The device converts the gesture language into sound

The biggest obstacle in communication between the deaf and the common person is that the two parties can not communicate directly with one another. Although sign language has helped to remove some of this obstacle, most of us can not understand the signs of the hand.

Therefore, a group of students from the University of Houston (USA) has researched and developed a special device, able to read sign language and 'translate' them into words.

A device called MyVoice includes a microphone, speakers, sound system, camera, and monitor (photo). When used, the user simply places the device in the proper position so that it can recognize the sign language. MyVoice is responsible for handling body movements, then 'interpreting' it in an electronic voice. Similarly, it will record a person's voice and translate the sentence's content into gesture language and display it on the screen.

To create the MyVoice prototype, the team sought help from the deaf community to gather a database of body language images. Seto, a member of the group, said: 'Usually, a gesture contains 200-300 images.'