Patent ID: 8279271

Claim:
A stereoscopic optical monitor adaptor for use with a stereo monitor having a first and second display displaying on respective areas of the monitor a left and right eye image, said stereoscopic optical monitor adaptor detachably mountable in front of the monitor and comprising: first and second polarizing plates configured so that the first and second polarizing plates are arranged to be installed in front of, respectively, the first area and a the second area of the monitor; and a reflecting mirror and a half mirror which are both pivotally connected to the stereoscopic optical monitor adaptor, wherein the reflecting mirror and half mirror are configured to be positioned at an angle such that the right and left eye images are polarized symmetrically in the same transmittal direction by the first and second polarizing plates, and wherein one or both of the polarized left and right eye images are reflected by either or both the reflecting mirror and the half mirror to combine the reflected image with the other polarized left or right eye image into a single stereoscopic image.