Shape preserving polynomial curves

We introduce particular systems of functions and study the properties of the associated Bézier-type curve for families of data points in the real affine space. The systems of functions are defined with the help of some linear and positive operators, which have specific properties: total positivity, nullity diminishing property and which are similar to the Bernstein polynomial operator. When the operators are polynomial, the curves are polynomial and their degrees are independent of the number of data points. Examples built with classical polynomial operators give algebraic curves written with the Jacobi polynomials, and trigonometric curves if the first and the last data points are identical.