MS-Windows version will be available by the end of 1994. Invention Machine is a knowledge base of generally applicable inventive principles discovered by Russian scientist G. Altshuller and his followers for more than 40-years study of patent collections in many engineering domains. In addition, Invention Machine includes database of more than 2000 scientific-engineering effects classified accordingly technical functions they are capable of fulfilling. Also gives predicition of further development of a soultion found.
User interface is very simple and clear.