The invention relates to a method for identifying the signaling state of at least one signaling device in a plurality of signaling devices, particularly a traffic lamp. The method comprises the stepsof acquiring at least one image which comprises each in the plurality of signaling devices; representing at least one first set of the signaling devices by means of a display device; receiving a userinput which is given relative to the display device or relative to the expression supplied by the display device; evaluating the user input and selecting a second set from the first set of the plurality of signaling devices; and on the condition that the signal state is changed, detecting the signal state of the second set of the signaling devices and outputting the signal as the function of at least one detected signal state of the second sets of the signaling devices. The invention further relates to a device for executing the method, wherein the device is one part of a motor vehicle and/ora mobile radio device.