Input interface controlling apparatus and method thereof

Abstract

A type of an input interface of a second terminal (e.g., a mobile communication terminal) is changed according to an application of a first terminal (e.g., a vehicle terminal, an electronic device such as a television, or the like), so the user can easily input or select (or execute) data through the changed input interface. An input interface controlling apparatus includes: a display unit; a communication unit configured to form a wireless communication network with an external terminal when an icon for executing an input interface displayed on the display unit is selected; and a controller configured to select a type of the input interface according to an application executed in the external terminal, and display an input interface of the selected type on the display unit.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.