600,000

600,000

'

'

'

'

2,500,000

'

'

Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense

$143,000

$120,000

$457,000

$444,000

$327,000

'

'

'

'

$186,000

$120,000

$500,000

$393,000

'

$49,000

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Total Intrinsic Value

'

'

192,000

199,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value

'

'

702,000

537,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized

$932,000

'

$932,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2,934,000

'

$2,934,000

'

'

'

'

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition

'

'

'3 years 2 months 12 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'3 years 1 month 6 days

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'exercise period was extended from a period of three (3) months to fifteen (15) months after the Former Board Members ceased to serve as members of the Board on June 20, 2014

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY_Details

STOCKHOLDERSb EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'		'
Foreign currency items, Balance at Beginning	'	'	($97,000)		($20,000)
Foreign currency items, Net current period change	'	'	-116,000		-69,000
Foreign currency items, Balance at End	-213,000	-89,000	-213,000		-89,000
Unrealized gain(losses) on investments, Balance at Beginning	'	'	-9,000		73,000
Unrealized gain(losses) on investments, Net current period change	'	'	-10,000		-77,000
Unrealized gain(losses) on investments, Balance at End	-19,000	-4,000	-19,000		-4,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), Balance at Beginning	'	'	-106,000	[1]	53,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), Net current period change	-212,000	38,000	-126,000		-146,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), Balance at End	($232,000)	($93,000)	($232,000)		($93,000)
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY_Details_Te

STOCKHOLDERSb EQUITY (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 22, 2011
						Avis Budget Group, Inc. [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net Of Tax	($192,000)	$17,000	'	($116,000)	($69,000)	'
Units Covered Under System and Maintenance Services	'	'	'	'	'	25,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Treasury Stock Reissued	'	'	'	'	'	4,604,500
Stock Issued During Period Price Per Share	'	'	'	'	'	$4.60
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Treasury Stock Reissued	'	'	'	'	'	1,000,000
Warrants Exercisable Description	'	'	'	'	'	'The Warrant is exercisable (i) with respect to 100,000 of the Warrant Shares, at any time after the Effective Date and on or before the fifth (5th) anniversary thereof, and (ii) with respect to 500,000 of the Warrant Shares, at any time on or after the date (if any) on which ABCR, the Avis entity that is the counterparty under the Master Agreement, executes and delivers to the Company statement of work 2 (SOW#2) for the purchase of additional units, and on or before the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Date
Shares Paid for Tax Withholding for Share Based Compensation	'	'	'	24,000	46,000	'
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation	'	'	'	$137,000	$245,000	'
Condition Based Warrant Or Right Number Of Securities Called By Warrants Or Rights	'	'	'	500,000	'	'
Time Line Agreed To File Form S3 From Date Of Request (In Days)	'	'	'	30	'	'
Time Line Agreed To Declare Registration Statement Effective From Date Of Request Without Reviews (In Days)	'	'	'	90	'	'
Time Line Agreed To Declare Registration Statement Effective From Date Of Request With Reviews (In Days)	'	'	'	120	'	'
Number Of Warrants Vested	'	'	100,000	'	'	'
Number Of Warrants Nonvested	'	'	'	500,000	'	'
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	'	'	'	'	'	$10

NET_LOSS_PER_SHARE_OF_COMMON_S2

NET LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Basic and diluted loss per share	'	'	'	'
Net loss	($2,444,000)	($76,000)	($6,980,000)	($4,405,000)
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares)	12,107,000	11,930,000	12,072,000	11,886,000
Basic and diluted net loss per share (in dollars per share)	($0.20)	($0.01)	($0.58)	($0.37)

NET_LOSS_PER_SHARE_OF_COMMON_S3

NET LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	3,015,000	3,197,000	3,015,000	3,197,000

ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_AND_ACCRUED_E2

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]	'	'
Accounts payable	$6,611,000	$5,303,000
Accrued warranty	492,000	522,000
Accrued severance	241,000	100,000
Accrued compensation	783,000	172,000
Other current liabilities	216,000	167,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$8,343,000	$6,264,000	[1]
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_AND_ACCRUED_E3

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details 1) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward]	'	'
Accrued warranty reserve, beginning of period	$522,000	$520,000
Accrual for product warranties issued	240,000	337,000
Product replacements and other warranty expenditures	-116,000	-222,000
Expiration of warranties	-154,000	-173,000
Accrued warranty reserve, end of period	$492,000	$462,000

ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_AND_ACCRUED_E4

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details Textual) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]	'
Severance Costs Payable, Monthly Installments, Amount	$20,000

CAPITAL_LEASE_OBLIGATION_Detai

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014
Year ending December 31:	'
October - December 2014	$43,000
2015	159,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Total	202,000
Less: amount representing interest	-15,000
Total	$187,000

CAPITAL_LEASE_OBLIGATION_Detai1

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION (Details Textual) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]	'
Capital Lease Payable Monthly Installment Value Including Interest	$14,000
Percentage Of Interest Capital Lease	12.82%
Capital Lease Maturity Date	'December 2015
Capital Leases, Equipment Residual Value	$1

INCOME_TAXES_Details_Textual

INCOME TAXES (Details Textual) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'
Sale Approved Net Value	'	'	$760,000
Proceeds From Sale Of Tax Benefits	63,000	662,000	'
Sale Approved	'	'	10,338,000
Sale Approved Percentage	'	'	7.40%
New Jersey [Member]	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards	'	'	$10,338,000

CONCENTRATION_OF_CUSTOMERS_Det

CONCENTRATION OF CUSTOMERS (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer One [Member]	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'
Concentration Risk, Percentage	17.00%	19.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Two [Member]	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'
Concentration Risk, Percentage	16.00%	10.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer One [Member]	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'
Concentration Risk, Percentage	16.00%	11.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Two [Member]	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'
Concentration Risk, Percentage	'	12.00%
Financing Receivable [Member] | Customer One [Member]	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'
Concentration Risk, Percentage	50.00%	56.00%

STOCK_REPURCHASE_PROGRAM_Detai

STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM (Details Textual) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 03, 2010
				Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]	'	'		'	'
Treasury Stock, Shares	663,000	639,000		310,000	'
Treasury Stock, Value	$3,583,000	$3,446,000	[1]	$1,340,000	'
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share	'	'		$4.33	'
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	'	'		'	$3,000,000
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

WHOLLY_OWNED_FOREIGN_SUBSIDIAR2

WHOLLY OWNED FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net revenue	$11,739,000	$11,205,000	$32,888,000	$28,589,000
Net (loss) income	-2,444,000	-76,000	-6,980,000	-4,405,000
IDS GmbH [Member]	'	'	'	'
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net revenue	1,321,000	219,000	3,089,000	938,000
Net (loss) income	$241,000	($112,000)	$530,000	($258,000)

WHOLLY_OWNED_FOREIGN_SUBSIDIAR3

WHOLLY OWNED FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net revenue	$11,739,000	$11,205,000	$32,888,000	$28,589,000
Net income (loss)	-2,444,000	-76,000	-6,980,000	-4,405,000
IDS Ltd [Member]	'	'	'	'
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net revenue	74,000	902,000	246,000	1,295,000
Net income (loss)	($145,000)	$336,000	($316,000)	$165,000

WHOLLY_OWNED_FOREIGN_SUBSIDIAR4

WHOLLY OWNED FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Assets, Total	$53,069,000	'	$53,069,000	'	$55,515,000	[1]
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Realized	-75,000	41,000	-43,000	12,000	'
IDS GmbH [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Assets, Total	3,637,000	'	3,637,000	'	1,701,000
IDS Ltd [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Assets, Total	$1,991,000	'	$1,991,000	'	$2,200,000
[1]	Derived from audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2013

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES_

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
					Separation Agreement [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Allocated Share-Based Compensation Expense	$143,000	$120,000	$457,000	$444,000	$327,000
Severance Costs	'	'	'	'	$523,000