Resource management based on device-specific or user-specific resource usage profiles

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable memory device having computer program logic recorded thereon that when executed by at least one processor of a computing device causes the at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving a request to launch an application;
• obtaining a predicted resource usage amount for the application, the predicted resource usage amount being based on a monitored usage of a resource of the computing device by a foreground process associated with the application and one or more background tasks associated with the application during multiple prior executions of the application, the predicted resource usage amount being obtained by calculating an average resource usage amount for the application based on the monitored usage of the resource during the multiple prior executions of the application;
• determining whether a sufficient amount of a resource is available by comparing the predicted resource usage amount to an amount of the resource that is currently available;
• and
• allowing the application to launch in response to at least determining that a sufficient amount of the resource is available.

A system implemented on a computing device, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory that is accessible by the at least one processor, the memory storing components for execution by the at least one processor, the components including:
• a resource manager that monitors a pattern of usage of a resource of the computing device by an application, stores information associated with the pattern of usage, and uses the stored information to predictively allocate at least a portion of the resource to at least one process prior to execution thereof by the at least one processor, the monitoring a pattern of usage of the resource of the computing device including monitoring an amount of the resource that is used by a foreground process associated with the application and one or more background tasks associated with the application, and the predictive allocation comprising obtaining a predicted resource usage amount by calculating an average resource usage amount for the application based on a monitored usage of the resource during multiple prior executions of the application.