System and method for interactively utilizing a user interface to manage device resources

A system for effectively managing resources in an electronic device, comprising:

• a resource characterization coupled to said electronic device, said resource characterization corresponding to a requested process;
• an interface manager configured to provide a user interface that includes resource information from said resource characterization, a system user viewing said user interface to interactively perform an analysis procedure of available system resources required to support said requested process, said user interface including projected resource usages for said requested process displayed in combination with allocated resources for existing processes, said interface manager displaying current existing resource usages in a normal operational mode on said user interface, said interface manager displaying said current existing resource usages and said projected resource usages on said user interface in a request mode, said projected resource usages including additional resources required for said requested process, said system user selecting an expanded user interface whenever said user interface indicates that sufficient additional resources are not available;
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• a processor device for controlling said interface manager.