| 摘要 |
A signal translator that translates a device detectable signal into an electrical signal directed to an output that an operator with impaired hearing can perceive. Preferably, a detected signal is translated into a generated electrical signal directed to a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker then sounds a tone of a volume and a frequency selectable by an operator. Alternatively, the device detectable signal is a detected audio signal. The detected signal can also be a turn signal flasher of a vehicle. The detected signal is translated to a generated electrical signal transmitted to a loudspeaker. A strobe light from an emergency vehicle can also perform as the detected signal, when the invention includes an emergency vehicle signal decoder for discerning the strobe light from an emergency vehicle. The signal translator includes a trigger for translating a detected signal into a generated signal for transmission to an operator perceivable signal. The detected signal is detected by an optical pickup placed proximate a light source within a vehicle. The signal translator enables the operator of a vehicle who is hearing impaired or deaf to perceive the functioning of the vehicle's turn signal flasher. The signal translator enables the operator of a vehicle, who is hearing impaired or deaf, to more easily perceive normally audible signals and cues.
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