Cloud-based digital content recorder apparatus and methods

A computerized network apparatus configured to managing content within a content delivery network having a plurality of computerized client devices associated therewith, the computerized network apparatus comprising:

• digital processor apparatus;
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• storage apparatus in data communication with the digital processor apparatus, the storage apparatus comprising at least one computer program which is configured to, when executed by the digital processor apparatus, cause the computerized network apparatus to:
• based at least in part on receipt of first data representative of a request to record digitally rendered content, the request issued from a computerized client device associated with the content delivery network, cause at least a first portion of the digitally rendered content to be stored at a first storage location of the content delivery network, the first storage location located within a first portion of the content delivery network at least a portion of the first location specifically associated with the computerized client device;
• based upon an expiry of a prescribed period of time after the receipt of the first data representative of the request to record the digitally rendered content:
• (i) compress one or more portions of the digitally rendered content to generate a second portion of the digitally rendered content and
• (ii) cause at least the second portion of the digitally rendered content to be stored at a second storage location, the second storage location located at one or more second portions of the content delivery network, the one or more second portions being disposed more topologically proximate to the computerized client device than the at least first portion of the network, the second storage location comprising at least a portion shared by the plurality of computerized client devices, the plurality of computerized client devices comprising the computerized client device;
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• based at least in part on second data representative of a request for delivery of the digitally rendered content to the computerized client device, causing utilization of at least the first and second portions to deliver the digitally rendered content to the computerized client device.

A computerized method of managing content within a content delivery network having a plurality of computerized client devices associated therewith, the computerized method comprising:

• based at least on first data representative of a request to record digitally rendered content, the request issued from a computerized client device associated with the content delivery network, causing at least a first portion of the digitally rendered content to be stored at a first storage location of the content delivery network, at least part of the first storage location specifically associated with the computerized client device;
• causing at least a second portion of the digitally rendered content to be stored at a second storage location, the second storage location located at one or more edge portions of the content delivery network and shared by the plurality of computerized client devices, the plurality of computerized client devices comprising the computerized client device;
• receiving second data representative of a request for delivery of the digitally rendered content to the computerized client device;
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• based at least in part on the second data, utilizing at least the first and second portions to deliver the digitally rendered content to the computerized client device, the delivery of at least the second portion conducted using a portion of the content delivery network specifically selected to minimize at least one of topological distance or latency to the computerized client device;
• wherein the delivery of at least the second portion conducted using the portion of the content delivery network specifically selected to minimize the at least one of topological distance or latency to the computerized client device comprises delivery of at least the second portion using a path proximate to the computerized client device such that a latency associated with delivery of the first portion from the first storage location is compensated for.