Multimedia stream processing system

A method for the simultaneous storage and retrieval of multimedia information, comprising:

• processing a digital stream on a multimedia recording device;
• simultaneously sending the digital stream to a decoder and storing the digital stream on at least one storage device;
• and
• wherein the decoder decodes the digital stream for display.

An apparatus for the simultaneous storage and retrieval of multimedia information, comprising:

• a receiver subsystem on a multimedia recording device that receives a digital stream;
• and
• at least one storage device;
• a processing subsystem that simultaneously processes the digital stream for display and stores the digital stream on the at least one storage device.

An apparatus for the simultaneous storage and retrieval of multimedia information, comprising:

• a receiver subsystem on a multimedia recording device that processes a digital stream;
• a decoder;
• at least one storage device;
• a processing subsystem that simultaneously sends the digital stream to the decoder and stores the digital stream on the at least one storage device;
• and
• wherein the decoder decodes the digital stream for display.

A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for the simultaneous storage and retrieval of multimedia information, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:

• processing a digital stream on a multimedia recording device;
• simultaneously sending the digital stream to a decoder and storing the digital stream on at least one storage device;
• and
• wherein the decoder decodes the digital stream for display.