A method and apparatus for laying out a plurality of instances of graphical objects within a view displayed on a graphical display device. The view contains one or more regions into which the instances may be placed. The placement is done by associating an attribute, parameter or variable with the definition...http://www.google.com/patents/US6320602?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6320602 - Region layout in a view on a graphical display screen
