Patent ID: 7789112

Claim:
A method for inflating an inflatable object to a desired air pressure, comprising: providing a portable programmable inflation system having a logic processor, a memory, a visual display, a plurality of manual inputs, a compressor, an inflation hose connected to the compressor, a pressure sensor in communication with the inflation hose, and an actuator attached to a valve for releasing pressure from the object; moving the portable programmable inflation system near the inflatable object such that the inflation hose will reach the inflatable object; attaching the inflation hose to the inflatable object; receiving a first desired air pressure setting from one of the manual inputs; storing the first desired air pressure setting in the memory; sensing current air pressure in the inflatable object with the pressure sensor; receiving a second desired air pressure setting from one of the manual inputs and storing the second desired air pressure setting in the memory in conjunction with the first desired air pressure setting; and determining whether the air pressure in the inflatable object is above or below the first desired air pressure setting in the logic processor; inflating the inflatable object under control of the logic processor using the compressor if the air pressure in the inflatable object is below the first desired air pressure setting until the air pressure in the inflatable object reaches the first desired air pressure setting; and deflating the inflatable object under control of the logic processor using the actuator attached to the valve if the air pressure in the inflatable object is above the first desired air pressure setting until the air pressure in the inflatable object reaches the first desired air pressure setting.