Methods and apparatus for providing and uploading content to personalized network storage

A method of content management within a content delivery network in data communication with a plurality of computerized client devices, said method comprising:

• receiving a digitally encoded content element at a first computerized client device of said plurality of computerized client devices;
• determining that a duplicate copy of said digitally encoded content element exists at a computerized storage entity associated with said content delivery network;
• and
• based at least in part on said determining that said duplicate copy exists at said computerized storage entity:
• deleting said digitally encoded content element from said first computerized client device.

A network apparatus configured to obtain and store digitally encoded content elements from one or more computerized client devices, the network apparatus comprising:

• a digital processor apparatus;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store at least one computer program thereon, said at least one computer program comprising a plurality of instructions which are configured to, when executed by the digital processor apparatus, cause the network apparatus to:
• configure a first computerized client device of said one or more computerized client devices to upload at least one digitally encoded content element;
• receive a request from said first computerized client device of said one or more computerized client devices for said digitally encoded content element;
• determine that said requested digitally encoded content element has previously been uploaded to a storage location of the network apparatus allocated to said first computerized client device of said one or more computerized client devices;
• and
• based at least in part on said determination, provide said requested digitally encoded content element to said first computerized client device of said one or more computerized client devices from said storage location of the network apparatus.

A non-transitory computer readable storage apparatus comprising:

• a storage medium comprising at least one computer program having a plurality of instructions configured to be executed on a processing apparatus of a computerized network entity, the processing apparatus in data communication with said non-transitory computer readable storage apparatus, said computerized network entity in data communication with at least one network storage entity and a plurality of client devices, said plurality of instructions configured to, when executed, cause said computerized network entity to:
• cause configuration of said plurality of client devices to enable upload of digital content elements to said network storage entity;
• receive a first request for upload of a first digital content element from a first client device of said plurality of client devices;
• receive a second request for upload of a second digital content element from a second client device of said plurality of client devices, said second digital content element comprising a duplicate of said first digital content element;
• based at least on said first request and said second request, determine an upload priority for said first digital content element;
• based on said upload priority, cause a first upload of at least a portion of said first digital content element to said network storage entity from said first client device;
• and
• prevent upload of a portion of said second digital content element that is duplicative of the at least portion of the first digital content element from said second client device.