Image output instructing device, image output instructing method, and storage medium for determining a processing state of an image output instruction

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for image output instruction, the process comprising:

• receiving 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;
• acquiring processing states of a plurality of image output requests which are generated based on the received image output instruction and respectively request the selected information processing devices to perform image output;
• 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, determining a processing state of the image output instruction based on the acquired processing state of the image output request to the information processing device belonging to the first group, 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;
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• causing the determined processing state of the image output instruction to be displayed on a display.

An image output instructing method, comprising:

• receiving 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;
• acquiring processing states of a plurality of image output requests which are generated based on the received image output instruction and respectively request the selected information processing devices to perform image output;
• 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, determining a processing state of the image output instruction based on the acquired processing state of the image output request to the information processing device belonging to the first group, 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;
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• causing the determined processing state of the image output instruction to be displayed on a display.