What is claimed is:
1. A system for visually indicating receipt of a radio communication directed to a user having an associated unique identification code, said system comprising:
a radio transponder having an audio output;
means for obtaining and storing said user associated unique identification code;
a speech recognition circuit operably connected to said audio output and to said storing means; and
a visual indicator operably connected to an output of said speech recognition circuit, such that when said stored audio and said audio output are substantially the same said visual indicator is driven to activation.
2. The invention according to claim 1 wherein said system further comprises an audio output device operably connected to said audio output of said radio transponder.
3. The invention according to claim 1 wherein said means for obtaining and storing said user associated unique identification code includes an audio input device operably associated with said speech recognition circuit.
4. The invention according to claim 3 wherein said audio input device is integral to said radio transponder.
5. The invention according to claim 3 wherein said audio input device is operably connected to said speech recognition circuit.
6. The invention according to claim 5 wherein said speech recognition circuit continues to drive said visual indicator until said audio input and said stored audio are substantially the same whereby said visual indicator remains active until said user speaks said associated unique identification code.
7. A kit for retrofitting a vehicle to provide a visual indication of receipt of a radio communication directed to a user having an associated unique identification code, said vehicle having at least a pre-existing radio transponder, audio input device and audio output device, said kit comprising:
means for obtaining and storing said user associated unique identification code;
a speech recognition circuit operably connected to said audio output and to said storing means; and
a visual indicator operably connected to an output of said speech recognition circuit, such that when said stored audio and said audio output are substantially the same said visual indicator is driven to activation.
8. The invention according to claim 7 wherein said kit is self contained within a housing.
9. The invention according to claim 8 said kit further including an insulation displacement connector for connecting the kit to the preexisting circuits.
10. A method for visually indicating receipt of a radio communication directed to a user having an associated unique identification code, said method comprising:
storing the unique identification code;
monitoring ongoing radio communications for utterance of the unique identification; and
indicating in a visual manner substantially contemporaneous use of the unique identification code within the ongoing communication.
11. The invention according to claim 10 further comprising extinguishing the visual indication upon response by a user to receipt of the unique identification code.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A cache-management method for a system including a processor, main memory, and a set-associative cache having plural sets of cache locations containing copies of data stored in said main memory, said method comprising the steps of:
during a first request cycle in which said processor issues a first request to read first data from a first main-memory location, providing said first data to said processor from a first set of said plural sets;
during a second request cycle in which said processor issues a second request to write second data to a second main-memory location, and said cache determines a second set of said plural sets in which said second main-memory location is represented;
during a third request cycle during which said processor issues a third request to write third data to a third main-memory location, said cache determines a third set of said plural sets in which said third main-memory location is represented, and said cache writes said second data to said second set; and
during a fourth request cycle in which said processor issues a fourth request to read fourth data from a fourth main-memory location, during which said cache writes said third data to said third set and determining a fourth set of said plural sets in which said fourth main-memory locaiton is represented; and
during a fifth request cycle, providing said fourth data to said processor from said fourth set.
2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said second set is the same as said first set.
3. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein, during said fourth request cycle, said processor issues a fourth request to read fourth data from a fourth main-memory location, and said cache determines a fourth set of said plural sets in which said fourth main memory location is rep-resented.
4. A method as recited in claim 3 wherein during said fourth cycle, said cache issues a wait request to said processor.
5. A method as recited in claim 3 further comprising a fifth request cycle during which said processor does not issue a request to read or write from a main memory location, and said cache provides said fourth data to said processor from said fourth set.
6. A method as recited in claim 5 wherein said processor issues a no-op during said fifth request cycle.
7. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein, during said first processor cycle, said cache accesses data in all of said plural sets, said cache not transmitting accessed data to said processor other than from said first set.
8. A cache-management method comprising:
a parallel read;
a serial write: and
a serial read pipelined with said serial write.
9. A computer system comprising:
a processor;
main memory; and
a cache, including
means for executing a parallel read;
means for executing a serial write; and
means for executing a serial read pipelined with said serial write.
10. A method as recited in claim 8 wherein said serial write is a second serial write of a pair of serial writes, said pair also including a first serial write preceding and pipelined with said second serial write.