Virtual room form maker

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• controlling a display device to display a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein
• the displayed GUI includes a drag and drop menu, and a visual representation of a room,
• the drag and drop menu is for selection of a plurality of selectable objects,
• the selection of the plurality of selectable objects is for placement of the plurality of selectable objects at a plurality of selected positions within the visual representation of the room,
• the plurality of selectable objects comprises a plurality of loudspeakers,
• each of the plurality of loudspeakers comprises a visual indicator,
• the visual indicator indicates a plurality of characteristics of a respective loudspeaker of the plurality of loudspeakers, and
• the plurality of characteristics comprises a radiation pattern of the respective loudspeaker of the plurality of loudspeakers;
• determining the plurality of characteristics of each of the plurality of loudspeakers placed at the plurality of selected positions within the visual representation of the room, based on a plurality of captured photographic images of the plurality of loudspeakers, wherein the plurality of captured photographic images includes the visual indicator of each of the plurality of loudspeakers;
• and
• generating an acoustic model of the room based on the determined plurality of characteristics of each of the plurality of loudspeakers.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• control a display device to display a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein
• the displayed GUI includes:
• a visual representation of a room that is to be adjusted in at least one of a size or a shape by a controller, and
• a drag and drop menu for selection of a plurality of selectable objects,
• the selection of the plurality of selectable objects is for placement of the plurality of selectable objects at a plurality of selected positions within the visual representation of the room,
• the plurality of selectable objects comprises a plurality of loudspeakers,
• each of the plurality of loudspeakers comprises a visual indicator,
• the visual indicator indicates a plurality of characteristics of a respective loudspeaker of the plurality of loudspeakers, and
• the plurality of characteristics comprises a radiation pattern of the respective loudspeaker of the plurality of loudspeakers;
• determine the plurality of characteristics of each of the plurality of loudspeakers placed at the plurality of selected positions within the visual representation of the room, based on a plurality of captured photographic images of the plurality of loudspeakers, wherein the plurality of captured photographic images includes the visual indicator of each of the plurality of loudspeakers;
• and
• generate an acoustic model of the room based on the determined plurality of characteristics of each of the plurality of loudspeakers.