Job executing system, job executing device and computer-readable medium

A job executing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a job accepting unit that accepts a job execution request;
• an acquisition unit that, in response to a first determination that a service processing function used for executing a job corresponding to the accepted job execution request is not available in the job execution device, acquires operation state information from each of service providing devices which provides service processing functions for executing the job, the operation state information including index data which represents service processing functions available in the corresponding service providing device and an operation state of the corresponding service providing device;
• a selection unit that:
• in response to the first determination and a second determination that the service processing function used for executing the job is available in at least one of the service providing devices, in a case where a load of one service providing device in which the service processing function used for executing the job is available exceeds a criterion for high-load determination, selects another service providing device which satisfies a criterion for low-load determination by referring to the acquired operation state information;
• and
• in response to the first determination and a third determination that the service processing function used for executing the job is not available in the service providing devices, selects a service providing device to which software enabling the service processing function is to be downloaded;
• and
• an instruction information transmitting unit that, in response to the first determination and the second determination, transmits performance instruction information to the service providing device selected by the selection unit, the performance instruction information used for instructing the selected service providing device to perform the corresponding service process,
• wherein the instruction information transmitting unit transmits start-up instruction information to the service providing device selected by the selection unit, the start-up instruction information including information used for specifying the one service providing device in which the corresponding service processing function is available, and
• wherein a service process performing unit of the selected service providing device performs environment settings for performing the corresponding service process by downloading software from the one service providing device specified based on the information used for specifying the one service providing device which is included in the start-up instruction information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute job execution, the job execution comprising:

• accepting a job execution request;
• acquiring, in response to a first determination that a service processing function used for executing a job corresponding to the accepted job execution request is not available in the job execution device, operation state information from each of service providing devices which provides service processing functions for executing the job when the accepted job is executed, the operation state information including index data which represents service processing functions available in the corresponding service providing device and an operation state of the corresponding service providing device;
• selecting:
• in response to the first determination and a second determination that the service processing function used for executing the job is available in at least one of the service providing devices, another service providing device which satisfies a criterion for low-load determination by referring to the acquired operation state information in a case where a load of one service providing device in which the service processing function used for executing the job is available exceeds a criterion for high-load determination;
• and
• in response to the first determination and a third determination that the service processing function used for executing the job is not available in the service providing devices, a service providing device to which software enabling the service processing function is to be downloaded;
• and
• transmitting, in response to the first determination and the second determination, performance instruction information to the selected service providing device, the performance instruction information used for instructing the selected service providing device to perform the corresponding service process,
• wherein start-up instruction information is transmitted to the selected service providing device, the start-up instruction information including information used for specifying the one service providing device in which the corresponding service processing function is available, and
• wherein the selected service providing device performs environment settings for performing the corresponding service process by downloading software from the one service providing device specified based on the information used for specifying the one service providing device which is included in the start-up instruction information.