Optimizing seek functionality in media content

An apparatus comprising:

• a decoder, configured to decode encoded media data, the encoded media data partitioned into frames, wherein the decoder calculates frame position information for frames in the encoded media data while decoding and outputting the encoded media data;
• a frame table memory, configured to receive and store the calculated frame position information from the decoder, wherein upon receiving a command to seek to a particular location in the encoded media data, the frame table memory provides position information associated with the particular location in the encoded media data;
• and
• a parser, wherein when the frame table can not provide position information for a particular location in the encoded media data, the parser is configured to iteratively parse a sequentially next portion of the encoded media data until the particular location is parsed, to calculate frame position information for frames within the parsed portion of the encoded media data, and to provide the calculated frame position information to the frame table memory.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising computer readable instructions, that when provided to a processor cause the processor to perform:

• receiving encoded media data partitioned into frames;
• decoding, by a decoder module, at least a portion of the encoded media data, and outputting the decoded portion of the encoded media data;
• calculating frame position information for frames within the decoded portion of the encoded media data;
• storing the calculated frame position information in a frame table;
• upon receiving a command to seek to a particular location in the encoded media data, utilizing the calculated frame position information in the frame table to determine a position in the encoded media data to continue decoding the encoded media data,
• when the frame table does not have calculated frame position information for a particular location in the encoded media data, iteratively parsing, by a parser module, a sequentially next portion of the encoded media data until the particular location is parsed;
• calculating frame position information for frames within the parsed portion of the encoded media data;
• and
• storing the calculated frame position information for frames within the parsed portion of the encoded media data in the frame table.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory comprising executable instructions, that, when provided to the processor cause the processor to perform:
• receiving encoded media data partitioned into frames;
• decoding, by a decoder module, at least a portion of the encoded media data, and outputting the decoded portion of the encoded media data;
• calculating frame position information for frames within the decoded portion of the encoded media data;
• storing the calculated frame position information in a frame table based on a periodic time interval;
• and
• upon receiving a command to seek to a particular location in the encoded media data, utilizing the calculated frame position information in the frame table to determine a position in the encoded media data to continue decoding the encoded media data;
• wherein when the frame table does not have calculated frame position information for a particular location in the encoded media data, iteratively parsing, by a parser modue, a sequentially next portion of the encoded media data until the particular location is parsed, calculating frame position information for frames within the parsed portion of the encoded media data;
• and storing the calculated frame position information in the frame table.

An apparatus comprising:

• decoding means for encoded media data partitioned into frames, and for calculating frame position information for frames in the encoded media data while decoding, and for outputting the encoded media data;
• memory means, for storing the calculated frame position information in a frame table;
• and for, upon receiving a command to seek to a particular location in the encoded media data, providing position information associated with the particular location in the encoded media data;
• and
• parsing means, for wherein when the memory means can not provide position information for a particular location in the encoded media data, iteratively parsing a sequentially next portion of the encoded media data until the particular location is parsed;
• and for calculating frame position information for frames within the parsed portion of the encoded media data.