Snapshot feature for tagged video

1. A method comprising:

causing a display device to present a video sequence for a period of time;

causing the display device to display at least one video tag contemporaneously with the video sequence;

accepting, at a moment during the period of time, an input associated with a user action signifying taking a snapshot of the video sequence with a video tag of interest displayed with the video sequence at the moment; and

in response to acceptance of the input, storing data sufficient to reproduce a still image from the video sequence with the video tag of interest at approximately the moment.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the video tag of interest is associated with an item in the video sequence.

3. A method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

causing the display device to present a connector visually linking the item in the video sequence and the video tag of interest, and wherein the still image includes the connector for the video tag of interest.

4. A method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

causing the display device to display:

the video sequence in a video portion of a display screen;

the at least one video tag in a tag portion of the display screen, wherein the tag portion does not include any part of the video sequence; and

a border between the video portion and the tag portion, wherein the connector comprises a visually perceptible join point along the border.

5. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

causing the display device to display a snapshot button, and wherein the input associated with the user action signifying taking the snapshot is clicking the snapshot button.

6. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the input associated with the user action signifying taking the snapshot is depression of a combination of keys on a keyboard.

7. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the data sufficient to reproduce the still image from the video sequence with all video tags displayed concurrently with the video sequence is an image file.

8. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the data sufficient to reproduce the still image from the video sequence comprises a timestamp and a reference to the video sequence stored in a memory.

9. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

causing the display device to display the still image at a time after the moment and in response to an input signifying a desire to display the still image.

10. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

causing the still image to be included in a message.

11. A method according to claim 10 , wherein the message is an email.

12. An apparatus comprising:

an input device;

a memory; and

one or more processors operably connected to a display device, the input device, and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

cause the display device to display a video sequence for a period of time;

cause the display device to display at least one video tag contemporaneously with the video sequence;

detect, at a moment during the period of time, actuation of the input device, wherein the actuation signifies taking a snapshot of the video sequence and a video tag of interest displayed with the video sequence at the moment; and

in response to detection of the actuation, store in the memory data sufficient to reproduce a still image from the video sequence with the video tag of interest at approximately the moment.

13. An apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the video tag of interest is associated with an item in the video sequence.

14. An apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the display device to present a connector visually linking the item in the video sequence and the video tag of interest, and wherein the still image includes the connector.

15. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the display device to display:

the video sequence in a video portion of a display screen;

the at least one video tag in a tag portion of the display screen, wherein the tag portion does not include any part of the video sequence; and

a border between the video portion and the tag portion, wherein the connector comprises a visually perceptible join point along the border.

16. An apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the display device to display a snapshot button, wherein the input device is a mouse, and wherein the actuation signifying taking the snapshot is clicking the snapshot button.

17. An apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the input device is a keyboard, and wherein the actuation is depression of a combination of keys on the keyboard.

18. An apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the display device to display the still image at a time after the moment and in response to an input signifying a desire to display the still image.

19. An apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the still image to be included in an email.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which are embedded instructions for execution by a computer, the instructions comprising:

instructions to cause a display device to present a video sequence for a period of time;

instructions to cause the display device to display at least one video tag contemporaneously with the video sequence;

instructions to accept, at a moment during the period of time, an input associated with a user action signifying taking a snapshot of the video sequence with a video tag of interest displayed with the video sequence at the moment; and

instructions to store, in response to acceptance of the input, data sufficient to reproduce a still image from the video sequence with the video tag of interest at approximately the moment.