An apparatus comprising: a movable barrier operator responsive to signals from a remotely located user interface; and a secure encrypted communication link interface operatively connected between the movable barrier operator and a peripheral alarm system; wherein the movable barrier operator is configured to: control movement of a movable barrier in response to signals from the remotely located user interface, use the secure encrypted communication link interface to receive from the peripheral alarm system at least one signal representative of an encrypted information communication comprising, at least in part, a movable barrier movement command, and perform a movable barrier operator action in response to receiving the signal representative of the at least one encrypted information communication from the peripheral alarm system. view more

A movable barrier system with a moving-barrier imminent motion notification, the system comprising: a movable barrier operator connected to close a movable barrier; the movable barrier operator configured to receive a transmitter identification code from a transmitter as part of a communication from the transmitter triggered in response to a first user input at the transmitter, the communication comprising a command to close configured to effect closing of the movable barrier, the movable barrier operator also configured to determine whether to close the movable barrier in combination with operating a moving-barrier imminent motion notification in response to receipt of the command to close the movable barrier based at least in part on the transmitter identification code; the movable barrier operator configured to determine whether to close the movable barrier without operating the moving-barrier imminent motion notification based at least in part on the transmitter identification code. view more

A movable barrier system with a moving-barrier imminent motion notification, the system comprising: a movable bather operator connected to control movement of a movable barrier between a first position and a second position; the movable barrier operator comprising: a communication connection comprising at least one of the group consisting of: a direct wireless connection to a transmitter, a local wired connection, a system wired connection, a network connection, and a wireless communication system connection; and a processor configured to determine whether a received command for a closing the movable barrier was received from at least one of the system wired connection, the network connection, and the wireless communication system connection; the processor configured to effect the closing of the movable barrier in combination with operating a moving barrier imminent motion notification in response to determining that the received command for the closing was received from at least one of the system wired connection, the network connection, and the wireless communication system connection; the processor configured to determine whether the received command for the closing was received from at least one of the direct wireless connection to the transmitter and the local wired connection; the processor configured to effect the closing of the movable barrier without operating the moving-barrier imminent motion notification in response to determining that the received command for the closing was received from at least one of the direct wireless connection to the transmitter and the local wired connection. view more

A method of operating a transmitter for use with a movable barrier operator with a moving-barrier imminent motion notification, the movable barrier operator configured to receive communications from a transmitter and to operate the movable barrier operator in response to receipt of the communications, the method of operating the transmitter comprising: receiving a first user input; sending, in response to receiving the first user input, a first communication configured to trigger the movable bather operator to close a movable barrier in combination with operating the moving-barrier imminent motion notification based on the first communication and its method of communication, wherein the method of communication comprises at least one of the group consisting of: a transmission method identification code, a code format, a signal frequency, and a signal modulation to trigger the movable barrier operator to move the movable barrier in combination with operating the moving-bather imminent motion notification. view more