Apparatus, method, storage medium and data structure for identifying and storing data

摘要

An apparatus, a method, a data structure and a storage medium with a program are for identifying and storing image data and/or metadata. The apparatus includes an electronic data processing device for the processing of the data by a user. It furthermore includes an electronic data management device, which can bring the data to a format suitable for storage, and a storage device for storing the data. A data loss check device can check the processed data for data loss in comparison with the original data. The data can be identified by the data management device in a manner dependent on the result of such a check. Lossy data are stored by the storage device in addition to data obtained in a lossless manner.