Analyzing, indexing and seeking of streaming information

A method of handling streaming information in an information appliance, the method comprising:

• receiving the streaming information;
• analyzing the streaming information to locate one or more sync points in the streaming information;
• providing the streaming information and sync point location information, indicative of the location of the sync points, to a storage module;
• storing the streaming information and at least a portion of the sync point location information;
• indexing buffer locations with index entries at a desired indexing frequency;
• receiving a seek request indicative of a desired starting buffer location in the buffer;
• determining whether a distance between a closest prior index entry prior to the desired starting location and a closest subsequent index entry subsequent to the desired starting location is greater than a desired indexing frequency threshold;
• if so, determining whether any additional suitable starting locations exist between the closest prior and subsequent index entries;
• and
• reading the streaming information starting at a selected location comprising a proximate index entry or an additional suitable starting location.