Independent content tagging of media files

1. A method for producing a meta-tagged media file, the method comprising:

correlating a device time of a media-file generator with a device time of a meta-tag generator, wherein the media-file generator is separate from the meta-tag generator, wherein correlating the device time of the media-file generator with the device time of the meta-tag generator includes synchronizing the media-file generator and the meta-tag generator, and wherein synchronizing the media-file generator and the meta-tag generator includes:

generating a sync-tag with the meta-tag generator that coincides with providing a prompt to initiate a beginning and an ending of a recordation of a sync-clip;

beginning recordation of the sync-clip on the media-file generator;

ending recordation of the sync-clip on the media-file generator; and

correlating timing of the beginning and ending of the sync-clip with the generation of the sync-tag by the meta-tag generator, the correlating timing including comparing the device time of the media-file generator corresponding to the recordation of the sync-clip with the device time of the meta-tag generator corresponding to the generation of the sync-tag;

recording an event to produce a media file in the media-file generator;

independently and simultaneously with the production of at least a portion of the media file in the media-file generator, generating at least one meta-tag with the meta-tag generator, wherein the meta-tag corresponds to a feature of the event; and

combining the media file and the at least one meta-tag to produce the meta-tagged media file based on the correlated timing of the device time of the media-file generator and the device time of the meta-tag generator as correlated using the sync-tag and the sync-clip, wherein the meta-tag is associated with the feature of the event recorded in the media file and synchronized with the sync-tag based on the correlated timing of the device time of the media-file generator and the device time of the meta-tag generator.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the synchronizing occurs prior to recording the event.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media file is a video file.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media-file generator is of a type from the group consisting of: a digital camcorder, a computer, a laptop computer, a mobile device, a tablet computer, and a smart phone.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media-file generator comprises two or more media-file generators.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the meta-tag generator comprises two or more meta-tag generators.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the meta-tag generator is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a laptop computer, a mobile device, a tablet computer, and a smart phone.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media file is stored on a storage device in the media-file generator.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the storage device is a machine readable storage medium.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the event is a live event of a type from the group consisting of: a sporting event, a presentation, a demonstration, a performance, a speech, and a lecture.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the sporting event is selected from the group consisting of a football game, a basketball game, a golf tournament, a tennis match, a water polo match, a volleyball game, a soccer game, a baseball game, a softball game, a gymnastics meet, a wrestling meet, a track meet, a cross-country meet, a lacrosse game, a hockey game, a field hockey game, a roller hockey game, a badminton match, and a rugby match.

12. A system for producing a meta-tagged media file, the system comprising:

a media-file generator;

a meta-tag generator being separate from the media-file generator; and

processing logic to correlate a device time of the media-file generator with a device time of the meta-tag generator, wherein correlating the device time of the media-file generator with the device time of the meta-tag generator includes synchronizing the media-file generator and the meta-tag generator, and wherein synchronizing the media-file generator and the meta-tag generator includes:

generating a sync-tag with the meta-tag generator that coincides with providing a prompt to initiate a beginning and an ending of a recordation of a sync-clip;

beginning recordation of the sync-clip on the media-file generator;

ending recordation of the sync-clip on the media-file generator; and

correlating timing of the beginning and ending of the sync-clip with the generation of the sync-tag by the meta-tag generator, the correlating timing including comparing the device time of the media-file generator corresponding to the recordation of the sync-clip with the device time of the meta-tag generator corresponding to the generation of the sync-tag;

the system being further configured to record an event to produce a media file in the media-file generator; independently and simultaneously with the production of at least a portion of the media file in the media-file generator, generate at least one meta-tag with the meta-tag generator, wherein the meta-tag corresponds to a feature of the event; and combine the media file and the at least one meta-tag to produce the meta-tagged media file based on the correlated timing of the device time of the media-file generator and the device time of the meta-tag generator as correlated using the sync-tag and the sync-clip, wherein the meta-tag is associated with the feature of the event recorded in the media file and synchronized with the sync-tag based on the correlated timing of the device time of the media-file generator and the device time of the meta-tag generator.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the synchronizing occurs prior to recording the event.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the media file is a video file.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the media-file generator is of a type from the group consisting of: a digital camcorder, a computer, a laptop computer, a mobile device, a tablet computer, and a smart phone.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the media-file generator comprises two or more media-file generators.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the meta-tag generator comprises two or more meta-tag generators.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the meta-tag generator is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a laptop computer, a mobile device, a tablet computer, and a smart phone.

19. The system of claim 12 , wherein the media file is stored on a storage device in the media-file generator.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the storage device is a machine readable storage medium.

21. The system of claim 12 , wherein the event is a live event of a type from the group consisting of: a sporting event, a presentation, a demonstration, a performance, a speech, and a lecture.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the sporting event is selected from the group consisting of a football game, a basketball game, a golf tournament, a tennis match, a water polo match, a volleyball game, a soccer game, a baseball game, a softball game, a gymnastics meet, a wrestling meet, a track meet, a cross-country meet, a lacrosse game, a hockey game, a field hockey game, a roller hockey game, a badminton match, and a rugby match.

23. A non-transitory machine-useable storage medium embodying instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

correlate a device time of a media-file generator with a device time of a meta-tag generator, wherein the media-file generator is separate from the meta-tag generator, wherein correlating device time of the media-file generator with device time of the meta-tag generator includes synchronizing the media-file generator and the meta-tag generator, and wherein synchronizing the media-file generator and the meta-tag generator includes:

generating a sync-tag with the meta-tag generator that coincides with providing a prompt to initiate a beginning and an ending of a recordation of a sync-clip;

beginning recordation of the sync-clip on the media-file generator;

ending recordation of the sync-clip on the media-file generator; and

correlating timing of the beginning and ending of the sync-clip with the generation of the sync-tag by the meta-tag generator, the correlating timing including comparing the device time of the media-file generator corresponding to the recordation of the sync-clip with the device time of the meta-tag generator corresponding to the generation of the sync-tag;

record an event to produce a media file in the media-file generator;

independently and simultaneously with the production of at least a portion of the media file in the media-file generator, generate at least one meta-tag with the meta-tag generator, wherein the meta-tag corresponds to a feature of the event; and

combine the media file and the at least one meta-tag to produce the meta-tagged media file based on the correlated timing of the device time of the media-file generator and the device time of the meta-tag generator as correlated using the sync-tag and the sync-clip, wherein the meta-tag is associated with the feature of the event recorded in the media file and synchronized with the sync-tag based on the correlated timing of the device time of the media-file generator and the device time of the meta-tag generator.

24. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the synchronizing occurs prior to recording the event.

25. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the media file is a video file.

26. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the media-file generator is of a type from the group consisting of: a digital camcorder, a computer, a laptop computer, a mobile device, a tablet computer, and a smart phone.

27. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the media-file generator comprises two or more media-file generators.

28. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the meta-tag generator comprises two or more meta-tag generators.

29. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the meta-tag generator is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a laptop computer, a mobile device, a tablet computer, and a smart phone.

30. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the media file is stored on a storage device in the media-file generator.

31. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 30 , wherein the storage device is a machine readable storage medium.

32. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the event is a live event of a type from the group consisting of: a sporting event, a presentation, a demonstration, a performance, a speech, and a lecture.

33. The non-transitory machine-useable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the sporting event is selected from the group consisting of a football game, a basketball game, a golf tournament, a tennis match, a water polo match, a volleyball game, a soccer game, a baseball game, a softball game, a gymnastics meet, a wrestling meet, a track meet, a cross-country meet, a lacrosse game, a hockey game, a field hockey game, a roller hockey game, a badminton match, and a rugby match.