Apparatus, systems and methods for visually connecting people

A mobile device comprising a processor, a display, a camera, a location sensor, an orientation sensor, and an application for visually connecting people configured for minimized network data usage by having a set of preloaded graphics and by being configured to receive a first set of graphic codes from a server, the first set of graphic codes comprising instructions for displaying at least a graphic from the set of preloaded graphics, and comprising processor-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory processor-readable media that when executed by the processor, enables the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

• detecting a location of a user of the mobile device;
• receiving the first set of graphic codes from the server and sending a second set of graphic codes via the server to another user, the second set of graphic codes comprising instructions for displaying the at least a graphic from the set of preloaded graphics;
• performing a live scanning of the user's surroundings with the camera to detect a location of a member of a group, which the user is a member of, the group member having their own mobile device having the application for visually connecting people;
• determining what the camera points to during the live scanning using the orientation sensor and the location sensor;
• and, if the group member is detected during the live scanning of the surroundings with the camera due to the group member having a location corresponding with a point in a direction the camera points to at a particular moment during the live scanning, displaying on the display a live image of the surroundings as captured by the camera during the live scanning and a representation of the group member's location, the representation comprising the at least a graphic of the set of preloaded graphics as instructed by the first set of graphic codes superimposed over the live image, without further contact with the server.