Patent ID: 7908478

Claim:
A method for reading data using a data reading device for reading omitted data associated with a recording medium, the method comprising: pre-recording the omitted data and location information indicating in which part of the data the omitted data is located within an electronic equipment having an auxiliary storage device; connecting the data reading device to the electronic equipment accessing the omitted data with a communication line; enabling the data reading device to send a request to the electronic equipment via the communication line for the omitted data relating to the data to read and its location information in accordance with operation inputs, and the electronic equipment transmits the omitted data and its location information in reply to the request; enabling the data reading device to receive the omitted data and its location information; transferring to a main storage section on the data reading device the location information on the auxiliary storage section, with reference to the location information, the omitted part of said data is recognized, and the omitted data on the auxiliary storage section is transferred to the main storage section; and transferring the data on the recording medium to the main storage section.