Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

4. REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

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4. REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by timing of revenue recognition (in thousands):

                         
      Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
            License and            
      Product     royalty     Contract      
      revenue     revenue     revenue     Total
Timing of revenue recognition:                        
Products transferred at a point in time   $                      -   $                 718   $                        -   $                      718
Product and services transferred over time                          -                          -                            -                          -
Total   $                      -   $                 718   $                        -   $                      718

 

                         
      Nine Months ended September 30, 2021
            License and            
      Product     royalty     Contract      
      revenue     revenue     revenue     Total
Timing of revenue recognition:                        
Products transferred at a point in time   $                      -   $                 1,943   $                        -   $                 1,943
Product and services transferred over time                          -                          -                            -                          -
Total   $                      -   $                 1,943   $                        -   $                 1,943

 

                         
      Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
            License and            
      Product     royalty     Contract      
      revenue     revenue     revenue     Total
Timing of revenue recognition:                        
Products transferred at a point in time   $                      100   $                 539   $                        -   $                 639
Product and services transferred over time                          -                          -                         -                       -
Total   $                      100   $                 539   $                     -   $                 639

 

                         
      Nine Months ended September 30, 2020
            License and            
      Product     royalty     Contract      
      revenue     revenue     revenue     Total
Timing of revenue recognition:                        
Products transferred at a point in time   $              1,347   $                 1,323   $                       4   $              2,674
Product and services transferred over time                          -                          -                         21                       21
Total   $              1,347   $                 1,323   $                     25   $              2,695
Significant Changes in Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Significant changes in the contract assets and the contract liabilities balances during the period are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

      September 30,     December 31,          
      2021     2020     $ Change   % Change
                       
Contract assets   $                        -   $                         -   $                  -                   -  
Contract liabilities                   (5,822)                   (7,765)              1,943             (25.0)
Net contract assets (liabilities)   $               (5,822)   $               (7,765)   $          1,943             (25.0)

 

In April 2017, we signed a contract with Microsoft Corporation to develop an LBS display system. Under the agreement, we received an upfront payment of $10.0 million. As of December 31, 2020, we had applied $2.2 million against the contract liability. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we applied $718,000 and $1.9 million, respectively, against the contract liability with this customer.

Estimated Timing of Revenue Recognition

The following table provides information about the estimated timing of revenue recognition (in thousands):

      Remainder of 2021     2022
             
License and royalty revenue   $                          582   $                                      2,500