Notes Payable and Convertible Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Net	$ 5,422,774	$ 4,719,284
Convertible Third Party Note, Net	1,963,104	1,365,899
Convertible Notes Payable, Net	660,599	374,053
Preferred stock	3,120,000
June 2015 Convertible Promissory Note [Member] \| Brian Kenny [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable, Net	8,279	135
Convertible Notes Payable [Member] \| Adar Bays, LLC and Union Capital, LLC Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable, Net	416,000
Convertible Promissory Note Offering [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable, Net	236,320
Convertible Notes Payable [Member] \| Christian Smith and Jewell [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Third Party Note, Net	325,784
Convertible Notes Payable [Member] \| JSJ Investments Inc. Convertible Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Third Party Note, Net	350,000
Convertible Notes Payable [Member] \| Darling Capital LLC Convertible Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Third Party Note, Net	200,000
Insurance Premium Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Net		103,071
Long-term Debt [Member] \| Christian Smith and Jewell [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Third Party Note, Net		414,296
David L. Gillespie Unit Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable, Net		32,718
David L. Gillespie Unit Note [Member] \| Series B Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Preferred stock	50,000
Shadow Tree Capital Management, LLC [Member] \| Convertible Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Net	5,422,774	4,616,213
Convertible Notes Payable, Net	4,467,712
Typenex Co Investment LLC Convertible Note Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Third Party Note, Net	$ 1,087,320	207,835
KBM Worldwide, Inc. Convertible Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Third Party Note, Net		335,619
Vis Vires Group Convertible Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Third Party Note, Net		408,149
JMJ Convertible Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable, Net		$ 341,200

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