User interface using hologram and method thereof

A user interface using a hologram includes a memory unit to store information on a shape, a function, a position, and a movement pattern for a virtual object; a hologram output unit to project a hologram display area and to display the virtual object in the projected hologram display area; a real object sensing unit to sense a real object in the hologram display area and to generate information on a position and a movement pattern of the real object; a contact recognizing unit to determine the positions and the movement patterns of the respective virtual object and the real object to recognize a contact between the virtual object and the real object; and a control unit to determine whether the recognized contact between the virtual object and the 10real object corresponds to an input for selecting the virtual object.