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Stock Option Plans (Details Narrative)

v3.20.1

Stock Option Plans (Details Narrative) - shares			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stock Option Plans (Details Narrative) - shares	Dec. 04, 2018	Feb. 07, 2014	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 02, 2020	Apr. 16, 2015
Options default term			3 years 3 months 4 days	4 years 1 month 6 days
2014 Equity Compensation Plan [Member]
Number of reserved for future issuance		152,101	279,101
Number of reserved shares increased					27,000
2014 Equity Compensation Plan [Member] \| Majority Stockholders [Member]
Number of reserved for future issuance						75,000
2014 Equity Compensation Plan [Member] \| Stockholders [Member]
Number of reserved for future issuance	25,000
Reserved shares description	On December 4, 2018, the stockholders of the Company approved an increase in the shares reserved under this plan by an additional 25,000 shares and authorized the annual increase of the shares reserved under this plan on January 1st of each year, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, by up to such number of shares that is equal to four percent (4%) of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31st of the previous calendar year.
2014 Equity Compensation Plan and 2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Options default term		10 years
Option vested term		4 years
2014 Equity Compensation Plan and 2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Employees [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Percentage price per share of options granted of fair market value		100.00%
2014 Equity Compensation Plan and 2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| 10% Stockholder [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Percentage price per share of options granted of fair market value		110.00%
2014 Equity Compensation Plan and 2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Employees, Directors, Advisors and Consultants [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Non-statutory Stock Options and Restricted Stock [Member]
Percentage price per share of options granted of fair market value		100.00%

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