Patent ID: 7561735

Claim:
A method for creating a color matching and coordinating reference system for use by manufacturers and consumers of products, comprising the steps of: establishing a governing body; a first manufacturer submitting a first product or product sample having at least one color to the governing body to be assigned an identification code corresponding to the at least one color of the first product or product sample, and to obtain approval to use the governing body's one or more assigned identification codes in association with the first product; the governing body assigning an identification code for each color of the first manufacturer's product or product sample, and granting approval to the first manufacturer to use the one or more assigned identification codes in association with the product; a second manufacturer submitting a second product or product sample of a different type than the first product and having at least one color to the governing body to be assigned an identification code corresponding to the at least one color of the second product or product sample, and to obtain approval to use the governing body's one or more assigned identification codes in association with the second product; the governing body assigning an identification code for each color of the second manufacturer's product or product sample, and granting approval to the second manufacturer to use the one or more assigned identification codes in association with the second product; the first manufacturer labeling the one or more assigned identification codes with the first manufactured product; the second manufacturer labeling the one or more assigned identification codes with the second manufactured product; and consumers of the first and second manufacturers' products utilizing the one or more identification codes to match and coordinate colors of the first and second products.