Abstract: A device (200) and method (300) with an augmented rules engine is disclosed. The method (300) can include: providing (310) a power saving rule including a set of preconditions to be met, each precondition having a test procedure and an associated resource cost, the resource cost comprises power drain; executing (320) each precondition test procedure in a predetermined serial order starting with a lowest resource cost to a highest resource cost; discontinuing (330) a test procedure and disabling the power saving rule in the event a precondition is not met; and continuing (340) execution of a next precondition test procedure according to the predetermined order. Advantageously, the device (200) and method (300) can help to extend battery life, reduce latency and reduce receipt of unnecessary data.