Radio frequency identification scanning using the Internet of Things

A method for tracking inventory using radio frequency identification (RFID) comprising:

• receiving, from a first device, a first message comprising an indication that the first user device has initiated a new RFID scanning session;
• assigning a first IoT topic to the new RFID scanning session, wherein the first IoT topic is used by the first device to communicate a first set of RFID scan data to one or more backend computing devices;
• notifying a second device that the new RFID scanning session has been created;
• receiving a request from the second device to join the new RFID scanning session;
• and
• assigning the second device to the new RFID scanning session, wherein assigning the second device to the new RFID scanning session comprises an instruction to communicate a second set of RFID scan data from the second device to the one or more backend computing devices using the first IoT topic.

A computerized system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• computer memory having computer-useable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a message from a first user device, the message comprising a set of item identification codes (IICs) for a scanning session;
• based on the set of IICs, creating an inventory list for the scanning session;
• receiving an inventory query from a second user device;
• and
• communicating at least a portion of the inventory list to the second user device for display on a user interface of the second user device.