Interactive storage meter for a storage container

A graphical user interface for displaying a storage meter for a storage container, the storage container having a storage capacity, a first amount of the storage capacity being consumed by a plurality of items and a second amount of the storage capacity remaining for consumption, the graphical user interface comprising:

• a consumed storage capacity indicator portion visually illustrating the first amount of the storage capacity, the consumed storage capacity indicator portion comprising
• a number of user-selectable group indicators, each group indicator having associated therewith zero or more items, and
• a number of storage capacity consumption indicators, each storage capacity consumption indicator corresponding to a particular group indicator and visually illustrating a relative amount of the storage capacity or the first amount of the storage capacity consumed by the zero or more items associated with the particular group indicator;
• and
• a remaining storage capacity indicator portion visually illustrating the second amount of the storage capacity relative to the first amount of the storage capacity.

A system for managing items consuming storage associated with a storage container having a storage capacity, a portion of the storage capacity consumed by a plurality of items, the system comprising:

• an item identification module configured to identify user-selectable grouping criteria and to logically arrange the plurality of items into a plurality of groups in accordance with the grouping criteria, each group having associated therewith zero or more items and a storage capacity consumption amount representing an amount of the storage capacity or the portion of the storage capacity consumed by the plurality of items being consumed by the zero or more items;
• and
• a user interface module responsive to the item identification module, the user interface module configured to
• visually display a number of user-selectable group indicators, each group indicator representing one of the plurality of groups identified via the item identification module, and
• display a storage capacity consumption indicator associated with each group indicator, the storage capacity consumption indicator visually illustrating a relative amount of the storage capacity consumption amount associated with the zero or more items associated with the group represented by the group indicator.