Patent ID: 8558789

Claim:
A method for transmitting a user input of a portable device, comprising: detecting, by the portable device, a navigating input in a navigation mode for controlling an external device which is connected with the portable device, wherein the external device displays a displayable content which includes an external device input box, and wherein the navigating input is for navigating the displayable content; transmitting, by the portable device, a control signal corresponding to the detected navigating input to the external device; displaying, by the portable device, an indicator which indicates a capability of mode switching from the navigation mode to a user input mode; initiating, by the portable device, the user input mode by displaying a portable device input box extracted from a displayed area of the displayable content when a mode switching input is detected, wherein initiating the user input mode comprises determining a priority of the external device input box, and displaying the portable device input box corresponding to the determined priority of the external device input box, wherein the priority depends on a position of the external device input box in the displayable content; and transmitting, by the portable device, the user input which is inputted in the portable device input box, wherein, when the external device input box is moved from the displayed area to a non-displayed area of the displayable content, the portable device input box is maintained on the portable device.