Movable barrier operator having integral display

A movable barrier operator system 10 operational component 11 includes an integral display 12 comprising at least one of a numeric display, an alphanumeric display, and a graphics display. The display can comprise an active display or an active interactive display and can further operate in conjunction with adjacent user-input interface opportunities. The operational component may take the form of a remote control unit. Voice recognition techniques may be used as a control means.