An inflation system is disclosed for automobile tires, bicycle tires, and
other inflatable articles, wherein the inflating pump reads information
from a microchip associated with the valve stem in the inflatable
article, in order to inflate the tire or other inflatable article to the
correct pressure. In one embodiment, the microchip contains one pressure
level which the inflating pump reads and fills the inflatable article to.
In another embodiment, the microchip contains several different pressure
levels--based on different conditions--which the inflating pump reads,
and the pump fills the inflatable article to the particular pressure
level selected by the user.