Patent ID: 8559041
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image output instructing device, comprising: a receiving unit that receives an image output instruction which is an instruction of image output to information processing devices selected from a plurality of information processing devices including at least an information processing device belonging to a first group and at least an information processing device belonging to a second group; a processing state acquiring unit that acquires processing states of a plurality of image output requests which are generated based on the image output instruction received by the receiving unit and respectively request the selected information processing devices to perform image output; a processing state determining unit that, if the plurality of image output requests include an image output request to the information processing device belonging to the first group and an image output request to the information processing device belonging to the second group, determines a processing state of the image output instruction based on the processing state of the image output request to the information processing device belonging to the first group acquired by the processing state acquiring unit, regardless of at least part of processing states into which the image output request to the information processing device belonging to the second group is possibly brought; and a display controller that causes the determined processing state of the image output instruction to be displayed on a display.