Patent ID: 8106774

Claim:
An automotive parts kit differentiation system comprising: a plurality of different types of parts kits, wherein each type of kit comprises a base and a unique set of automotive parts removably contained by the base, wherein each unique set of parts in each kit is different than sets of parts in other kits, wherein each base comprises a unique identifier tag that identifies said base as being a base for one of said unique set of parts, said unique identifier tag of each base comprising: first and second color zones each visually discernable by a human observer and each comprising a same color selected from a plurality of different colors that correspond respectively to different set of parts so that each unique set of parts corresponds to one of said plurality of different colors; wherein said first color zone is located on a base surface of said base and said second color zone is located on a sidewall surface of said base that is transverse to the base surface, and wherein said first and second color zones are visually discernable by a human observer from first and second different viewing angles, respectively; and, a visually discernable shape identifier located on said base surface and selected from a plurality of different shape identifiers that correspond respectively to different sets of parts so that each unique set of parts corresponds to one of said plurality of different shapes, wherein said shape identifier is defined with said same color; wherein said unique identifier tag further comprises a machine readable portion comprising at least one of: a machine readable bar-code that identifies said base as being a base for one of said plurality of kit types; a machine readable RFID module that identifies said base as being a base for one of said plurality of kit types.