var infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({content: html});
         ////this will hopefully produce a custom icon////
         if(r.type && resultConfig<?php   echo $controller->bID?>.type == "Some Type"){
            var image = 'path to your image';
 
              var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                     position: point, 
                    map: map<?php   echo $controller->bID?>,
                  title:r.name,
               icon: image
              });
         } else {
         ///////////////////////////////
 
           var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
               position: point, 
               map: map<?php   echo $controller->bID?>,
               title:r.name
           });
 
           markers<?php echo $controller->bID?>.push(marker);
         google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
              if(openInfoWindow<?php   echo $controller->bID?>) { 
                 openInfoWindow<?php   echo $controller->bID?>.close(); 
              }
              infoWindow.open(map<?php   echo $controller->bID?>, marker);
              openInfoWindow<?php   echo $controller->bID?> = infoWindow;
           });
         }//this bracket is the end of the marker else statement