Movable barrier operator and transmitter with imminent barrier moving notification

A method of operating a movable barrier system with a moving-barrier imminent motion notification, the method comprising:

• receiving a communication from a transmitter;
• determining whether the communication from the transmitter contains a signal indicating a need to operate a moving barrier imminent motion notification together with a command to close a movable barrier;
• operating the moving-barrier imminent motion notification in combination with closing the movable barrier in response to determining that the communication from the transmitter contains the signal;
• closing the movable barrier without operating the moving-barrier imminent motion notification in response to determining that the communication from the transmitter does not contain the signal.

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.

A method of operating a movable barrier system with a moving-barrier imminent motion notification, the method comprising:

• receiving a communication to effect closing of a movable barrier at one or more of a plurality of communication connections comprising at least a first set of communication connections and a second set of communication connections entirely different from the first set of communication connections;
• determining whether the communication was received at one or more of the first set of communication connections or one or more of the second set of communication connections;
• operating the moving-barrier imminent motion notification in combination with effecting the closing of the movable barrier in response to determining that the communication was received over one or more of the first set of communication connections, wherein the first set of communication connections comprises at least one of the group consisting of:
• a system wired connection, a network connection, and a wireless communication system connection;
• effecting the closing of the movable barrier without operating the moving barrier imminent motion notification in response to determining that the communication was received over one or more of the second set of communication connections, wherein the second set of communication connections comprises at least one of the group consisting of:
• a direct wireless connection to a transmitter and a local wired connection.

A method of operating a transmitter for use with a movable bather operator with a moving-bather 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:
• sending the first communication via a network connection providing a communication path to the movable barrier system;
• sending the first communication via a transceiver configured to send information via a wireless communication system.