Is it possible to intercept the datastream that goes into an Adobe Flashplayer box?

My project is to read out some data (several numbers) that appear in a Flashplayer box.
The box is updated continuously through the net (perhaps 1/sec).

So far I can think of two potential solutions:

1. Intercept the data stream. Find out where the fresh numbers are located.
2. Perform a screen capture. Perform OCR on the screen region where the numbers appear.


1. might be relatively easy if it was possible to intercept the data.
2. might be quite a programming effort.

Please give recommendations / other ideas.