1. A continuous pattern recognition system comprising: an input device adapted to provide a digital representation of an input; memory operably coupled to the input device to store the digital representation and a plurality of multi-state models relative to the digital representation; a processor coupled to the input device, and the memory, the processor including a cache memory, and adapted to convert the digital representation into a plurality of time-sequenced frames; and wherein the processor is adapted to generate an output of recognized patterns based upon processing the time-sequenced frames and blocks of the multi-state models stored in the cache memory.