Pump with tire fill assist
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1. A pump system comprising:
- a user interface device programmed to prompt a user to select one or more of a mobile device and a vehicle and to receive a first user input representing the mobile device or vehicle selected by the user, wherein the user interface device is further programmed to prompt the user to select a tire of the vehicle and to receive a second user input representing the tire selected by the user;
a pneumatic pump;
a hose attached to the pneumatic pump;
a nozzle disposed on the hose and configured to attach to the selected tire of the vehicle;
a placard reader configured to capture an image of a vehicle placard that shows a target tire pressure associated with the selected tire of the vehicle; and
a processing device configured to receive a target tire pressure for the tire from the placard reader, receive a current tire pressure of the tire wirelessly transmitted from a tire pressure monitor incorporated into the selected tire, and control operation of the pneumatic pump according to the target tire pressure and the current tire pressure.
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Abstract
A pump system includes a pneumatic pump, a hose, a nozzle that can attach to a tire of a vehicle, and a processing device. The processing device receives a target tire pressure for the tire, receives a current tire pressure of the tire, and controls the operation of the pneumatic pump according to the target tire pressure and the current tire pressure. A method includes receiving a target tire pressure for a tire of a vehicle, receiving a current tire pressure of the tire, and controlling operation of a pneumatic pump according to the target tire pressure and the current tire pressure.
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1. A pump system comprising:
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a user interface device programmed to prompt a user to select one or more of a mobile device and a vehicle and to receive a first user input representing the mobile device or vehicle selected by the user, wherein the user interface device is further programmed to prompt the user to select a tire of the vehicle and to receive a second user input representing the tire selected by the user; a pneumatic pump; a hose attached to the pneumatic pump; a nozzle disposed on the hose and configured to attach to the selected tire of the vehicle; a placard reader configured to capture an image of a vehicle placard that shows a target tire pressure associated with the selected tire of the vehicle; and a processing device configured to receive a target tire pressure for the tire from the placard reader, receive a current tire pressure of the tire wirelessly transmitted from a tire pressure monitor incorporated into the selected tire, and control operation of the pneumatic pump according to the target tire pressure and the current tire pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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