Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Narrative)

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	104 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2021	May 01, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingency fee minimum - Meta litigation		15.00%
Contingency fee maximum - Meta litigation		24.00%
Legal fees on a full contingency minimum - Google litigation		15.00%
Legal fees on a full contingency maximum - Google litigation		30.00%
HFT patent acqusition - cash at closing	$ 500,000
Obligation to pay HFT seller additional cash based on achieving certain milestones	500,000
Contingent common stock issued upon achieving certain milestones - dollar value	$ 375,000
First $50 million of HFT net proceeds	15.00%
Greater than $50 million of HFT net proceeds	17.50%
Obligated to pay Cox, net proceeds percentage		12.50%
Obligated to pay Recognition, net proceeds
First $125 Million		10.00%
Next $125 Million		15.00%
Over $250 Million		20.00%
Recognition net proceeds payment related to Mirror Worlds patents			$ 3,127,000
Obligated to pay M2M
First $100 Million		14.00%
Next $100 Million		5.00%
Additional consideration payable upon occurrence of certain future events		$ 250,000
Borrowing rate - incremental				4.20%
Remaining lease term		3 years

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