Patent ID: 8688324

Claim:
A pump system for inflating a tyre of a motorized vehicle, the pump system comprising: a pump unit having a fluid outlet configured to couple to a fluid inlet of said tyre, wherein the pump unit is configured to provide a fluid to the inside of said tyre; a communication interface communicatively connectable to a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in said vehicle, for receiving from said TPMS data representing information for controlling said providing of fluid to said tyre; a pump controller coupled to the pump unit and to the communication interface, wherein the pump controller is configured to control the pump unit based on at least said information; and a detector coupled to the pump controller, the detector configured to detect whether a coupling between the fluid outlet of the pump unit and the fluid inlet of said tyre is established, wherein the pump unit, the communication interface, the pump controller, and the detector of the pump system are external to the motorized vehicle.