An error-correction process enables or disables error-correction in a cellular or wireless unit so as to conserve power of a battery or other power storage unit of the cellular or wireless unit. The error-correction process includes receiving a datablock having a checksum value and an encoded payload,...http://www.google.com/patents/US6209112?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6209112 - Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption of an error-correcting decoder