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[[FILE:tasc-board.jpg|border|right|thumb|324px|link=http://electronicchess.free.fr/tasc.html|TASC SmartBoard <ref>[http://electronicchess.free.fr/tasc.html TASC PC Smartboard]</ref> ]]
'''TASC SmartBoard''',<br/>
a wooden tournament board produced by [[TASC]] as part of their [[TASC Chess System|Chess System]] and their [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated computers]] [[TASC R30]] and [[TASC R40]] in the 90s. The board was suited for use with the TASC programs [[TascBase]] and [[Chessica]], but had also driver software for [[MChess|MChess Pro]], [[Hiarcs]], [[Chessmaster|Chessmaster 5000]], [[Rebel]], [[Fritz]], [[Chess Genius]] and [[Kallisto]] <ref>[http://www.ismenio.com/tasc/sb.html Ismenio's archive of the Tasc Chess System - SmartBoard]</ref> .
=Piece Recognition=
The SmartBoard of the TASC Chess System [[Piece Recognition|recognizes]] which [[Pieces|chessmen]] it has on its [[Squares|squares]]. Below each square there is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil coil] which, in combination with an electronic part in the bottom of the chessman, forms a so-called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_resonance resonance ring]. <ref>[http://tluif.home.xs4all.nl/chescom/EngTascR30bord.html TASC R30 (SmartBoard)] by [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/ Tom Luif]</ref>
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=Patent Infringement=
In 1994, TASC, and their primary US distributor [[ICD Corporation]] were impeached by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey New Jersey] company, ''Brehn Corporation'' <ref>[http://www.corpdetails.com/us-companies/New-Jersey/438742-engineering-accounting-research-management-related-sevices/brehn-corp-us Brehn Corp, Margate City, New Jersey NJ - Engineering Services]</ref> , due to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_infringement patent infringement]. According to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts_of_New_York New York federal court], TASC took the patented concept of [[Piece Recognition|piece recognition]] for their SmartBoard, invented by ''Bruce F. Bogner'' <ref>[http://www.google.com/patents/US5129654 Patent US5129654 - Electronic game apparatus - Google Patents]</ref> <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=67909 Re: Tasc R30 v 2.5?] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], September 08, 1999</ref> , and used it without permission and despite signing non-disclosure agreements. The judge ordered TASC to pay $581,000 <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=194531 Re: What happened to TASC?] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 27, 2001</ref> <ref>[http://www.plainsite.org/flashlight/case.html?id=325396 PlainSite :: Flashlight :: Case No. 1:94-cv-03770-JEI: BREHN CORPORATION v. TASC BV, et al.]</ref> <ref>[http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/Markman/pdfFiles/1997.09.23_BREHN_CORPORATION_v._TASC_BV_A_FOREIGN_CORPORATION_ICD.pdf United States District Court S.D. New York, BREHN CORPORATION (Plaintiff), TASC BV, A FOREIGN CORPORATION, I.C.D. Corporation and U.S. Chess Federation (Defendants), September 23, 1997] (pdf)</ref> , the affected boards and computers disappeared from the market soon after, and TASC B.V. became practically defunct in the early 2000s <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=297891 Re: To Johan de Koning: Please convince Tasc to begin production of the R30!] by [[Johan de Koning]], [[CCC]], May 24, 2003</ref> .
=See also=
* [[DGT Board]]
* [[TASC R30]]
* [[TASC R40]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=28368 Tasc Chess Smartboard] by Tim Jenkins, [[CCC]], September 29, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=67909 Re: Tasc R30 v 2.5?] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], September 08, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=194531 Re: What happened to TASC?] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 27, 2001
=External Links=
* [http://tluif.home.xs4all.nl/chescom/EngTascR30bord.html TASC R30 (SmartBoard)] by [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/ Tom Luif]
* [http://electronicchess.free.fr/tasc.html TASC PC Smartboard]
* [http://www.ismenio.com/tasc/sb.html Ismenio's archive of the Tasc Chess System - SmartBoard] by [[Ismenio Sousa]]
* [http://lefouduroi.pagesperso-orange.fr/smartboard.htm SmartBoard] from [http://lefouduroi.pagesperso-orange.fr/computerchess.htm Le Fou numérique] by [[Patrick Buchmann]] (French)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Tasc_SmartBoard Tasc SmartBoard] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
=References=
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'''[[Sensory Board|Up one level]]'''
[[FILE:tasc-board.jpg|border|right|thumb|324px|link=http://electronicchess.free.fr/tasc.html|TASC SmartBoard <ref>[http://electronicchess.free.fr/tasc.html TASC PC Smartboard]</ref> ]]
'''TASC SmartBoard''',<br/>
a wooden tournament board produced by [[TASC]] as part of their [[TASC Chess System|Chess System]] and their [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated computers]] [[TASC R30]] and [[TASC R40]] in the 90s. The board was suited for use with the TASC programs [[TascBase]] and [[Chessica]], but had also driver software for [[MChess|MChess Pro]], [[Hiarcs]], [[Chessmaster|Chessmaster 5000]], [[Rebel]], [[Fritz]], [[Chess Genius]] and [[Kallisto]] <ref>[http://www.ismenio.com/tasc/sb.html Ismenio's archive of the Tasc Chess System - SmartBoard]</ref> .
=Piece Recognition=
The SmartBoard of the TASC Chess System [[Piece Recognition|recognizes]] which [[Pieces|chessmen]] it has on its [[Squares|squares]]. Below each square there is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil coil] which, in combination with an electronic part in the bottom of the chessman, forms a so-called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_resonance resonance ring]. <ref>[http://tluif.home.xs4all.nl/chescom/EngTascR30bord.html TASC R30 (SmartBoard)] by [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/ Tom Luif]</ref>
<span id="PatentInfringement"></span>
=Patent Infringement=
In 1994, TASC, and their primary US distributor [[ICD Corporation]] were impeached by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey New Jersey] company, ''Brehn Corporation'' <ref>[http://www.corpdetails.com/us-companies/New-Jersey/438742-engineering-accounting-research-management-related-sevices/brehn-corp-us Brehn Corp, Margate City, New Jersey NJ - Engineering Services]</ref> , due to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_infringement patent infringement]. According to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts_of_New_York New York federal court], TASC took the patented concept of [[Piece Recognition|piece recognition]] for their SmartBoard, invented by ''Bruce F. Bogner'' <ref>[http://www.google.com/patents/US5129654 Patent US5129654 - Electronic game apparatus - Google Patents]</ref> <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=67909 Re: Tasc R30 v 2.5?] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], September 08, 1999</ref> , and used it without permission and despite signing non-disclosure agreements. The judge ordered TASC to pay $581,000 <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=194531 Re: What happened to TASC?] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 27, 2001</ref> <ref>[http://www.plainsite.org/flashlight/case.html?id=325396 PlainSite :: Flashlight :: Case No. 1:94-cv-03770-JEI: BREHN CORPORATION v. TASC BV, et al.]</ref> <ref>[http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/Markman/pdfFiles/1997.09.23_BREHN_CORPORATION_v._TASC_BV_A_FOREIGN_CORPORATION_ICD.pdf United States District Court S.D. New York, BREHN CORPORATION (Plaintiff), TASC BV, A FOREIGN CORPORATION, I.C.D. Corporation and U.S. Chess Federation (Defendants), September 23, 1997] (pdf)</ref> , the affected boards and computers disappeared from the market soon after, and TASC B.V. became practically defunct in the early 2000s <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=297891 Re: To Johan de Koning: Please convince Tasc to begin production of the R30!] by [[Johan de Koning]], [[CCC]], May 24, 2003</ref> .
=See also=
* [[DGT Board]]
* [[TASC R30]]
* [[TASC R40]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=28368 Tasc Chess Smartboard] by Tim Jenkins, [[CCC]], September 29, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=67909 Re: Tasc R30 v 2.5?] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], September 08, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=194531 Re: What happened to TASC?] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 27, 2001
=External Links=
* [http://tluif.home.xs4all.nl/chescom/EngTascR30bord.html TASC R30 (SmartBoard)] by [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/ Tom Luif]
* [http://electronicchess.free.fr/tasc.html TASC PC Smartboard]
* [http://www.ismenio.com/tasc/sb.html Ismenio's archive of the Tasc Chess System - SmartBoard] by [[Ismenio Sousa]]
* [http://lefouduroi.pagesperso-orange.fr/smartboard.htm SmartBoard] from [http://lefouduroi.pagesperso-orange.fr/computerchess.htm Le Fou numérique] by [[Patrick Buchmann]] (French)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Tasc_SmartBoard Tasc SmartBoard] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
=References=
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'''[[Sensory Board|Up one level]]'''
